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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1907 



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over each side of the hull three feet six inches, forming the 

 under beams for the piazza or galley on each side. The 

 deck is 2-inch spruce, tongued and grooved. The house is 

 set on this deck, bolted with iron rods at proper intervals 

 and studded with 2 x 4-inch stock and 4 x 4-inch at the cor- 

 ners. The outside of the house is covered with weather 

 boarding. The windows and window frames are stock sizes. 

 The roof is i-inch white pine, tongued and grooved, cov- 

 ered with heavy canvas and painted. The upper and lower 

 deck railings are built of 



4 X 4-inch uprights, and 



stiffened with iron rods. The 

 netting around the upper 

 deck is of the ordinary iy2- 

 inch wire variety. 



The dining-room is of the 

 same general construction 

 as that of the house on the 

 main deck. On both sides 

 of the house, under cover, 

 are two stairways to the 

 upper deck. The dining- 

 room is directly over the 

 kitchen, anti is connected by 

 dumbwaiter. All interior 

 woodwork is painted white 

 with the exception of the 

 d i n i n g-room, which is 

 stained antique oak. The 

 sides of all walls are covered 

 with burlap of different 

 shades. The li\ing-room 

 has an open fireplace with 

 a wooden mantel and a 

 large mirror above. This 

 room is entered on both 

 sides forward through 

 Dutch doors, the upper sec- 

 tions of which are of glass. 

 In the forward end of the 

 room is a bay window and 

 a window-seat. 



The hall, three feet wide, 

 runs one foot out of center 

 the entire length of the boat. 

 On the starboarel side, atl- 

 joining the living-room, is 

 the owner's large, double 

 stateroom, with two win- 

 dows, two large closets and 

 connecting with its own 

 private bath, which contains 

 bathtub, closet and basin. 

 There is also a large linen 



closet connecting with the bathroom and the hall. Aft of 

 th IS room, on the starboard side, is the kitchen, fitted with 

 a single oven range, the same type as is used in a house 

 ashore, with hot water boiler, sink, dressers and folding wall 

 tables. On the port side, in the after end of the house, is 

 the cook and steward's room, fitted with a wash-basin and 

 ha nging closet. Adjoining this room, going forward, is the 

 guest room, fitted with basin and a large hanging closet. 

 Next to this room, going forward, is a bathroom fitted up 



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