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feet high, and the roof rising 4 ft., will leave two feet 

 above in the side of the centre building for lights into 

 the stairway chamber. These side rooms will also have 

 to be finished a little way up the rafters, to get height 

 enough. 



The sides of these rooms, which were formerly the 

 outside of the main building, can be plastered or papered 

 upon the rough boarding. Your house so far is a whole 

 house, complete in itself, but next year you want it more 

 extensive. Go on then, and add the front room (c), 

 with or without the wings and porch, d, i, j, k, I, either 

 of which could be added afterwards, by making your 

 calculations as you go along, building one room after 

 another as you are able, and until you finally get a very 

 comfortable house, completed like the plan. In calculat- 

 ing sizes of rooms, I have not allowed for thickness of 

 walls. The front chamber I would leave all in one room, 

 with one large window in the front, and opening out 

 upon the top of the portico, and having a drum which 

 would be heated by the stove in the room below, and 

 make a pleasant sitting, sewing, or nursery room, either 

 in summer or winter. 



As in all my design I aim at great economy of cost, 

 convenience of arrangement, and occupancy of all the 

 room for some useful purpose; so now I hope you are 

 able to add a little cheap ornamental work to the front. 

 Support the porch which is 6 ft. by 24, upon five neat 

 columns, with railing, except the door way; make the 

 roof flat, with a pretty little railing on top, so that we 

 can come out of the front chamber of a balmy evening 

 to smell the honeysuckles that have been trained up from 

 below. Carry out bulwarks upon the roof of each wing, 

 to hide the pitch. Put in a large window in the centre 

 of the parlor front, of a half sexagonal shape, with two 

 narrow windows each side, opening by hinges down to 

 the floor, through which in summer we can also have 

 access to a pleasant seat upon the porch, and still enjoy 

 the company of those who might choose to remain within 



