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Fig. 3—Another view of Mr. Babington’s house showing the one chimney 
Each bedroom is reached from the hall. The entire floor is 
trimmed with cypress and finished in a Flemish brown. The 
bathroom has porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated 
plumbing. The cellar contains the heating apparatus, fuel 
room and laundry. Cost, four thousand three hundred dol- 
lars. William Adams, of New York, was the architect. 
Mr. Holmes’s house (Figs. 5 and 
6) is finished in a similar manner as 
the one already described. The plan 
of the house is somewhat better than 
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Mr. Babington’s, for the reason that direct communication 
is made from the hall to the kitchen, which is not the case in 
the plan of Mr. Babington’s house. The second-floor plan 
of Mr. Holmes’s house shows a very compact arrangement 
of rooms in a very small space. Cost, four thousand four 
hundred dollars. William Adams, of New York, was also 
the architect of this house. 
Mr. Frederick Bett’s house (Figs. 7, 8 and 11) is a com- 
bination of brick, stucco and half-timber work, and is built 
from plans by Benj. Driesler, of Brooklyn, N. Y. This house 
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Fig. 4—The plans of Mr. Babington’s house show an economical arrangement of rooms 
