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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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A SUBURBAN OR VILLAQE RESIDENCE. 



The accompanying design is an example of 

 a class of houses suitable for small lots in the 

 immediate neighborhood of cities or villages, 

 drawn for the Farmer by George E. Harney, 

 Esq. Its form and the arrangement of rooms, 



Flan of Principal Floor. 



&c., may afford hints to those -who do not wish 

 to copy all its features. The following des- 

 cription is furnished by the artist, who esti- 

 mates the cost of its construction, built of 

 wood, at about $4000, with prices of labor 

 and material at current rates be- 

 fore the war. 



No. 1 is the front entrance 

 portico, opening into the hall, 

 No. 2, 8 feet wide, and con- 

 taining front stairs to chambers. 

 The first door on the left opens 

 into the parlor, No. 3, 15 feet 

 by 20, lighted by two mul- 

 lioned windows, one of which 

 reaches to the floor and opens 

 upon the veranda. No. 5. The 

 library. No. 4, is 13 feet by 15, 

 and opens upon the veranda in 

 the same manner as the parlor. 

 No. 6, the dining hall, measures 

 15 feet by 17i, 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, 



