198 THREE ACRES AND LIBERTY 



for a place so small that the cat had to jump on a chair when 

 the baby sat down, will be a clear gain. 



Mrs. Warrington's cottage at Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, 

 forms a very interesting subject, and is built from designs 

 of well-known architects of Philadelphia, who have taken up 

 building small, inexpensive modern houses in a practical 

 manner. The house is built with a stone foundation and 

 a wooden superstructure with exterior walls covered with 

 metal lath and cement stucco which is stained a cream color. 

 The trimmings are stained a soft brown and the sashes are 

 painted white. The roof is covered with shingles, and is 

 left to weather finish. The front porch, from which a ves- 

 tibule leads into the house, has a hooded cover formed by 

 the main roof sweeping down sufficiently to form a protec- 

 tion. The vestibule forms an entrance to both the living 

 room and the kitchen ; the kitchen is at the front of the house, 

 allowing the main rooms and a private porch to be at the 

 south side. The interior throughout is trimmed with cypress 

 and stained a soft brown. The second floor joists are ex- 

 posed to view and are stained in a similar manner, while the 

 ceiling space between the joists is plastered. A broad 

 archway separates the living and the dining rooms, and while 

 it forms a separation, it does not preclude the possibility, 

 when desired, of throwing the two rooms into one large 

 apartment. The large, open fireplace is built of clinker 

 brick, and its facings extend from the floor to the ceiling; 

 it has a wooden shelf supported on corbeled brackets. A 

 semi-boxed stairway rises out of the living room to the second 

 floor. There are three bedrooms with good-sized closets, 

 and a bathroom on the second floor. A cellar, under the 

 entire house, has a cemented bottom, and contains a laun- 

 dry. This house costs about $2000 complete. 



