. Cottage houses for village and country homes. Fig. 54.—FRONT ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. A SUBURBAN COTTAGE, COSTING $2,200. These plans were prepared for a tasty, convenient, andcomfortable dwelling, especially adapted to the require-ments of such persons as have grounds with at least 50 feet frontage Exterior (fig. 54).—The front has a breadth of 37 l/2 feet. The foundations show two feetabove the ground. An additional elevation of the wholebuilding can be given by raising the ground a foot ormore immediately surrounding the building. The out-4 COTTAGE HOUSES lines and projections are sufficie
. Cottage houses for village and country homes. Fig. 54.—FRONT ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. A SUBURBAN COTTAGE, COSTING $2,200. These plans were prepared for a tasty, convenient, andcomfortable dwelling, especially adapted to the require-ments of such persons as have grounds with at least 50 feet frontage Exterior (fig. 54).—The front has a breadth of 37 l/2 feet. The foundations show two feetabove the ground. An additional elevation of the wholebuilding can be given by raising the ground a foot ormore immediately surrounding the building. The out-4 COTTAGE HOUSES lines and projections are sufficiently diversified and angu-lar to comport with rural surroundings. The details ofthe exterior finish are simple in design, and in all cases arranged to suit some practical purpose Cellar.— The cellar (fig. 54) extends under the entire main build-ing and wing, with stone walls 6 J/2 feet high, and hay-ing five small windows, an outside entrance, and stairs. Fig. 55.—PLAN OF FIRST STORY. leading to the work-room above First Story (fig. 55.—Hight of ceiling in main house, 10 feet; in wing, 8feet 8 inches. A hall, parlor, living-room, bedroom,work-room, pantry, and three closets are embraced in thedivisions of this story. The front entrance is from apleasant piazza to the main hall, and from it each of theprincipal apartments of the first story are entered. Thehall also contains the mam flight of stairs leading to thesecond story. The space under the stairs is left open far FOR VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES, 75 enough to allow for a passage to the bedroom. The par-lor is of fair size, well lighted, and contains a marblemantel. The living-room is the most spacious apartmentin the house, intended as the common gathering place ofthe family. Its interior arrangement is partially shownin figure 57, where views of one side and both of its endsare given. The side not shown has doors opening from
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