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Suburban Residence by Isaac H. Hobbs

“The above design is very perfect in its plan, and contains all the requirements for internal comforts, with considerable stylishness externally. It is of a model which is much used, and the beauty will depend upon the proportion of its parts and the correctness of its detail.”

First Story.—A parlor, 1.3 feet by 30 feet 3 inches; B hall, 13 feet by 13 feet; C sitting-room, 13 feet by 16 feet 9 inches; D dining-room, 12 feet by 24 feet 6 inches; E kitchen, 11 feet 6 inches by 16 feet; F scullery, 8 feet 9 inches by 14 feet; G, H, porch.

Second Story.—I chamber, 15 feet 10 inches by 11 feet 8 inches; J chamber, 16 feet 10 inches by 13 feet; K chamber, 13 feet 8 inches by 13 feet; L chamber, 12 feet by 20 feet; M chamber, 11 feet 3 inches by 16 feet 8 inches.

Description	English: Design for a house by Isaac H. Hobbs.
Date	1867
Source	Godey’s Lady’s Book (https://archive.org/details/godeys-1867-v-75/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater)
Author	Isaac H. Hobbs

A Venetian Summer Residence, by Isaac H. Hobbs

Description	English: Plan of a “Venetian summer residence,” by Isaac H. Hobbs, for Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine
Date	1860
Source	Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine (https://archive.org/details/godeys-1860-v-61/page/186/mode/2up)
Author	Isaac H. Hobbs

House of Paul Pindar in London

Description	English: House of Paul Pindar in London, from an 1833 magazine
Date	1833
Source	La Musée des familles (https://archive.org/details/musedesfamill01pari/page/n15/mode/2up)
Author	Anonymous

Fort Pitt Blockhouse in 1887

Description	English: The Fort Pitt Blockhouse as a residence, seen in an engraving published in 1887
Date	1887
Source	Fisher & Stewart’s Guide and Handbook of Pittsburgh and Allegheny (https://archive.org/details/illustratedguide00pitt/page/16/mode/2up)
Author	Anonymous

A Merry Christmas

Description	English: Two-color design for a Christmas card
Date	1900
Source	Christmas card from the Lennox and Addington Historical Society Collection (https://archive.org/details/1975.9.17)
Author	Anonymous

An Italian Villa by Isaac H. Hobbs

Description	English: Design for an “Italian Villa” by Isaac H Hobbs, 1866, from Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine
Date	1866
Source	Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine, 1866
Author	Isaac H. Hobbs

Isaac H. Hobbs would later design the Dollar Bank on Fourth Avenue in Pittsburgh.

Mount Vernon

From Gleason’s Pictorial, 1853. —The tomb of Washington is in the foreground. The caption reads “Mount Vernon, the Birthplace and Residence of George Washington”; but in fact Washington had the good sense to be born at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument. When this engraving was made, Mount Vernon was for sale, and was in serious danger of being turned into a commercial resort. Five years later it was rescued by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, who still own it today.

Residence of the Washington Family

Description	English: Birthplace of George Washington, from an 1860 engraving
Date	1860
Source	Life of George Washington by Washington Irving, 1860 (https://archive.org/stream/lifeofgeorgewash01irvi#page/n5/mode/2up)
Author	Hays, engraver

Two Houses by Baillie Scott

Sketch for a House at Chailey, Sussex

Description

English: Sketch for a House at Chailey, Sussex: M. H. Baillie Scott, Architect

Date

1908

Source

The International Studio, 1908 (https://archive.org/stream/internationalstu10newy08#page/130/mode/1up)

Author

Baillie Scott (1865–1945)

House at Letchworth Garden City