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designs of the well known architects of Philadelphia, 
Messrs. Price & McLanahan, who have taken up the sub- 
ject of building a small inexpensive, modern house in a 
practical manner, as a study of this cottage will demon- 
strate. ‘The house is built with a stone foundation and a 
wooden superstructure, with the exterior walls covered with 
metal lath and cement stucco, which is stained a cream color. 
The trimmings are stained a soft brown and the sash are 
painted white. The roof is covered with shingles and is left 
to weather finish. The front porch, from which an entrance 
is made into the house, has a hooded cover formed by the 
main roof sweeping down sufficiently to form a protection. 
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The vestibule forms an entrance to both the living-room and 
the kitchen; the latter is placed at the front of the house, 
thereby affording an opportunity of placing the main rooms 
and private porch at the south side of the house. ‘The in- 
terior throughout is trimmed with cypress and stained a soft 
brown. ‘The second floor joists are exposed to view and are 
stained in a similar manner, while the ceiling space between 
the joists is plastered. 
and the dining-rooms, and, while it forms a separation, it 
does not preclude the possibility, when desired, of throwing 
the two rooms into one large apartment. 
fireplace is built of klinker brick, and its facings extend from 
the floor to the ceiling; it has a wooden shelf supported on 
corbelled brackets. A semi-boxed stairway rises out of the 
living-room to the second floor, underneath which the stairs 
to the cellar descend. ‘The kitchen is fitted in a modest and 
convenient manner. ‘There are three bedrooms with good 
sized closets, and a bathroom fitted with modern fixtures on 
the second floor. A cellar, under the entire house, has a ce- 
mented bottom, and contains a laundry, fuel rooms and 
1urnace. ‘This house cost $1,600 complete. 
The house built for Mr. B. P. Rosenfeld, at South Haven, 
Mich., presents a happy combination of good elevations and 
well arranged plans, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. ‘The plan 
is directly opposite to the plan of Mrs. Warrington’s cottage, 
for the living-rooms are placed at the front of the house 
instead of at the rear, as in the latter case. “The foundation 
A broad archway separates the living 
The large, open 
is of monolithic concrete, while the building above is of 
The exterior walls of the lower story are covered 
frame. 
9—The House of Mr. Rosenteld Presents a Happy Combination 
of Good Elevations 
with inch boards and painted 
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white, while the second story 
is covered with shingles, laid 
in wide and narrow courses, 
and stained a brownish 
The upper part of the gables 
and dormers are treated with 
red. 
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rough caste. The roof is cov- 
ered with shingles and stained 
a moss green. 
The piazza, of good width, 
extends the entire length of the 
house. The living and dining- 
rooms open from the piazza. 
These two rooms have plas- 
tered sidewalls, white wood 
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trim, oak floors, and ceilings 
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