DESIGN FOR A FARM-HOUSE. 
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NURSERY 
SITTING ROOM IOX 14 
19 X 20 
Ground Plan.— Fig. 38. 
may be made sufficiently elegant to satisfy any one 
who is obliged to consult his interest as well as 
fancy. Some might object to it as being too large. 
For those the dimensions could be reduced to 24 by 
34 for the main part, and 20 by 25 for the wing, 
without altering its construction. But it must be 
remembered, that the farmer does not purchase his 
Second Story.— Fro. 39. 
ground by the foot, and that he needs a great 
deal of store room, which he will find much 
cheaper, as well as more convenient to have un¬ 
der one roof; and unless it is provided in the first 
place, unsightly additions will be made, or little 
store-houses erected to mar and deface the beauty 
of the grounds. 
I have allowed 10 feet parts for lower rooms, 
and 8 for those above, which will make light airy 
chambers I know modern taste is generally in 
favor of the low cottage, and their outward ap¬ 
pearance is certainly very picturesque and agreeable; 
but unless they are sufficiently spacious to contain 
all lodging rooms on the ground floor, I should pro¬ 
test against them ; and I think all advocates in their 
favor would have abandoned their predilection, had 
they taken lodgings in one of their little pretty snug 
chambers, during the months of last July and August 
