372 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[October, 
for grass, clover, and other fodder crops, for 
beans and peas, tobacco, flax, grains and root crops. 
A Southern House Costing $2,300. 
BY 8. B. REED, ARCHITECT, CORONA, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. 
Kitchen, and the more domestic offices, require a 
separate and distinct building, situated a short 
distance in the rear of the house, aud connected 
with it by a covered passage way.... First Story 
(fig. 2).—Eight of ceiling 10 feet. The simple ar¬ 
rangement shown provides for each of the above 
pine clap-boards, laid 5 inches to the weather. The 
roofs of the main house and wings are laid with 
hemlock boards ; all other roofs and cornice projec¬ 
tions are laid with inverted 1 x 41-inch tongue and 
grooved pine flooring, and lastly covered with I C 
charcoal tin, locked and soldered in the best man- 
Fig. 1.— FRONT VIEW OF HOUSE. 
These plans, designed for a Georgia residence, 
will be adapted to the requirements of others de¬ 
siring to build an inexpensive rural home, in any of 
the Southern States.... Exterior (fig. 1).—The 
plan indicates that the proprietor is not circum¬ 
scribed by want of land, and prefers to extend 
the area of the ground floor, rather than to build 
upward. The breadth of the front (48 feet), the 
large entrance and window openings, the spacious 
verandas, and broad steps, are each prominent and 
desirable features, indicative of comforts and hos¬ 
pitality. The elevated or second story part of the 
Main House forms a substantial and fitting center, 
around which the roofs of the wings and verandas 
incline, and adds largely in giving poise and char¬ 
acter to the whole building. The hight from the 
ground to the frame work of the building is two 
feet. Its location should have a good surface 
drainage assured during rainy seasons, and afford 
pleasant outlooks from the verandas.... Interior. 
—In most parts of the South very much of the 
year could be comfortably spent out of doors alto¬ 
gether, but for the requirements of shade and re¬ 
tirement. There are times, however, when severe 
weathermakes it necessary that one’s family should 
be well housed, and when a good fire is both a 
luxury and necessity. A house for such a latitude 
should have large rooms, with high ceilings, an 
abundance of door and window openings, and a 
plentiful spread of shady verandas. Where prac¬ 
ticable, the windows should have folding sashes 
opening to the floor, if protected by outside cover¬ 
ings. There should be at least one chimney in the 
main or highest part of the house, having a large 
open fire-place adapted to the use of wood for fuel, 
and having openings near the room ceilings into 
the flues, for ventilation. The Dining Room, 
requirements. The front Entrance is through 
large double doors. The Hall extends through the 
house. The Living Room, a large apartment adapt¬ 
ed to a good sized family, is centrally situated, and 
protected on every side from the direct rays of the 
sun ; it adjoins the pleasant and shady verandas 
front and rear, both being accessible through the 
folding windows, that open like doors down to the 
floor. It communicates with the hall through 
wide double doors, has a large closet and an open 
fire.—The Bed-room is of good dimensions, has 
three windows opening to the verandas, and one 
side window. The two closets are so arranged as 
to form an Alcove to the rear window. The ceiling 
of this alcove is arched over, producing a very 
pleasant effect. An opening is made near toe ceil¬ 
ing into one of the flues of the adjoining chimney 
for ceiling ventilation.—The Parlor (or Library) is 
situated in the most quiet part of the building, 
where company may be entertained, or persons may 
engage in reading or study, without disturbance 
from those engaged in house-work. Large windows 
open to the front veranda, and other windows are 
provided at the side and rear. A covered Passage¬ 
way leads from the rear hall door to the food de¬ 
partments. These consist of a Dining-room, Kitch¬ 
en, Store-room, and two Closets, and to the rear of 
these is added a Servant’s Bed-room.—The Dining¬ 
room and Kitchen are each of ample size, with 
windows arranged on opposite sides, to admit a 
plentiful supply of fresh air. A Pump, Sink, and 
two Wash-tubs, are provided in the kitchen. The 
store-room and closets are thoroughly shelved. If 
desirable, a china closet may be easily constructed 
at one side of the fire-place, into which one of the 
doors already provided would open.... Second 
Story (fig. 3).—Hight of ceiling 9 feet. This may 
be divided into two or more rooms, as required, for 
Bed-rooms. The cross-partitions may be 8 feet 
high, admitting a free circulation of air through. 
_Construction.— Brick piers, placed 6 feet 
apart under all sills, are intended for the founda¬ 
tion. The remaining space is left unobstructed for 
the circulation of air. A cellar may be excavated, 
and walled up under the main house, with stairs 
leading to it from the rear veranda, under the main 
flight. In the estimate provision is made for a 
regular frame of sawed timber, which should be 
framed and raised in a substantial manner. The 
siding for the main house and wings is of 6-inch 
ner. The cornices are constructed with good pro¬ 
jections, and have neat truss supports. The veran¬ 
das are made with simple parts. The columns for 
the front are 7-inch boxed, with bases, and scrolled 
spandrels—for the rear of 3 x 4 joist with bases, 
and plain spandrels. The veranda plates and 
rafters are planed for painting, and of course left 
exposed to sight. The pediments shown on the 
front are of open work, to allow the warmed air 
from near the roofs to escape. The upper frame¬ 
work (plates and rafters) of the rear building are 
also planed, and left exposed to sight from the in¬ 
side. The inclosing and partitions for this part are 
of 1 x 41-inch pine tongue and grooved flooring, 
dressed on both sides, put on in a vertical manner, 
and nailed to the sills and plates. 11-inch pine 
battens are put around the inside of the rooms at 
the proper hight for a chair-rail (21 feet to the up¬ 
per edge), and joined to the casings of the doors 
and windows of like materials, and all thoroughly 
nailed with “ clinch ” nails to the upright board¬ 
ing.—The roof is built as described for the veran¬ 
das, is double pitch, and has sufficient spread to 
include the shed, making it apart of the same build¬ 
ing.—The kitchen chimney is built nearly in the 
center of this building, has a large open fire-place, 
and has a good hight above the roof. All floors are 
of 1 x 41-inch tongue and grooved pine flooring, 
close laid and blind nailed. All rooms in the main 
building and wings are hard-finished upon two 
coats of brown mortar. All work usually painted 
has two coats of good paint. The roof gutters are 
made as shown in the American Agriculturist for 
May, 1875_ Estimate : 
8,000 Ericks in piers and chimneys, furnished and laid. 
@ $12 *1 1,000.$ 06.00 
550 yards Plastering, @ 35c. per yard. 192.50 
5,054 feet Timber, @ 2c. per ft.. 101.08 
viz. Sills, 4x8 in.x261 ft. long. 32 Reams, 2x8 in.x2l ft. long. 
Ties, 4x6 in.x261 ft. long. 4 Posts, 4x7 in.x22 ft. long. 
Plates, 4x6 in.x 92 ft. long. 1 Piazza Sill, 8x8 in.x230 ft.l’g. 
4 Hips, 3x8 in.xl? ft. long. 1 “ Plate.3x8in.x20Cft.long. 
Ilnome 9 y 8 in -vM ff. lnnfr “ Rpams'R’Ii in ft. lnm’r 
56 Beams, 2x8in.x 14 ft.long. Beams,‘<2x6m.x384It.lonjr. 
50 Joist, 3x4 in.xl3 ft. long, @ 16c. each. 8.00 
son Wall Strips, 2x4 in.xIS It. long, @ 13c. each. 39.00 
370 Siding (6-inch clap-boards), @ 18c. each.66.60 
170 Hemlock Boards, @ 16c. each.27.20 
240 feet Cornice bracketed, @ 20c. 19 foot. 48.00 
208 feet Simple rear Cornice, @ 8c. ?! foot. 16.64 
38 squares of Tin, @ $8 ?! square. ... 301.00 
6,000 feet of lx4>4 T. & G. Flooring Pine, @ 4c. ?! foot. ..21O.0H 
24 Piazza Columns (complete), average @ $1 each. 21.00 
1 Stairs complete, $00; 31 Windows, @ $10, $310.'.370.00 
20 Doors, @ $9, $180; 2 Mantles, $50.230.00 
Sinks. Pumps, and Wash Tups. 22.00 
Closet finish, $12.00. Nails. $25.00 . . 37.00 
Painting, $150; Carting, $30.180 00 
Boards for outside Casings $30.40; Incidentals, $67.58... 97.98 
Carpenter’s Labor. . .TO.OO 
Total Cost, complete.$2,3U0,M) 
