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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Sept. 



DESIGN FOB A TUDOK COTTAGE. 



D2SIGSED FOR THE NEW ESGLAXD FAr.rjSR. BY G. E. HaEKEY, ARCHITECT, LyNU, MASS. 



We here present a design for a country or su- 

 burban cottage of stone. 



The situation most suitable for a dwelling of this 

 class would be on an estate where two or three 

 acres could be devoted to pleasure grounds alone. 

 In this case we should have the lawn — somewhat 

 undulating, if possible — surround two or three 

 sides of the house, at least, leaving the fourth for 

 domestic purposes, containing kitchen garden, 

 orchards, stables and other out-buildings, and 

 shielded from public view by plantations of ti-ees 

 and shrubbery. On the lawn, which should be 

 surrounded by a border of irregular plantations — 

 with the exception of openings left here and 

 there for agreeable distant views — we would 

 plant large trees and shrubs, singly and in 

 groups, and so plant them as to bring into view 

 from th^ principal points the most pleasing vis- 

 tas, and hide those objects which are disagreea- 

 ble to the eye. 



We have supposed that the best views of the 

 surrounding landscape may be obtained from the 



front entrance to the house ; hence we have de- 

 signed the arcade to occupy that position, shield- 

 ing the front doors, and at the same time form- 

 ing a very pleasant lounging-place or summer 

 evening retreat. The double glazed doors open 

 into a vestibule, No. 2, on either side of which is 

 an arched recess for clothing, and in front a Goth- 

 ic arch divides it from the hall proper, No. 3, 

 which is 10 feet wide and 18 feet 6 inches long ; 

 on the left, two doors open into the drawing- 

 room, No. 4, measuring 15 feet by 18 feet 6 

 inches, and lighted by a muUioned window in 

 front, a large bay on the side, and a window on 

 the rear reaching to the floor, and opening upon a 

 veranda, No. 10. 



At the end of the hall a door leads to the libra- 

 ry. No. 9, 12 feet by 15, containing two closets, 

 with a recessed window between. No. 5 is the 

 dining-room, 15 feet square, and opening upon a 

 back entry. No, 6. At No. 7 are the back stairs 

 above and below. No. 8 is the kitchen, 14 feet 

 6 inches by 15 feet, containing two la,rge closets, 



