02. "Design II. A cottage in the English, or Rural Gothic Style"
ANDREW JACKSON DOWNING (1815-1852)

Cottage Residences, or, A Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage Villas, and their Gardens and Grounds, adapted to North America. 1st ed. New York; London: Wiley & Putnam, 1842.

Downing published four editions of Cottage Residences, which were reprinted seven times up until 1868. The illustrations and text were intended to sensitize and elevate the homeowner's taste. He wanted "to inspire in the minds of my readers and country men more lively perceptions of the BEAUTIFUL, in everything that relates to our houses and grounds... I wish to inspire all persons with a love of beautiful forms and a desire to assemble them around their daily walks of life."

"Design Inspiration: 19th-Century American Builders' Manuals and Pattern Books," Case 3, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, September 6–November 1, 2011