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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 1 910 



The garden walk at "Rachelwood," Laurel Hill 



''The Summer Lodge" 



{Continued from page 228.) 



The prices and sizes of these are as follows: 



9x12, $95.00; 9x14, $110.00; 9x16, $130.00; 12x16, 

 $145.00; 12x18, $160.00; 12x20, $175.00; 14x18, 

 $175.00; 14x20, $195.00; 16x20, $215.00. 



These houses are also made with a steel frame overhang- 

 ing roof of corrugated iron, painted on both sides with two 

 coats of red or black mindura paint, with siding of yellow 

 pine, dressed, matched and double-beaded both sides; and 

 the house is varnished inside and painted outside. The 

 floor is of two-inch plank hemlock. 



Excellent garages can be bought for $275, $375, $550 

 and $650, ranging respectively from 10x12, 12x17 feet 6 

 inches; 17 feet 6 inches by 20, and 20x24. 



A handsome single garage (12x18), with hip roof, per- 

 gola dip, glass panel doors, five windows and painted an 

 attractive color can be purchased for $295. Cheaper ones, 

 size 10x13, with four windows, are erected for $175; 

 10x15, with four windows, for $200; 10x16, with four 

 windows, for $215; and 1 2x1 6, with five windows, for $260. 



A single garage resembling our illustration. Fig. 34, with 

 hip roof, glass panel doors, five windows, size 12x18, 

 comes to $270. Cheaper ones, 10x13, with four windows, 

 $165; 10x15, with four windows, $190; 10x16, with four 

 windows, $215, and 12x16, with five windows, $300. 



Garages with gable roofs are quoted at, 9x12, with three 

 windows, $135; 10x13, with four windows, $155; 10x15, 

 with four windows, $175; 12x16, with five windows, $225; 

 1 2x1 8, with five windows, $275, and 12x24, with five win- 

 dows, $335. 



Our illustrations, Figs. 31 to 35, show the style of garage 



that is supplied for from $150 up. 



A very practical combination automobile and motor boat 

 house can be purchased for $200; and with galvanized cor- 

 rugated sheathing for $225. This house is 12 feet wide, 

 20 feet long and 13 feet high. The door opening eight 

 and one-half feet allows a touring car with a top, sufl'icient 

 room to enter, and there is also space for a repair bench 

 in the interior. The sheathing is nailed to the steel frame by 

 means of galvanized wire nails, nailing strips and screws 

 for securing the same to the frame are supplied, as are also 

 all the bolts, nails and hinges for the other parts of the 

 building. 



Our illustration. Fig. 36, will demonstrate that it is not 

 impossible to purchase a delightful little conveyance for 



$485- 



Turning now to the question of boats, our illustration, 



Fig. 37, shows a practical launch with a cabin that costs 



only $350, and Fig. 38 another attractive boat that can be 



purchased for $280. A nice little "family launch" of 1910 



model, 18 feet long, with a two H.P. engine, can be had 



for the small sum of $147. Fifteen dollars extra will buy 



a three H.P. engine, and seventeen dollars extra, cork-filled 



cushions. Many persons, however, would prefer to have 



cushions made and covered to suit themselves, as could 



easily be done for this small sum. 



Finally, it may be added that it is possible to rent within 



fifty miles of New York an acre of land for the sum of $5.00^ 



per year. There are many places on the Great South Bay 



where a portable house could be erected where the rental of 



land is even less than that amount. 



