Image from page 148 of “Our farm and building book.” (1915)
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Identifier: OurFarmAndBuildingBook
Title: Our farm and building book.
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: William A. Radford
Subjects: farm buildings — catalogs agricultural buildings barns house plans
Publisher: Radford Architectural Company
Contributing Library: MBJ collection
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First Floor Flan. Second Floor Plan. house is designed. This one is inperfect harmony with itself. The largeoctagon bay in front, and also the oneat the side seem to go naturally withthe shape of the roof. Nicely arranged small residences togo on a narrow lot are scarce. Thisdesign measures only 24 feet in width.The length is 31 feet 6 inches. On thefirst floor are four good rooms; sittingroom and dining room opening together,conveniently arranged kitchen, and asmall down-stairs bedroom with clothescloset. This is a snug home for cold climates,as the front porch is so well protected,and the vestibule keeps the cold airfrom the entrance out of the sittingroom. There is no reason for giving up thebest part of a house to the stairway.Here the stairs are placed at the rear.They go up from the dining room, whichis handy and desirable in a house ofthis size. On the second floor arethree good sized bedrooms, bathroom,and six clothes closets.
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Seven-room gambrel roof dwelling. Size, 24 by 31 feet 6 inches. First story sided; gable ends and roofs shingled.We can furnish complete set of blueprinted working plans and typewritten specifications for only .00 per set.Blue prints consist of basement plan; roof plan; first and second floor plans; front, rear, two side elevations; wallsections and all necessary interior details. Specifications consist of twenty-two pages of typewritten matter. Askfor Design No. 6542L. 144 OUR FARM AND BUILDING BOOK A Seven-Room Gambrel RoofResidence A well designed little home structurethat gives a big value for its cost isthe seven-room gambrel roof framedwelling illustrated. A paneling effecthas been worked out for the sides ofthis house that gives it a rather unusualappearance. Little touches of this kindcan, of course, be used or omitted, justas the builder prefers. When handledneatly, they often add considerable tothe attractiveness of a building. In thisinstance, the paneling harmonizes very
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