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NEW ENGLAND FARIMER. 



Jan. 



PBOSPECTIVE VrE"W OF AM" ENGLISH COTTAGE. 



We present tliis month the elevation, and the 

 arrangement of the rooms on the ground and 

 chamber floors of a "Gothic cottage," trans- 

 ferred and engraved for the New England 

 Farmer, from Loudon's Encyclopedia of Ar- 

 chitecture. We have not done so, expensive 

 as it is to reproduce cuts, with the expectation 

 that eveiy body will be pleased with every 

 feature of this house. We do not pretend it is 

 faultless ; we anticipate criticisms and objec- 

 tions. StiU we believe it possesses peculiarities 

 and advantages which may be adopted by those 



who are endeavoring to combine in one plan as 

 many conveniences as possible. At any rate, 

 we hope that many of our readers will find some- 

 thing in it to meet their wants. 



In the ground-plan, with the points of com- 

 pass indicated by the letters N. S. E. W., (a) 

 is the entrance porch, which is to be finished 

 with a covered roof, and to have Gothic niches 

 at the angles, for statues, or vases for flowers. 

 From this you pass to the hall and staircase (6,) 

 by a Venetian door, the upper part of wlaich may 

 be glazed with stained glass ; thence to a small 



Ground Flan. 



