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DESIGN FOR A SUBURBAN VILLA. 



DESIGN FOR A SUBURBAN VILLA. 



There seems to be a dem.iiid at pi'eseiit for a 

 class of houses of moderate size and accommoda- 

 tion, suitable for the small lots in the immediate 

 neighborhood of the city, and which can be built 

 for a small outlay — say from $3,000 to $5,000. In 

 our present design we have given an cxainjile of 

 this class of dwelling, and as its situation demands, 

 have given it more architectural finish than any of 

 our former designs. 



PLAN OF PRINCIPAL FLOOR. 



No. 1 is the front entrance portico, opening into 

 the hall. No. 2, 8 feet wide, and containing front 

 stairs to the chambers. The first door on the left 

 opens into the parlor, No. 3, 15 feet by 20, lighted 



by two mullioned windows, one of which reaches 

 to the floor and opens upon the veranda, No. 5. 

 The library, No. 4, is 18 feet by 15, and opens u{!- 

 on the veranda in the same manner as the parlor. 

 No. fi, the dining hall, measures 15 feet by 17^, and 

 contains a large closet, No. 9, fitted up with a 

 dumb waiter rising from the kitchen below. No. 

 7, the back entry, measures 6 feet by 16, contiiins 

 stairs to chambers and basement floors, and opens 

 upon a gallery, No. 10, leading to the yard; under 

 the gallery is the yard entrance to the basement. 

 The second floor contains four good 

 sized chambers with bathing-rooms, dress- 

 ing-rooms and closets. In the attic, which 

 should be finished throughout, will be 

 three large bedrooms, besides a storage 

 for trunks, etc. The first story is 11 feet 

 high in clear, and the second 9^ feet. 



Construction, — This dwelling is to be 

 built of wood, and should be finished in 

 a thorough, substantial manner, inside 

 and out. It may be covered in the hori- 

 zontal manner with matched sheathing, 

 or with clapboards — either being appro- 

 priate to this style of building, though the 

 former, which is also rather more expen- 

 sive, gives tlie appearance of a greater 

 degree of finish than the latter. 



The French roof may be covered with 

 semi-circular patterned shingles. There 

 should be a cornice run through all the 

 the principal rooms. The architraves of 

 the windows and doors, and the balusters, 

 post and rail of the front staircase, should be or 

 simple but heavy designs. The walls are to be pre- 

 pared for papering. 



Cost. — Such a building as the above could bo 

 built complete for about $4,000. g. e. haenet. 



