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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  October, 
  1907 
  

  

  stitutions 
  of 
  the 
  vil- 
  

   lage. 
  

  

  In 
  regard 
  to 
  the 
  

   planning 
  of 
  houses 
  

   at 
  Port 
  Sunlight 
  

   there 
  are 
  two 
  stan- 
  

   dard 
  types 
  of 
  cot- 
  

   tages: 
  those 
  known 
  

   as 
  The 
  Cottage 
  and 
  

   the 
  Parlor 
  House, 
  

   although 
  there 
  are 
  

   some 
  half 
  dozen 
  

   cottages 
  with 
  less 
  

   accommodation 
  than 
  

   the 
  standard 
  type, 
  

   and 
  about 
  a 
  dozen 
  

   houses 
  occupied 
  by 
  

   the 
  clergyman, 
  doc- 
  

   t 
  o 
  r 
  , 
  schoolmaster 
  

   and 
  managers 
  of 
  

   heads 
  of 
  depart- 
  

   ments, 
  which 
  are 
  de- 
  

   signed 
  to 
  suit 
  each 
  

  

  Cottages 
  Set 
  Back 
  from 
  the 
  Street 
  Provide 
  Space 
  for 
  Front 
  Gardens 
  

  

  the 
  best 
  specimens 
  of 
  

   flowers 
  and 
  garden 
  

   produce, 
  of 
  which 
  

   many 
  an 
  experi- 
  

   enced 
  gardener 
  

   might 
  be 
  proud. 
  

  

  The 
  cottages 
  

   have 
  been 
  planned 
  

   after 
  much 
  thought 
  

   has 
  been 
  given 
  to 
  

   the 
  subject. 
  The 
  

   type 
  of 
  house 
  known 
  

   as 
  The 
  Cottage 
  pro- 
  

   vides 
  for 
  three 
  bed- 
  

   rooms, 
  besides 
  a 
  

   living-room, 
  scul- 
  

   lery, 
  bathroom 
  and 
  

   larder 
  on 
  what 
  is 
  

   called 
  in 
  England 
  

   the 
  "ground 
  floor." 
  

  

  Experience 
  has 
  

   proved 
  that 
  any 
  va- 
  

   riation 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  

  

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  occupant. 
  With 
  the 
  excep- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  these, 
  all 
  are 
  built 
  

   in 
  the 
  two 
  standard 
  types. 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  rules 
  of 
  Port 
  

   Sunlight 
  is 
  that 
  the 
  gardens 
  

   shall 
  be 
  attended 
  to 
  by 
  the 
  

   company, 
  as 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  

   choose 
  to 
  leave 
  the 
  planting 
  

   and 
  tending 
  of 
  them 
  to 
  

   chance, 
  as 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  

   the 
  village, 
  as 
  a 
  whole, 
  is 
  

   felt 
  to 
  be 
  of 
  such 
  paramount 
  

   importance. 
  

  

  In 
  addition 
  to 
  these 
  front 
  

   gardens, 
  there 
  are 
  allot- 
  

   ment 
  gardens, 
  rented 
  at 
  the 
  

   nominal 
  price 
  of 
  $1.25 
  per 
  

   annum 
  for 
  ten 
  perches 
  of 
  

   land, 
  water 
  being 
  laid 
  on 
  

   and 
  supplied 
  free 
  of 
  charge. 
  

   These 
  allotments 
  the 
  ten- 
  

   ants 
  cultivate 
  themselves 
  as 
  

   vegetable 
  gardens, 
  or, 
  when 
  

   properly 
  fenced 
  in, 
  use 
  them 
  

   for 
  keeping 
  poultry. 
  These 
  

   gardens 
  are 
  placed 
  as 
  near 
  

  

  placing 
  of 
  rooms 
  or 
  size 
  has 
  

   not 
  been 
  popular 
  with 
  the 
  

   villagers. 
  If 
  the 
  rooms 
  are 
  

   made 
  larger 
  it 
  entails 
  more 
  

   work 
  on 
  the 
  wife 
  than 
  she 
  

   is 
  able 
  to 
  devote 
  to 
  their 
  

   care, 
  and, 
  therefore, 
  the 
  

   house 
  soon 
  loses 
  its 
  tenant. 
  

   Again, 
  if 
  the 
  rooms 
  are 
  

   small 
  they 
  can 
  not 
  accommo- 
  

   date 
  the 
  necessary 
  furniture. 
  

   Having 
  settled 
  by 
  experi- 
  

   ence 
  the 
  most 
  suitable 
  type 
  

   of 
  cottage, 
  it 
  has 
  been 
  ad- 
  

   hered 
  to 
  in 
  all 
  the 
  cottages 
  

   at 
  Port 
  Sunlight 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  

   adjoining 
  village 
  of 
  Thorn- 
  

   ton. 
  

  

  The 
  Parlor 
  Cottages 
  

   differ 
  from 
  the 
  ordinary 
  

   cottages 
  in 
  having 
  an 
  addi- 
  

   tional 
  bedroom 
  and 
  a 
  par- 
  

   lor. 
  Usually 
  the 
  kitchen 
  

   grate 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  scullery, 
  so 
  

   that 
  all 
  the 
  cooking 
  can 
  

   be 
  done 
  there, 
  leaving 
  the 
  

  

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  as 
  possible 
  to 
  each 
  

   cottage, 
  and 
  prove 
  

   an 
  unending 
  source 
  

   of 
  interest 
  and 
  rec- 
  

   reation 
  to 
  the 
  ten- 
  

   ants. 
  Their 
  use 
  and 
  

   appreciation 
  are 
  an 
  

   evidence 
  of 
  the 
  love 
  

   of 
  every 
  English- 
  

   man 
  for 
  gardening 
  

   and 
  healthy 
  recrea- 
  

   tion. 
  

  

  Every 
  encourage- 
  

   ment 
  is 
  given 
  to 
  in- 
  

   dulge 
  their 
  taste 
  by 
  

   holding 
  an 
  annual 
  

   flower 
  show, 
  where 
  

   prizes 
  are 
  given 
  for 
  

  

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  j 
  

  

  The 
  Block 
  Corners 
  Are 
  Artistically 
  Emphasized 
  

  

  kitchen 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  as 
  

   a 
  dining 
  - 
  ro 
  o 
  m. 
  

   This 
  type 
  of 
  cottage 
  

   is 
  very 
  popular 
  for 
  

   those 
  who 
  earn 
  

   higher 
  wages. 
  

  

  It 
  has 
  taken 
  a 
  

   capital 
  of 
  $1,750,- 
  

   000 
  for 
  this 
  experi- 
  

   ment, 
  which 
  includes 
  

   the 
  buying 
  of 
  one 
  

   hundred 
  and 
  forty 
  

   acres 
  of 
  land 
  and 
  

   the 
  building 
  of 
  

   the 
  cottages, 
  schools, 
  

   shops, 
  institutions, 
  

   clubs, 
  etc., 
  including 
  

   the 
  making 
  of 
  roads 
  

  

  