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of design other than what his father and father's father practiced in 

 days of yore. 



Principal floor— Fig. 2. 



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VERANDAH 



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The result of this has been, in very many cases, that our affluent 

 and intelligent agriculturist inhabits one of those " shingle palaces" 

 so inconvenient in their internal arrangement and so absurd in their 

 appearance — the just object of ridicule. Many, very many of our 

 beautiful landscapes are marred and deformed by these wooden wens 

 on the fair face of nature. And these uncouth edifices were gene- 

 rally erected at double the cost of a more beautiful and convenient 

 dwelling. 



Another prevalent absurdity is the choice of material; for even in 

 districts where good stone or brick are abundant, how often is the 

 glaring white clapboard substituted therefor, than which nothing can 

 be worse as regards taste or economy. A radical change in the ru- 

 ral architecture of our country is " a consummation devoutly to be 

 wished." 



Chamber floor— Fig. 3 



This design is for a house 28 by 30 teet; first story Si feet high; 

 chamber story 7 J feet high, with a wing. The principal floor of 

 main building is about 3 feet above that of wing. The dairy rooms 

 I would place in the basement of main house, occupying all the area 

 under the parlor and sitting room. For butter making, this is alto- 



