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DESIGNS FOR CHEAP COTTAGES. 



hall also leads into the dining-room, D, attached to which is the nursery, C, having 

 a bathing-room, F. The kitchen, E, is entered from the dining-room, and off which 

 there is a closet, G, and a scullery, T, with sink, 11. There is also a back entrance 

 through the scullery to the kitchen. There are two flights of stairs: the main one in 

 hall, B ; and the back one, which is entered 

 by means of a door in the closet, G. The 

 back stairs also lead to the cellar, which is 

 shut off by a door at the head of the stairs 

 in the kitchen. Off the dining-room and 

 parlor are balconies, K, which, in summer 

 time, aftbrd a pleasant retreat. These bal- 

 conies, also piazza, J, are protected from 

 the weather by canopy-heads ; the roof of 

 the kitchen wing forms also the roof of the 

 rear side piazza. The second story is as- 

 cended by the back and main stairs, the 

 back stairs leading into the servants apart- 

 ment ; by an entrance access is also had into 

 the chamber story of the main part, which 

 is conveniently divided into suitable sleep- 

 ing rooms, A, B, P, having closets, a, 

 attached to each. li shows the roof of the 

 front piazza ; on the chamber plan are shown 

 the roofs of side balconies. 



Construction. — Foundation walls of stone, 

 16 inches thick, built up even with the 

 principal floor joist. Superstruction to be framed work, 4 by 4 inch studs, and can 

 be covered with weather boards, or ceiled with planed and matched boards ; the latter 

 most preferable ; the boards to be put on horizontally. The roof is covered with inch 

 boards and shingled ; gutters made of tin ; the piazzas and balconies supported with 

 brackets. The railings are of 1:^ inch boards, with ornamental work sawed out, the 

 lines running perpendicular. The faceure of the cornices are made of inch boards 

 sawed out, as seen in the plan. The interior finish of the building should be quite 

 plain ; doors four panelled, casings about six inches wide, finished with a bevelled 

 band. Plastering, in principal story of the main part, should be three coat work, 

 the remainder two. The estimated cost of the design will not exceed twelve hundred 

 dollars. 



It may not be out of place here to mention the necessity of distributing the exterior 

 ornamental work on all sides of the building; and not, as is done in a great many 

 instances, concentrate them to the front exclusively. 



Cottage in the Rural Pointed Style. — This cottage is suitable for a moderate 

 farm house, or a residence in the suburbs of a city. Roof projects 3 feet, 

 hed with ornamented verge boards of 1^ inch plank, and neat verandas with 



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