. Cottage houses for village and country homes. Fig. 59.—FltONT ELEVATION OF A $2,500 COTTAGE. building, and is divided equally by a close partition, ex-tending from front to rear. Each half has four win-dows, an outside entrance, and stairway. Hight of ceil-ing 6 7„ feet First Story (fig. 61).—Hight of ceiling 9 feet. The front and rear entrances are on the leftside,one leading to the front vestibule, and the other to therear entry. The parlor and living-room are of good di-mensions, well lighted, and are entered directly from the 80 COTTAGE HOUSES front vestibule. There are three bedrooms, f
. Cottage houses for village and country homes. Fig. 59.—FltONT ELEVATION OF A $2,500 COTTAGE. building, and is divided equally by a close partition, ex-tending from front to rear. Each half has four win-dows, an outside entrance, and stairway. Hight of ceil-ing 6 7„ feet First Story (fig. 61).—Hight of ceiling 9 feet. The front and rear entrances are on the leftside,one leading to the front vestibule, and the other to therear entry. The parlor and living-room are of good di-mensions, well lighted, and are entered directly from the 80 COTTAGE HOUSES front vestibule. There are three bedrooms, four closets,and stairs to the cellar. There is no communication with the entrances or stairways of the second story Second Story (fig. 62).—Hight of ceiling 9 feet. Theentrances are on the right side, and similar to those on. Fig. 60,—PLAN OF THE CELLAR. the opposite for the first story. The vestibule and rearentry are enlarged to contain the necessary front andrear stairs leading to the second story and cellar. Thearrangement of the rooms on this floor is the same as in the first story, and without direct communication . Construction.—The cellar excavations are feet. FOR VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. 81 The foundation walls arc of hard brick and mortar, 8inches thick. The frame is of seasoned spruce ; sidingfor the first story is of beveled pine clapboards, laid */tto show on heavy, rosin-sized sheathing felt. The second
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