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basement room has no floor except for some loose boards laid 

 down to keep the barrels oflf the earth. It has several small 

 ventilating windows near the top, and the door is closed with a 

 heavy, double-planked door, which is kept shut after cold weather 

 sets in. This room also has a capacity of i.ooo barrels. The 

 upper story is used as a storage for empty barrels, coopers' stock, 

 etc. The main door opens upon the first floor. The sill is about 

 3 feet 6 inches from the ground ; but the door is approached by 

 a driveway, shown in the illustration. The windows are of glass 

 and covered outside with heavy board shutters. The drawing 

 shows the manner of finish. The outside finish consists of three 



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layers, as follows: (i) a layer of i-inch matched pine, (2) a 

 layer of building paper, (3) a layer of clapboards, well painted. 

 The inside finish is also of three layers: (i) a layer of i-inch 

 matched pine, (2) a layer of building paper, (3) a layer of half- 

 inch matched boarding, heavily painted. The painting is 

 important. Between the outside cover and the inside finish, and 

 between the studding, there is another layer consisting of lath 

 and plaster. The position of these various layers will be under- 

 stood by reference to the drawing. This leaves two dead-air 

 spaces in the walls, one on each side of the layer of lath and 

 plaster. This house cost $1,500. 



