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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. [February, 
Fig. 1. —FRONT ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. Fig. 2. —SIDE ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. 
A Country Cottage, Costing $750. 
BT S. B. REED. ARCHITECT. 
These designs are intended to supply a com¬ 
fortable, neat dwelling, for those who can 
afford but a small expense. Allowing $750 
for the house, and $250 for land, the interest 
and taxes amount to about $6 per month or 
about $72 to $75 a year. The accommodations 
are sufficient for a small family, and these 
may be increased at any time by additions 
at either side or in the rear. .. .'Exterior— 
(figures 1 Tnd 2). The foundation to show 21- 
feet abov the graded earth, but this hight 
should be increased for clay soils, to insure a 
healthful dryness to the interior. The gen¬ 
eral outlines are devised to secure economy, 
and at the same time a pleasing and home¬ 
like appearance. The front veranda, rear 
porch, and comice projections serve largely 
to protect the side 
covering, and en¬ 
trances, from storms, 
besides contributing 
cheerful and domes¬ 
tic effects.... Cel¬ 
lar (fig. 3).—Hight, 
of ceiling 6‘/ 2 feet. 
It extends under the 
entire building, has 
an outside entrance 
from the rear, two 
windows, and a stairs 
leading to the prin¬ 
cipal living room.... 
First Story (fig. 
4).—Hight of ceil¬ 
ing, 9 feet. It con¬ 
tains a parlor, living-room, and a hall, en¬ 
tered from the front piazza, and communi¬ 
cating directly with each room. The parlor 
has two front windows, and a door commu¬ 
nicating with the living-room. A 5-inch 
thimble is placed in the left-hand chimney 
flue, 2 feet above the floor. A mantel is im¬ 
mediately above the thimble, and in the mid¬ 
dle of that side of the room. The living- 
room has an outside door from the rear, and 
windows on three sides. An alcove is formed 
at one end, with closets on each side. A part 
of one closet is utilized as a passage to the 
cellar, the remaining space being fitted with 
shelving . . . Seconid Story —(figure 5).— 
Hight of ceiling 4 feet at the sides, and fol¬ 
lowing the rafters to the level of 8 feet. The 
steep roof favors “headroom,” so that the 
entire space may be used without inconven¬ 
ience. The divisions are arranged to require 
little space for the hall, leaving the rooms as 
large as possible . . . Constnietion.—The 
foundations are of broken stone, chimneys 
of brick, plastering, “ three coat work.” The 
frame is of sawed timber, thoroughly fitted 
and braced in all the upper angles of the 
principal parts. The side studding extends 
from sills to plates. The roofs are of the best 
quality pine shingles; those for the main 
roof are laid on 1J by 2-inch lath, and for the 
veranda and porch, on dressed planking laid 
face down. The timber work of the veranda 
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Fig. 3.— PLAN OF CELLAR 
(REDUCED). 
and gables, is dressed and chamfered. The 
flooring inside is of tongued and grooved 
spruce, inside of pine with paint-filled joints. 
The interior wood finish is of seasoned 
white pine. The painting is of the best 
materials, two coats. The colors best suited 
are fight “ cool ” gray for the body, and fight 
drab for trimmings, with the chamfer work 
and sash cut in with siennas.—Estimate s 
58 yards Excavation, at 25c. per yard.$ 14.50 
820 feet Stone Work at 8c. per foot. 65.60 
1,500 Brick in chimneys at $12 per M. ... 18.00 
840 yards Plastering at 20c. per yard.. 68.00 
2,150 feet Timber, at $15 per M. 32.25 
2 Sills 4x7 in. 26 ft. long. I 1 Girder 4x6 in. 26 ft. long. 
2 Sills 4x7 in. 20 ft. long. 84 Beams 2x7 in. 20 ft. long. 
2 Ties 4x6 in. 26 ft. long. I 28 Rafters 8x4 in. 16 ft. long. 
4 Ties 4x6 in. 20 ft. long. I 1 Ridge 8x8 in. 2. ft. long. 
4 Posts 4x6 in. 13 ft. long. | 1 Veranda 8x7 in. ICC ft. long. 
25 Joists, at 15c. each. 8 75 
200 Wad Strips, at 12c. $24 ;1S0 Siding, at28c. $80 40... 60 40 
160 Shingling Lath, at 6c. each. 9 60 
32 Planking for Veranda Roof, 4% in. at 16c. 5 12 
33 bunches Shingles, at $1.25 each.. 41 25 
75 ft. tin Gutters and Leaders, at 8c... 6 00 
115 Inside Flooring at 28c. each. 32 20 
34 Outside Flooring at 15c. each. 5 10 
2 Cellar Windows, at $3 each. 6 00 
9 Plain Windows, at $6 each. 54 00 
2 Vents, $2: 12 doors, at $6 each, $72... 74 00 
2 Stairs, $30; Veranda and Stoop finish $20. . 50 00 
ShelVes and Closet finish, $10; Nails, $10 . 20 00 
Carting, $10; Painting $60; Cornice materials $12.. 82 00 
BED ROOM 
3'3"xl2'6" 
BED ROOM 
8' x.9'3" 
HALL 
Fig. 5.—PLAN OF SECOND STORY. 
carpenters’ labor, not Included above. 85 00 
Incidentals, including various items....... 17 23 
Total cost of the building, completed.. $750 00 
