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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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DESIQIT rOK A FAKM-HOUSB OF THE BUBAL GOTHIC STYLE. 



The accompanying drawings are a design and 

 plans for a farm-house of the Rural Gothic style, 

 with convenienceci for an estate of considerable 

 size. The designs were furnished expressly for 

 our columns, by Geo. E. Harney, Esq., Archi- 

 tect, Lynn, Mass. 



The accommodation is as follows : The first 

 floor contains No. 1, a porch, open on three sides, 

 and communicating on the fourth with the hall 

 No. 2, 8 feet wide, and extending through the 

 house, with a door at each end. This hall con- 

 tains stairs to the chambers, and opens into the 

 principal rooms of the house. No. 3, parlor 15 

 ft. square; No. 4, living room 15 by IG; No. 5, 

 bedroom 13 ft. by 15; No. 6, bedroom 10 ft. by 

 15. This room, if desired, may be used for a li- 



brary. No. 7 is a back entry containing the ser- 

 vants' stairs to chamber and cellar, and opening 

 into the kitchen. No. 8, 18 ft. by 18. Connecting 

 with the kitchen are two large china closets 

 Nos. 9 and 10, and a store-room, No. 11 ; No 12 

 is a pantry, 7 ft. by 8, opening upon the small 

 veranda, No. 13 ; No. 14 is a dairy or milk-room 

 8 ft. square, and No. 15 is a wash-room or scul- 

 lery of the same size. 



The second story contains seven good-sized 

 bed-rooms with their necessary closets. Those 

 in the L being entirely distinct from the main 

 body, and reached by a different flight of stairs, 

 may be used for servants and hired men. The 

 attics, if not needed at present, may be left un- 

 finished, and used for drying purposes. The cel- 



GEOUKD FLOOE PLAN. 



