THE GENESEE FARMEE. 



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FARM HOUSE — FRONT ELEVATION. 



DESIGN FOR A FAEM HOUSE. 



The erection of good, substantial, conveniently 

 arranged farm houses, is a pleasing iudication of the 



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increasing taste and wealth of the agricultural com- 

 oianity. Men, it is said, are the architects of their 

 own fortunes, and, in America, women are the archi- 

 tects of their own houses. The former 

 are acquired little by little, the latter are 

 built quite freqaently in the same way. 

 8ome of them are curious specimens of 

 architecture, but nearly all of them are 

 convenient. We have not the slightest 

 hesitation in saying that American farm 

 housep, for adaptability and comfort, are 

 not excelled by those of any other coun- 

 try. Still there is room for great improve- 

 ment, and the knowledge , acquired in 

 altering and enlarging our old houses can- 

 not fail to be of great service in design- 

 ing new ones. 



The accompanying design is supposed to be built 

 of wood, in the usual manner of a timber frame, 

 covered with clapboards or mill-worked flooring, and 

 covered with a shingle roof. The chief idea in it is 



to get as much variety of outline as possible, with as 

 many conveniences and comforts as are needed, at a 

 moderate expense. 



FIRST STORT. 



Entrance porch, with seat, glazed sash, and 

 outer door. 



2. Kitchen, 19 by 15, with three closetsu 



3. Family room, 19 by 15, with closets at 

 the sides of the window, forming a bay on 

 the iuside. 



4. Parlor, 19 by 15, with a bay window 

 at the end, and two French windows at tbd 

 side, opening on a veranda. 



5. Dining room, 19 by 15, with ample closets. Th© 

 side windows are shaded by a canopy roof. 



6, 7 and 8. Closets. 



9. Wash room, or back kitchen. 



10. Wood-house or dairy. 



SECOND STORT. 



The second etory contains two large and four smal- 



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ler chambers, with an abundance of closeta 



11. Bed room, 15 by 13. 12. do. 10 by 8. 13. ^ 



15 by 10. 14. do. 16 by 15. 15. do. 19 by 15. 

 The estimated cost of the above is $3,000. 



