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arrangement, in the condensed hall and stair arrangement, and in the 

 small kitchen. The kitchen arrangement is weak, however, in some 

 respects. It has only one outside wall and is therefore lacking in cross 

 ventilation. Moreover, the position of the door between dining-room 



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Fig. 64. — A farmhouse plan, showing diagonal corners used deliberately for 



purpose of design 



and kitchen, being in line with the kitchen range, would surely prove a 

 nuisance from considerations of sight, sound, and smell. It is unfortunate, 

 too, thai the path of travel from the rear to the front of the house leads 

 through the kitchen. 



tn Pig. 65 is represented another well-planned farmhouse. It is char- 

 acterized chiefly by the simplicity of the living area and by the com- 



