. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . asilyborrowed at 5 per cent, interest and themoney saved in rent can be used to pavoff the mortgage little by little. Reference to the accompanying planswill give one a good idea of the housewe built—the house that we have livedin for upwards of eleven years. A piazzaextends across the entire front and partlyon one side. Entering the house fromthis piazza one steps into a central the right of the hall is an arched door-way leading to the library, a cozy roomwith two windows
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . asilyborrowed at 5 per cent, interest and themoney saved in rent can be used to pavoff the mortgage little by little. Reference to the accompanying planswill give one a good idea of the housewe built—the house that we have livedin for upwards of eleven years. A piazzaextends across the entire front and partlyon one side. Entering the house fromthis piazza one steps into a central the right of the hall is an arched door-way leading to the library, a cozy roomwith two windows opening upon thepiazza, while to the left is the parlor,with bay window extension. The par-lor windows, like those of the library,also open upon the veranda. Back of theparlor and separated from it by foldingdoors is the dining-room, 14 by 173^4feet in dimensions, lighted by four largewindows. From the dining-room a doorleads directly to the kitchen, which mayalso be reached, indirectly, by passingthrough a commodious pantry. Noticethat from the dining-room or kitchenaccess may be had to the front or back. c BED ROOM J BED ROOM ■ -■: 11 10 X 15 10 r\. .J • < _J Second Floor. door, or to the upstairs rooms withoutpassing through either the library or theparlor. A somewhat similar arrange-ment exists on the second and attic i6 THE SUBURBANITE floors; in fact, reference to the plans willshow that any room in the house may bereached without passing through any in-tervening room. The arrangement ofthe stairway is also deserving of the entrance hall no stairs are vis-ible, but passing under a spindle arch-way, which in the furnished house isclosed by portieres, the stairs leading tothe second floor are found to the right. Reference to the basement plan willshow that the cellar extends under theentire house, providing ample room forthe furnace, coal bins and for storagepurposes. In the rear of the cellar is thelaundry. The cellar is floored with con-cret
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