DESIGX FOR A COTTAGE.* 



BY M. B. BENTON, LEEDSVILLE, N. Y. 



This design is simple in its plan and of symmetrical proportions. It is in the 

 Gothic style, and may be built of stone or of brick. If of brick, the buttresses 

 should be capped 

 with stone, and the 

 cornice of wood 

 painted to resem- 

 ble the cappings. 

 The entrance is 

 hrough an open 

 porch, with a broad 

 arch in front, and 

 smaller, unglazed 

 openings at the 

 sides. The parlor 

 and sitting-room 

 are both spacious 

 apartments, 18x24 

 feet, and each con- 

 taining a large bay- 

 window. If these 

 windows were filled 

 with choice house- 

 plants, they would 

 form very attract- 

 ive features of the 

 dwelling. The li- 

 brary is lighted by 

 a large window 

 at the end, which 

 opens to the floor, 

 affording egress to 

 the veranda. 



The basement ar- 

 rangements would 

 vary greatly with 

 the situation, and 



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