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 NOVEL SPRING HOUSES 



VARIED IN TYPE TO FIT REQUIREMENT AND 

 SITUATION 



THE very suggestion of a spring house calls up 

 recollections of quaint, low-eaved, " homey " farm- 

 houses, the much-lauded simple life of old-time coun- 

 try homes, the solidity and picturesque simplicity of 

 ancestral estates. The charm of this home accessory 

 that was once considered a necessity from an eco- 

 nomic standpoint when it stood for more convenient 

 handling and better prices for the milk and butter 

 of the farm has come to be a;n important factor in 

 the home building of to-day. No country estate or 

 farm home now seems quite complete without its 

 picturesque and useful spring house. Historic struc- 

 tures of crumbling field stone and tiny frame shelters 

 guarding the gushing waters of hill slope and valley 

 springs are no longer hidden from sight by many 

 years' growth of briers and bushes, but are cleared 

 of obstructions to invite the traveller to refreshing 

 waters, and to add beauty to the landscape. The 

 useful spring house of the farm dairy is adorned with 

 flowering vines and converted into the most decora- 

 tive feature of the homestead; and even country 

 churches delight in this additional attraction to their 



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