. Cottage houses for village and country homes. * .. *. 24 00 150 sheathi i ig, 91 /„ in. (body of 2d story), at 25c. each .... ......... 37 50 260 siding (6-inch clap-boards), at 12c. each 31 20 32 wide ceiling for gables, at 28c. each 8 96 Cornice materials 35 00 350 shingling lath, at 6c. each . 21 00 57 bunches shingles, at $ per bunch. .........71 25 200 ft. tin, valleys, gutters, and leaders, at 8c. per ft. .16 00 54 4-inch flooring (for outsde), at 25c. each. 13*50 345 8-inch flooring (for inside), at 28c. each WW 9 cellar windows (complete), at $3 each 07*00 24 plain windows (compl
. Cottage houses for village and country homes. * .. *. 24 00 150 sheathi i ig, 91 /„ in. (body of 2d story), at 25c. each .... ......... 37 50 260 siding (6-inch clap-boards), at 12c. each 31 20 32 wide ceiling for gables, at 28c. each 8 96 Cornice materials 35 00 350 shingling lath, at 6c. each . 21 00 57 bunches shingles, at $ per bunch. .........71 25 200 ft. tin, valleys, gutters, and leaders, at 8c. per ft. .16 00 54 4-inch flooring (for outsde), at 25c. each. 13*50 345 8-inch flooring (for inside), at 28c. each WW 9 cellar windows (complete), at $3 each 07*00 24 plain windows (complete), at $8 each 192 00 22 doors (complete), at $H each , 176 00 Porch and veranda (completed ,,, * [ * * ] *30 00 Stairs (complete*, $40 ; mantels (complete), $40. 80 00 Closet finish (complete) 15 00 Plumbing (complete), $50; carting, $15 ............*.f;5 00 Painting (complete) inn 00 150 furring strips 1x2x12. at 4c. each J* 00 Carpenters labor. $120; Incidentals, $ .!!.!.*.! 214 89 Total cost of the building, complete $2^ 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
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