. Cottage houses for village and country homes. ls in main part,7 feet; in the kitchen end, 8 feet; when floored, 7 under the main part is for cellar purposes, to con-tain the furnace, bins for fuel and vegetables, with sixsmall windows for light and air. The kitchen cellar partis floored and plastered, well lighted, contains a range,boiler, sink, wash-tubs, and a force-pump. The pantryadjoining the kitchen is shelved on three sides, and hasa dumb-waiter leading to the dining-room pantry above. FOR VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. Ill The outside entrance to the kitchen and cellar is by th
. Cottage houses for village and country homes. ls in main part,7 feet; in the kitchen end, 8 feet; when floored, 7 under the main part is for cellar purposes, to con-tain the furnace, bins for fuel and vegetables, with sixsmall windows for light and air. The kitchen cellar partis floored and plastered, well lighted, contains a range,boiler, sink, wash-tubs, and a force-pump. The pantryadjoining the kitchen is shelved on three sides, and hasa dumb-waiter leading to the dining-room pantry above. FOR VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. Ill The outside entrance to the kitchen and cellar is by thearea at the rear. A convenient stairway leads from thefront entry in the basement to the rear entry in the Story (fig. 86).—Hight of ceiling in mainpart, 10 feet; in the wing, 9 feet. The principal en-trance has double front and vestibule doors to a largehall, 91/, by 181/, feet. Small closets at each side of thevestibule serve for umbrellas, overshoes, etc. At theloft, double doors, leading to the parlor, and further on. Fig. 86.—PLAN OF THE FIKST STORY. a door leads to the library, at the right, one to the din-ing-room, and one at the rear, to the back entry. Theparlor is of ample size, and adjoins the library throughsliding-doors. Each of these rooms has hard-wood man-tels, is well lighted from without by large windows, andboth have sash-doors leading to the conservatory. Thelatter is finished with a concrete bottom, and altogethercosts but $150. By a little effort at selection and ar-rangement of plants, this apartment may be made aconstant source of interest and pleasure. The dining-room has outlooks in three directions, and communicatesdirectly with the porch, hall, the rear entry, and a pan- 112 COTTAGE HO USES try having a dumb-waiter to the basement. The rearentry is cut off from the main hall (to save the lattcifrom much common use and wear), and has a wash-bowl,and stairs leading to the basement. The rear porch anddining-room pantry are both
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