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Show IT WILL M $6000. A Well Arranged And Attractive Farm House Designed By A Well Known Architect. FE0NT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS. Plans of the First and Second Stories A Comfortable and Handsome Hand-some House. THIS building was designed to meet tho requirements of a well to do farmer, and as will be seen, lhe plan is in general outlines almost that of a rectangle, rect-angle, which in itself involves u ilillicuit problem to secure a picturesque effect. The first story contains a spacious reception re-ception hall, a feature quite essential iu a modern design. At the left of the reception hall is the parlor, separated by sliding doors both from tho hall KlraS'T E' TVATIOX. and dining room at the back, so that the three rooms may all lie thrown in one at pleasure. A large bay window projects from the side of the dining room with four windows, giving abundant light to the room, as well as adding an attractive feature feat-ure to the extorior of the building. Separated from the dining room by a large pantry is the kitchen, with range, sink, dresser, back stairs, cellar stairs and laundry complete; china closet for dining room, back porch, and outside cellar stuirs inclosed within the building, thus shelter SIDE ELEVATION. ing the steps from the storms, with a wood shed at the back connected with the house by an inclosed passage. A broad veranda with a projecting porch with two sets of steps ascending from each side, which, with the turned parts of tho veranda, newels, rails and balusters, give a very pretty effect to the front. In the second story are four large chambers, cham-bers, with closets, bathroom, staircase, hall and the necessary passages, with open Btoirs to attic. In the attic are two bedrooms, bed-rooms, with an open garret for storing trunks, etc. In this open garret is placed the tank, directly above the bathroom. For supplying the fixtures with water the tank is filled with water from a well in the yard by means of a force pump. I Wo oat Sked. I 1 I I I Uuttaru f T Lud " ProrY Ricestfon HsU. r i A Viirsndsfi. If FIItST STOUT. The foundation walls are of hard brick, 12 inches thick, laid up in lime and cement mortar. The cellar is 7 feet in depth, with a concrete floor. The building above the foundation walla is of wood, the framing timber of dry spruce. The side walls are sheathed with tongued and grooved spruce, then covered with sheathing paper and clapboarded with 0 inch clear white pine beveled siding,, laid. H inches to the weather. The roofs are covered with best quality Maine black slate. The roof is hipped and broken so as to secure a picturesque pict-uresque effect. The gables of the dormers are half timbered, with the spaces filled In with Portland cement. The chimneys above roof are built of pressed brick, neatly paneled, as indicated in drawing. The walls are hard finished on two casts of lime mortar. The floors are of yellow pine; all woodwork of first story of ash: second story and attic whitewood painted two coatfl. The fireplaces are pro video with open grates for burning wood or coaL Cntmb i B4 Room, 1 I stfcu i'iili, BCasmber. W i ICt.J Bed Room. secostb rrorrr. The building is provided with a fumaes for heating all main rooms of first and oond stories. The hardware of fir euiry is of broaze: second story and atue BerUa bronte. The building was redPJ |