1868. 



NEW ENGLAI^I) FARMER. 



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A PLEASAWT AWD CONVENIENT COUNTRY HOUSE. 



We copy the annexed illustrations from an 

 architectural work entitled "Homes for the 

 People," by G. Wheeler, of New York, which 

 was published before the late rise in the cost 

 of buildin<r materials, and when such a cottage 

 could be erected for from thirteen to fourteen 

 hundred dollars. As we publish plans of 

 houses, &c., for the purpose of affording hints 

 and suggestions to those who are considering 

 the subject of building, rather than as models 

 for exact imitation, we condense the detailed 

 descriptions and directions of the artist. 



No. 1, of the plan, is a porch 10 by 6 feet; 

 No. 2 is the hall, 6 feet wide; No. 3, parlor, 

 14 feet square ; No. 4, bedroom of the same 

 size ; No. 5, the living room, with fire place 

 and closet, 16 feet square, with the excep- 

 tion of the corner taken out by the recess, 

 and adjoining it is a summer kitchen, No. 6, 

 and a pantry, No 7. 



The floor above is divided in a similar 

 manner to the one that has been described, 

 excepting that the partition above that be- 

 tween the hall and family living room, No. 

 5, is moved further in the room, and is 

 upon the same line as the wall of the re- 

 cess. By this means a pleasant sleeping- 

 room for a child is added to the plan, and 

 the chamber by its side still remains a large 

 apartment. The space above 7, is appro- 



priated to closets for stores and for linen, 

 and an open area for boxes ; over 6, is an- 

 other small bedroom, and the remainder of the 

 house has three large sleeping-rooms, over 3, 

 4, and 5. 



The finish of the exterior, as represented in 

 the cut, is what the artist calls "the Italian 

 style," and the roof is represented as covered 

 with boarding, over which roofing paper, cloth 

 or tin, is laid, with raised rolls. These fea- 

 tures may be adopted or rejected as the cir- 

 cumstances, materials and taste of the builder 

 may suggest. 



"'Ian of tlie First Floor. 



