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TWO AlII) ONEtHAIjF STORY gQUAB HOUSE. 

 This was buDt to utUize to best advantage: a small plot of grouiiB. ■ For description see this page and the opposite 



was built especially for pigeons. It was albaost'a case of necessity with him, 

 as all the plots of ground near him wereowned by one man who stood out for 

 a stiflE price. The customer accordingly built this house and says he has 

 never regretted it. After it was built he was able to purchase all the land 

 he ever should need, and he bought it right. This three-story house is 64 

 feet long and 20 feet wide, 14 feet to top flat, 14 feet rafter with one foot pro- 

 jection. The third floor is laid on a level with top flat. The third floor does 

 not extend across the entire width of the building, but drops back five feet 

 from each side, giving room for three nests from floor to roof. The four 

 sides of these pens are lined with nests, and the pisns are 10x10 feet. Single 

 dormer window on north and two dormer windows on south (this is shown 

 in photograph). No hallway on third floor, but steps from second floor 

 go up near the center of the building, making it unnecessary to pass through 

 all pens to reach the end pens. First and second floors alike have a four-foot - 

 hallway on the north side, and each floor has six pens 9x16 feet. The 

 partitions between these pens are formed by the nest boxes. Peed and water 

 from the hallway. The floors are of matched lumber and the first floor is 

 double with paper between. The frame of building was first covered with 

 heavy roofing of a popular brand and sided with snip-top lumber. Under 

 the west end of this building is a basement 20x20 feet, cement floor, used for 



