66. The word "Suburban" implies the neighbourhood of a town; and consequently houses of this class are always found within a short distance of a town or village, if they do not actually form part of one. Those of the smallest class, indeed, differ but little in their external appearance from ordinary street houses, except in having a little garden before them: whereas those of the larger class closely resemble country villas, except in having smaller gardens, and in being frequently built in pairs.

We shall first give some general observations on all suburban houses, and then take the different kinds in detail.