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VOL. 28. 



AUGUST, 18T3. 



I^O. 326. 



A River Cottage. 



THIS cottage, designed by Mr. R. Gr, Hatfield, architect, of New York, is intended 

 to be located upon a sharp declivity where a fine view, either upon a river or 

 extended valley, is to be had from the lower side. 



It has, therefore, a road front and a river front — the former having the entrance 

 porch extended out beyond the line of the house, to answer the purpose of a porte- 

 cochire, and the latter provided with an ample veranda connected with the lower 

 lawns by a flight of steps. 



On the principal story floor the entrance is on the south side of the central gable, 

 into a large stairway hall, 15 x 16 feet, from which doors open into all the rooms. 

 At the center is the parlor, which extends out on the river front, and by its end and 

 side windows aff'ords a view either up, down or across the water; the size of this room 

 is 16 X 22 feet. The parlor opens at the left into the library, which is 14 x 16 feet, 

 and has a bay window at the south end ; and at the right into the dining room. This 

 room is 15 x 18 feet, and opens in front into a pantry, 10 x 16 feet, containing 

 a dumb waiter descending into the basement, a private stairs leading down to base- 

 ment and up to second story, cupboard, shelves, etc. All the windows opening on 

 the veranda should descend to the floor. 



The second story contains six rooms. Over the parlor is the principal chamber, 

 which is 16 X 22 feet, and has three corner closets. This opens into a small child's 

 room, on the left, which is 7 x 9 feet. The three other small bedrooms are 8 x 14, 

 8.6 X 15, and 8.6 x 9 feet, respectively. The bath room is in the stairway hall, and 

 is 6 X 11 feet; it contains the bath and water closet. 



The basement contains, on the right, the kitchen, 14.6 x 17.6, provided with pan- 

 try, closet and store-room in front ; at the Center the laundry, with wash trays, closet, 

 stove, etc. ; on the left, the cellar for fuel, etc. ; and in front, a passage containing a 

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