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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, s c u 1- 

 lery, bathroom and 

 larder on what is 

 called in England 

 the "ground floor." 



Experience has 

 proved that any va- 

 riation as to the 



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. 

 i\gain, 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 



The Block Comers Are Artistically Emphasized 



kitchen to be used as 

 a dining - ro o 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 



