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be 



can 



and 



The Country House 



found that they encroach too much on the immediate dooryard, they 

 easily be fenced out of that portion of it. However, they are not goats, , 

 in any event will not get on the roof and devour the shingles. 



The stable can 

 j be located on the 

 slope of the hill 

 near the pasture 

 fence and just over 

 its brow to the 

 north, so that its 

 drainage shall be in 

 the direction of the 

 garden. 



The existence 

 of the farm build- 

 ings is fortunate, 

 from the fact that 

 they can be rented 

 to some responsible 

 party or serve as 

 the gardener's or 

 caretaker's quarters. 

 In any case a care- 

 taker and fresh 

 vegetables are as- 

 sured. These build- 

 ings are, as pre- 

 viously stated, in 

 fair condition, and 

 could be put in 

 first-class condition 

 with the outlay of little money. 



There is another consideration here which 

 is most decidedly in our favour the cottage 

 could be used by the owner until his house is 

 completed. He can spend his vacation here in 

 looking over the outlay and gathering data for his 

 plans, which can be put in shape during the winter. 

 He can then be upon the scene of construction the 

 following season under the feet of the workmen 

 \vhere he is sure to make himself generally disliked 

 and have nice things said of him. 



And now to the plan itself. After consider- 

 able scribbling on rough sketches, we have evolved 

 the accompanying scale drawing as something to 

 illustrate the possibilities. Its rooms have been 



A most interesting stone house at 

 Wallingford, Pa. Cost about $7,000. 

 Wm. L. Price, architect 



