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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Feb. jl 



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DESIGN FOR A SCTBTJHBAN RESIDENCE 

 This beautiful cottage was designed by W. M. 

 McCoNNBLL, of this city, for James Harris, the 

 well known Landscape Painter, who intends to erect 

 it on his ground within about one mile of the city. 

 Many who have seen the design say that they know 

 of no plan, combining so mnch of beauty and con- 

 venience, at so small an expense. Careful estimates 

 and propositions for the erection of the building have 

 been made, from which we think we may safely say 

 the building could be erected here for $l,.5O0. Every 

 one, however, must be aware tliat the cost will vary 

 in different places, governed, of course, by the cost 

 of materials and labor. The only safe plan would 

 be for each one having any idea of using this design, 

 to obtain an estimate by some competent person in 

 his own locality. Architects are apt to make their 

 estimates too low, and serious embarrassment to the 

 person building, is often the consequence. 



In this estimate, it was to be built of brick, and 

 painted. The parlor, it will be seen, is large, and 

 connected with the dining room by sliding doors, as 

 shown on ground plan. The finish of these two 

 rooms is intended to be the same : the dome in the 

 dining room, as shown in perspective, is intended to 

 start from the level of the ceiling, to bo made plain 

 and plastered, and then painted in imitation of pan- 

 nels. There is no window in the dining room, and 

 this dome furnishes all necessary light. The height 

 of ceilings is twelve feet in the clear, with a cornice 

 to correspond with that on the outside. 



Two verandas, one in front of the sitting room and 

 one in front of the family bed-room, will be seen on 

 perspective. They are to be built light. The cornice 

 on these will be the same as on the house, but lighter. 

 The cornice on the house will have a projection of 

 two feet, bracketed, as seen in drawing. 



This cottage may be built of wood in localities 

 where a wooden building can be erected at a much 

 less expense than brick or stone. 



In the arrangement of the ground plan, changes 

 might be made to buit the convenience or fancy, 



though Mr. H. thinks the plan as good as can be 

 devised. At our suggestion the kitchen was enlarged 

 from the original plan. We think most architects 

 err in making small and contracted kitchens. The 

 kitchen is the business room, and we think should be 

 the moat commodious one in the house. 



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