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to them is a sash door opening to the balcony. At 
the rear end of the hall is an entry through which 
the rear stoop is reached. The Parlor and Library 
adjoin each other through sliding doors, and may 
be used as one room as occasion may require ; each 
is well lighted, and are sufficiently separated from 
the living rooms to prevent annoyance in them 
from the machinery of general house-work. The 
Sitting-room is a cheerful apartment, with an open 
fireplace suited to a grate on the hall side, and a 
large bay window opposite. A front window is 
arranged with a swinging panel below the sash 
opening to the floor, and leading to the balcony; 
opposite to it is a door leading to the dining-room. 
The Dining-room is octagonally shaped and of 
good dimensions. It has a large bay window with 
four full sized sashes extending upward to the 
ceiling, and containing upper ventilating sashes 
with stained glass, as can be better seen in eleva¬ 
tion, figure 2. This window is a pleasant feature, 
and with the addition of a double row of brackets, 
and potted flowers, may be made to serve accepta¬ 
bly as a substitute for a conservatory. Direct com¬ 
munication is arranged from this room with the 
kitchen, pantry, china closet, and the rear entry. 
The Kitchen is conveniently arranged with a large 
open fireplace suited to a range, four windows give 
ample light from three of its sides ; it has doors 
leading to the dining-room, pantry, closet, outside 
porch, and to the private stairs leading to the 
second story. A pump, sink, and three wash-tubs 
are set at the sides of the fireplace. The Pantry is 
thoroughly shelved, and one side dresser-finished 
with sash doors above and drawers below. The 
Cellar Stair-way is situ¬ 
ated under the private 
stairs, and is made to 
open from the pantry.... 
Se«;oB»«l Stoi\v(fig.o). 
—Hight of ceiling, 9 feet 
in the main house, and 
4 to 8 feet in the rear sec¬ 
tion. The hall is central, 
and convenient to the 
principal chambers, front 
bed-room, and connects 
with the rear passage. 
Each of the principal 
chambers is large,and has 
window openings on two 
of its sides. The rear 
passage is lighted from 
a dormer window, and 
through a sash door this 
light is transmitted to 
the main hall. The pas¬ 
sage leads to two cham- 
bers, a store room, and by 
(If the private stairs to the 
kitchen. All communica¬ 
tion between the rear sec¬ 
tion and the main house 
in this story, may be 
cut off by closing the sash door at the end of the 
main hall-Attic.—Space for storage, etc., is 
made under the roof of the main house. It is 
floored, and has windows in the gables, but other¬ 
wise unfinished. The stairs are placed above the 
main flight, boxed in, and have a door at the foot. 
.... 4 'osb*j B-Bjctiors.—The Foundations are of 
broken stone and mortar, 11 foot thick, except 
where reduced for the stair-way, and are finished to 
show 21 feet above the earth grades. For the un¬ 
excavated part they extend in the ground below 
the reach of frost, and have openings in them suf¬ 
ficient to insure ventilation beneath the kitchen 
floor. The area steps, and coping, and the sills for 
the cellar windows are of blue stone. The cellar 
windows are made to swing inside and upwards, 
and are held open as required by being hooked to 
the beams above. The Chimneys are of hard brick 
and mortar, with tops laid in cement. The 
main frame is of sawed timber thoroughly 
framed. The inclosing is of double boarding— 
first with 10-inch sheathing of even thickness, 
then with 6-inch clear pine clapboards. The 
roofing is of the best quality of 18-incli pine 
shingles, and for the principal parts are laid on 
spruce lath. The valleys, gutters, and leaders are 
of IX charcoal tin. The inside flooring is of 8-inch 
spruce, outside of 41-incli pine. Plastering, hard- 
finish on two coats of best brown mortar, and sea¬ 
soned lath, with neat stucco cornices are put i-n the 
principal rooms. The principal finish in the gables 
and verandas, is of timber neatly stop-chamfered, 
and fitted together. The rafters of the latter are left 
exposed to sight, with the roof-planking lafct face 
d*wn and beaded, complete for painting. Lattice 
panels are put under the veranda floors, as shown 
in fig. 1. The sash and doors are all of “ stock 
sizes,” 1J4 inch thick, glazed with second quality 
of sheet glass, and in the two main stories are hung 
to weights with best cord. All windows in the first 
story of the main house have panels under them. 
The doors are of first quality pine, panelled and 
molded. A force pump is placed at the end of 
the kitchen sink to throw water into a tank placed 
under the kitchen roof, and from thence pipes 
carry water to the sink, and wash tubs.—Painting 
is two coats of best materials in shades to suit. 
The following B'lsi isBisBjcis made at the uniform 
standard of prices given in previous months, and 
though differing somewhat from “ prices current,” 
will greatly aid in making calculations, especially 
as to the quantities of materials to use: 
Fig. 2.—SIDE ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. 
225 yards Excavation, at 25c. per yard.$ 56 ay 
75 perches Stone-work (complete), at $3.75 perpereli206 2:> 
6,000 Brick in Chimneys (complete) at $12 per M.72 00 
60 feet Stone, (Sills, Steps, etc.) at 12c per foot. 7 20 
000 yards Plastering (complete), at 25c. per yard.225 00 
630 feet Stucco Cornices and Centres (complete) at 25c. 
per foot. 82 50 
T.dOO feet Timber, at $15.00 per M. 112 50 
200 Joist. 15c. each, $3(1; 400 Wall Strips, 12c.each $ 43 ... 78 00 
500 Shingling Lath, at 6c. each.. 30 00 
90 bundles Shingles, at $1.25 per hunch... 112 50 
Cornice Materials. 80 00 
400 ft. Ties, Valleys, Gutters and Leaders, at Sc. per ft 32 00 
380 Sheathing, (10), at 25c. each. 95 00 
775 Clap-boards (6), at 12c. each. 93 00 
160 Flooring (outside), (4X), at 25c. each.40 60 
500 Flooring (inside), (8), at 28c. each.140 00' 
6 Windows, cellar, (complete), at $3 each. 18 00 
38 Windows, plain, (complete), at $8 each.304 00 
38 Doors (complete), at $8 each...304 00 
Verandas and Porches (complete). 50 00 
Stairs (complete), $40; Mantels (complete), $100,140 00 
Closets (complete) $20; Plumbing (do.), $150.170 00 
8 kegs Nails, $24.00; Carting, $30.00. 54 00 
Carpenter's labor not included above.350 00 
Painting (complete) $220; Incidentals, $127.80_ 647 SO 
1111 (v,vlll|nt l ) llll.lUvdl Id lb, yiol ,Ov • • • • VTi I Oil 
Total.$3,500 00 
