. The house: a manual of rural architecture: or, How to build country houses and out-buildings .. . inchthick ; closet doors, \\ inch—all paneled. Inside casings tohave back-banda and back-moldings, except to closets. Houses of Two Stories, 89 The estimated cost, including marble mantles to all fire-places, but exclusive of plumbing work and gas-pipes, will notexceed $2,800. It may be built, however, with lower ceilingsand plainer in and outside finish, without destroying in theleast the general appearance, for $2,300. STONE COUNTEY design shows a house of rather more pretens


. The house: a manual of rural architecture: or, How to build country houses and out-buildings .. . inchthick ; closet doors, \\ inch—all paneled. Inside casings tohave back-banda and back-moldings, except to closets. Houses of Two Stories, 89 The estimated cost, including marble mantles to all fire-places, but exclusive of plumbing work and gas-pipes, will notexceed $2,800. It may be built, however, with lower ceilingsand plainer in and outside finish, without destroying in theleast the general appearance, for $2,300. STONE COUNTEY design shows a house of rather more pretension thanthe last. The size and location of the rooms can be seen at aglance. The halls give access to every room without passing Fig. First Floob Plan. through another. They are lighted by a window over thfront door and by having the bedroom door half sash. The second story has the same general plan as the first,giving five large bedrooms, a bath-room, and a fine small roomin front hall. The stairs to the attic adjoin the back passage. 90 The House, As pei-sons may be dilFerently situated, so tliey might desiresome changes in the general plan, which can be easily madewithout interfering with the rest. A wing, projecting either Fig. 58.


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