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Identifier: SBReedCottagehousesforvillageandcountryhomes0001 (find matches)
Title: Cottage houses for village and country homes
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: S. B. Reed
Subjects: house plans -- books domestic architecture designs and plans cottages
Publisher: Orange Judd Co.
Contributing Library: JD Collection
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e railings of open work. A square-angled bay-window projects in front, with chamferedwork, below the sashes. The cornices, gables, belt,courses, etc., are tastefully arranged, giving oppor-tunity for the proper distribution of shades in painting.. . . . Cellar.—It is of the size and shape of the mainhouse section, as shown in fig. 22. Its hight is 6/2 feet;it has an outside entrance under the stoop, and is lightedby three windows. The kitchen is supported by piers,and the spaces between are enclosed with boarding . . . ♦ FOE, VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. 31 First Story (fig. 21).—Hight of ceiling 9 feet. Tliefront entrance opens from the veranda to a vestibule, andfrom it to the parlor and dining-room. The parlor ispleasantly arranged with a bay-window in front, andsingle windows in two of its sides, giving views in threedirections. The chimney is placed directly oppositethe bay-window. Suitable spaces are allowed along thewalls for the furniture usually required in such an apart-
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Fl£. 20.—SI1>E ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE. ment. If desired, a door may be put in, opening a pas-sage-way from the parlor to the dining-room. The sit-ting-room lias windows in three of its sides, and doorsleading to the dining-room, kitchen, and a closet. Thedining-room has two windows on one side and connectswith the kitchen, two closets, and the cellar stairs.(Should this room be made a chamber, as before sug-gested, then the space under the main stairs may be usedas a closet). The kitchen has three windows, with out-looks in two directions, an open fire-place, a sink, doorleading to the outside rear stoop, and a kitchen pantry ; 32 COTTAGE HOUSES the latter is of good size, has one window, and isthoroughly shelved. This pantry arrangement is anecessity in a New England house, as in such an apart*
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