. Cottage houses for village and country homes. ~Elg, 50.—1TBONT ELEVATIOH OP THE HOUSE. A HALF-STONE HOUSE, COSTING $2,000. The plans here given represent a substantial and con-venient house for well-to-do farmers, or others, who mayfind it suited to their circumstances. The outside wallsof the first story are of stone, and for this reason thedesign will be of special interest to those living wherebuilding stone is abundant. In point of economy, where 68 COTTAGE HOUSES stone walls are determined upon, there is an obvious ad-vantage in the half-stone method. The ratio of cost inall masonry inc
. Cottage houses for village and country homes. ~Elg, 50.—1TBONT ELEVATIOH OP THE HOUSE. A HALF-STONE HOUSE, COSTING $2,000. The plans here given represent a substantial and con-venient house for well-to-do farmers, or others, who mayfind it suited to their circumstances. The outside wallsof the first story are of stone, and for this reason thedesign will be of special interest to those living wherebuilding stone is abundant. In point of economy, where 68 COTTAGE HOUSES stone walls are determined upon, there is an obvious ad-vantage in the half-stone method. The ratio of cost inall masonry increases in proportion to the difficulty inelevating and handling such heavy materials above a con-venient hight Elevatiok (fig. 50).—The outside and openings are symmetrically arranged. The walls of rough. Fig. 51.—PLAN OF THE CELLAR. masonry accord agreeably with the sense of fitness for allrural structures, and may be made exceedingly interestingin appearance by distributing close clinging vines alongtheir sides, which soon grow, and add greatly to thehome-like aspect. The foundation or cellar walls show18 inches above the ground, just sufficient to allow forwindows to supply necessary light and ventilation to thecellar. The principal walls being of stone,, there is very FOR VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. 09 little outside wood-work to be affected by dampness fromthe ground or shrubbery. The body of the building maytherefore be set as low down as desirable for site, however, should be elevated, for dryness andgood appearance. The earth taken from the cellar ex-cavations will be sufficient in most cases to raise the
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