HOUSING 



Otis & Clark, Architects, Chicago, Illinois ' 

 Plain, yet Attractive and Inexpensive House for Farm Help. 



Married Man's The ground floor of a house of this kind might contain 

 Cottage. a parlor, dining room and kitchen with pantry, cab- 



inet and other accommodations. Oftentimes the farm- 

 er's wife prefers her bedroom on the ground floor and in this case the 

 kitchen in which she spends much of her time, should be made larger 

 and be used also as a dining room, thus permitting three rooms on the 

 ground floor. 



Overcrowding If there are children in the family, as is usually the case 

 Unsanitary. with farmers, provide one bed room for the boys and 



one for the girls. It is a mistake to permit of crowding 

 in any dwelling for not only sanitary but moral reasons, and by separating 

 the children at an early age, refinement and respect for sex may be 

 encouraged. 



Quarters Accommodations for single men may be furnished with 



for the or without kitchen accommodations, but the better ar- 



Single Man. rangement is to give them separate living quarters and 

 board them either in a general dining room, at the farm 

 superintendent's, or in the main farm house. Such arrangements are 

 entirely satisfactory, but the sleeping quarters of the help should be 

 separated from those of the family and be given a separate entrance. 



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