The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . red in the vertical and bat-tened manner, with rough boards and heavybattens—care being taken in laying theboards on, that the splinters of the woodmade by the saw in sawing from the logpoint downwards instead of upwards, toshade the water more efiectually. The roof is covered with shingles, and the projectionsof the gables, which are quite heavy, arerelieved by ornamental verge boards sawnfrom heavy plank. The windows have allbold trimmings, and those on the lowerstory are protected by broad hoods, andglazed with diamond shaped gla
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . red in the vertical and bat-tened manner, with rough boards and heavybattens—care being taken in laying theboards on, that the splinters of the woodmade by the saw in sawing from the logpoint downwards instead of upwards, toshade the water more efiectually. The roof is covered with shingles, and the projectionsof the gables, which are quite heavy, arerelieved by ornamental verge boards sawnfrom heavy plank. The windows have allbold trimmings, and those on the lowerstory are protected by broad hoods, andglazed with diamond shaped glass. Theverandah, or front stoop, is made with cedarposts and trimmings, but has a plank floorand a tight roof. The chimneys represented Grapes in Kansas. 357 are terra cotta chimney tops of large size,resting upon a blue stone base cut for thepurpose. The interior arrangement is as follows:The hall, No. 1, measures eight feet byeleven, and coTitains stairs to the chamberand cellar. The principal stairs arc threefeet wide, and the cellar flight is two feet. Fig. 138. eight inches, inclosed by a partition with adoor at the top. No. 2 is the living room,fourteen feet square,—provided with anopen fire place for burning wood, and alsohaving on one of its sides a recess or bay,with side lights only,—the back being madeto serve the purpose of a book-case or cup-board. No. 3 is the kitchen, twelve byfourteen, well lighted by two large win- dows, and having a large closet opening outof the side beyond the fire-place. No. 4 isa pantry, measuring five by eight, andopening out upon the back stoop. Thispantry may have a sink in it, and may befitted up with shelves and cup-boards.—Additional room may be got by putting thekitchen in the basement, and using theupper room as a living or dining room, andthe front room as a parlor. This wouldgive an opportunity for finishing the parlorin a little more expensive manner, and onthat account may be more desirable. The second floor contains tw
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