Our homes and their adornments; . A SOLID GOTHIC HOUSE. 133 under the staircase. The kitchen E is llxl2| ft.; bed-roomF, TixlO ft., with closet J, off from it; pantry G, 8x10 ft.;hall H; wood-shed I, 15x15 ft.; closets J, J, and veranda the second floor are commodious sleeping-rooms, N, O,L, and F, all of which are well-lighted and have good closetsJ, J, J, J. A hall-way, H, H, runs from in thetower to mainand rear staircases, and the room M is for a servants room,. Fig. 20. K is the balcony on tower, and a narrow stair-way, withrail, leads from main hall up to the tower observatory. The
Our homes and their adornments; . A SOLID GOTHIC HOUSE. 133 under the staircase. The kitchen E is llxl2| ft.; bed-roomF, TixlO ft., with closet J, off from it; pantry G, 8x10 ft.;hall H; wood-shed I, 15x15 ft.; closets J, J, and veranda the second floor are commodious sleeping-rooms, N, O,L, and F, all of which are well-lighted and have good closetsJ, J, J, J. A hall-way, H, H, runs from in thetower to mainand rear staircases, and the room M is for a servants room,. Fig. 20. K is the balcony on tower, and a narrow stair-way, withrail, leads from main hall up to the tower observatory. The general form of the outer walls is such as admits ofa picturesque outline in the elevation, and in the treatmentof the exterior finish the expenditure has been spread out insimple embellishments over the whole structure rather thanconcentrated upon an elaborate cornice. 134 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. This desijm, we are well aware, is not altoorether new,neither did we intend it should be; it is simply a study ofthe old gothic forms of architecture, whose pleasing outlinescan never become old to the lover of the beautiful. Thishouse, if built of stone as designed, will not only impressthe beholder with a sense of quiet repose and harmony, but
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