Fig. 119.—PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.
Fig. 120.—CORNICE, GUTTER, AND BARGE-BOARDS.
DESIGN XXIX.
A HOUSE COSTING $3,100.
These plans were designed for a summer residence near Toms River, N. J. They are especially adapted to situations where the more pleasant views are to the rear, making it desirable to have the principal rooms on that side of the house.... Exterior, ([fig. 121].)—The Swiss-like style is due to its bold roofs, wide projections, and rustic details of finish, there being no attempt at architectural display.... First Story, ([fig. 122].)—The Hall, which is unusually large, is entered from the front porch through double doors, contains the main stairs, and communicates with the library, parlor, dining-room, and a passage leading to the kitchen. A Closet is finished under the stairs opening from the passage. The Library is nearly square, with openings in the center of each of its four sides, and is divided from the parlor by large folding-doors. The Parlor is of good dimensions, has large windows opening to the floor, and leading to the piazza. The Piazza is 12 feet wide, affording shade and ample protection from storms, and may be used in pleasant weather to enlarge the capacity of the parlor. The Dining-room is entered from the main hall, and communicates through the pantry with the kitchen. The Kitchen has windows front and rear, giving a good circulation of air, and is furnished with a range, boiler, sink, and pump, connected with the necessary piping, with supply from the cistern. Private stairways lead to the second story, and to the cellar; the necessary pantries are provided. The one-story Addition is divided into three parts, making a work-room or shed, inclosing the well, a servant’s bed-room, and a store-pantry.... Second Story, ([fig. 123].)—This story contains a hall, five good-sized chambers, seven closets, and a bath-room. The hall has nine doors leading to the several apartments, two stair landings, and a window, while it occupies but little space. The Bath-room has a bath-tub, seat-closet, and pipes for cold and hot water.... Attic, ([fig. 124].)—A hall and two chambers are finished in this story. The stairs leading to it are inclosed, and have a door at the foot. The hall is lighted by a dormer window in one end. At the opposite end a door leads to the space under the wing-roof, where the tank is placed, immediately above the bath-room.... Construction.—The hight of the cellar is 6½ feet, of the first story 10½ feet, of the second story 8 feet, of the attic 7 feet. The foundations are of brick-work, and show two feet above the final grades. The chimneys are of brick-work, and have six open fire-places, with hearths to each, adapted to the use of either wood or coal fuel. The plastering is “hard-finish” on two coats of brown mortar. Stucco cornices and centers, of simple design, are put in the first story of the main house. Marble shelves with stucco truss-supports are put above each fire-place. A well and cistern are included in the estimate. The depth of the former is put at 30 feet, as the average. To avoid the danger of the caving in of the sides while digging, it is best to make the excavation 4½ ft. square (not circular, as is usually really done.) Rough planks, 4½ feet long, with their ends notched half way across, are slid in to lock with each other closely against the banks, as the excavation proceeds, making this part of the work perfectly safe in any kind of earth. The depth of the well should be sufficient to secure at least four feet of spring water. Of course it would be impracticable to lay the brick-work under water that depth, and therefore a circular curb 3 feet 3 inches in diameter, and 6 feet long (inside measure) must be made of ordinary boards, with an interior 4-inch timber rim at the bottom, and let down into the well as soon as water is reached. The rim forms the foundation of the brick-work. After laying a few courses around, say to the hight of one or two feet, their added weight will force them (curb and all) downwards under the water as fast as the depth is increased. The clear inside diameter, when finished, is 2 feet 10 inches; the top courses of brick, to the depth of 3 feet, should be laid in cement mortar; all others laid “dry.” The Cistern is constructed entirely of brick and cement mortar, in the earth; 7 feet across, and 8 feet deep in the clear. The frame of the house is of spruce timber, siding of clear pine, beveled clapboards, laid on sheathing-felt. Roofing of cedar shingles, laid “three thick” on spruce lath. The cornices have projections of two inches for each foot of their hight from the ground, which is appropriate for buildings of this character, and is double that of the usual styles. These projections are ceiled underneath with tongued and grooved boards, and bracketed with chamfered timber trusses. Openings are made through the gable cornices to allow for the escape of heated air from under the roof. The flooring is of 9-inch tongued and grooved spruce plank. All windows above the cellar have 1½-inch sash, and outside blinds. Doors are panelled and moulded. The inside trimmings are quite plain, single moulded, with bold members. The upper frame-work of the piazza is left exposed on the underside, and is neatly dressed and chamfered. The first-story stairs are strongly constructed of pine, with newel, rail, and balusters of black walnut.
Estimate of materials and labor:
Fig. 121.—ELEVATION OF FRONT OF HOUSE.