July, 19 ii 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
33 
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The plans show an extremely sim¬ 
ple and economical arrangement 
of a small house. A north porch 
for outdoor dining is provided in 
addition to the sleeping-porch on 
the south 
One can readily see that the two south porches, one above 
the other, contribute to the unity of the design by their 
treatment as a separate gable 
Doors to the sleeping-porch from 
the two bedrooms are three feet 
eight inches wide 
This house and the one upon the opposite corner 
show an interesting variation in exterior treat¬ 
ment, although both are built from the one set 
of floor plans adjoining 
Where the main entrance from the house 
is from the south and only one porch can be 
indulged in, it would seem the most economical 
plan is to arrange the porch in both first and 
second stories in the internal angle of the 
building, as shown in most of the illustrations 
herewith ; but a slight disadvantage must be 
noted in this scheme in the somewhat re¬ 
stricted view offered the occupant. This draw¬ 
back is overcome in a house shown below, 
where the porches are carried in 
front of the main line of the 
house. Not only is the view ex¬ 
tended in one more direction, but 
It is no easy matter to design a sleeping-porch 
as an integral part of the mass, yet that is one 
of the most important considerations aside from 
the practical ones 
the amount of light finding its way into the 
porch is considerably increased. This cottage 
also has a north sleeping porch—-so that the 
person occupying the southeast bedroom may 
use either porch at pleasure, according to the 
season of the year or prevailing weather con¬ 
ditions. When the main entrance from the 
house is from the north, as in the house at 
the bottom of page 32 and in the middle of 
page 33, the best arrangement of the porch is 
in the form of a wing with a 
sleeping-porch above the general 
piazza on the first floor. The 
more the house takes the form of 
The first story of the house to the 
right is a good example of turning 
one’s back to the north 
Another type of the sleeping-porch 
home, where the house faces south and has its main first-story porch along the front, 
plan indicates also a north sleeping-porch in the eastern angle 
The second floor 
