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DESIGN FOR A SOUTHERN COUNTRY HOUSE. 



three feet of projection,) and its ample ve- 

 randa, for most parts of the south. There 

 is a double value there, in these wide spread- 

 ing roofs ; first, in the greater coolness of 

 the walls or sides of a building, which are 

 protected by their shade from the direct 

 rays of the sun during all the hottest part 

 of the day; and second, in the good effect 

 architecturally, produced by the strong con- 

 trasts of light and shadow by such projec- 

 tions. 



In the plan (frontispiece,) of this house, 

 we have practiced a very simple species 

 of contrivance, by which the size of the 

 first floor is considerably increased, so that 

 a villa-like accommodation is obtained in 

 a house only about 30 by 42 in the clear 

 measurement. This is done by building 

 the veranda of the same height as the 

 principal story (12 or 13 feet,) and enclosing 

 that part of it which is in the rear. 



By this means we get a library 16 by 20, 

 (which would otherwise be but 16 by 10 

 feet.) The letters a b, show the line be- 

 tween the house and enclosed veranda ; 

 and the opening here should be covered by 

 a strong gird or beam, to support the wall 

 above, and if necessary brackets may be 

 placed at a b. 



In the rear of the hall is a back porch, — 

 a part of the veranda that may be left open. 

 Adjoining it is an entry or passage way, 

 five feet wide, for the servants to pass from 

 the dining-room to the detached kitchen, 

 without the necessity of entering the back 

 porch or hall. Along side of this entry is a 

 large store-room (also part of the enclosed 

 veranda,) 10 by 10 feet. This is the larder 

 and pastry room, under the care of the mis- 

 tress of the house; and adjoining it and 

 the dining-room, is a pantry and China 

 closet. 



The dining-room is a spacious and airy 

 apartment, 16 by 24 feet, with a bay win- 



dow on the side, opening do.vn to the ve- 

 randa. The hall is 10 feet wide ; and the 

 parlor and library, on the opposite side, 

 communicate by sliding doors. A single 

 fire-place would be sufficient for both of 

 these rooms at the south. In some fami- 

 lies, where there is an invalid, it might be 

 desirable to make the library a bed-room. 



The second floor, fig. 98, shows five good 

 bed-rooms. 



We have shown the covered passage to 

 the kitchen, and part of. the kitchen itself, 

 in our sketch of the front elevation of the 

 house, merely to convey an idea of their 

 effect ; though the position of these on the 



Fig. OS.— Second Floor. 



plan is in the rear, and not on the side of 

 the house. This, however, is a mere mat- 

 ter of locality; as the kitchen and other 

 out-buildings will, of course, be placed on 

 the side offering the greatest facilities for 

 their uses, and, at the same time, keeping 

 them most in the back ground. 



Every house at the south should have a 

 ventilator on the roof, connected with air- 

 ducts, leading to the cellar. This would 

 maintain a circulation from the lowest to 

 the highest part of the dwelling, and pre- 

 vent the accumulation of hot air under the 

 roof. Emerson's ventilator, now extensively 

 used about Boston, is the best yet known 

 in this country, and may be had both in 



