Fig. 167.—FRONT ELEVATION OF ROW OF SIX HOUSES.
Fig. 168.—PLAN OF CELLAR.
Fig. 169.—PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR.
Fig. 170.—PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.
DESIGN XL.
CONTIGUOUS HOUSES, COSTING $2,000 EACH.
These designs were prepared for a block of five houses erected last year for Mr. Geo. Storms, facing one of the principal avenues at Bayside, L. I. The entire structure is 90 feet long, running north and south, and occupies half the avenue end of a village ground plot. One end section being a “corner,” has a portion devoted to business purposes, the balance of the building is used exclusively as residences. They are thoroughly furnished with ranges, heaters, pipes for cold and hot water, and gas, and complete sewerage. The desirability of these buildings is proved by the fact that all of them were engaged, and several occupied, before they were fully completed.... Cellars, ([fig. 172].)—Hight of ceilings, 7 feet. Each is well lighted, and has outside entrances from the street and from rear yards. A hall, laundry, and water-closet are floored and otherwise finished off; the balance is unfinished, to be used as a cellar for fuel and vegetables. The Laundry has a set of stationary wash-tubs, with cold and hot water. The Water-closet has an outside door leading from the rear yard, (this is designed to obviate the necessity and unsightliness of the usual out-buildings). The Fire-places shown are left open, and have continuous flues the whole hight of the chimneys. These flues being heated through contact with the upper fires, insures a thorough ventilation of this story.... Elevation ([fig. 171].)—This building appears well from all directions, is imposing in outline, animated in details, and nicely proportioned—the hight agreeing with its breadth; the openings and dressings are changed in each story, to give diversity, the whole being well suited to its very public and prominent situation. The “corner” building has an observatory extending above the main roofs, indicating its terminal position, and adding an agreeable feature of irregularity in the sky-lines. The street end at the rear of the tower has a Mansard roof with two dormers; the opposite end shows a full pediment.... First Story, ([fig. 173].)—Hight of ceilings in four houses, 10 feet. The floor in the corner building is lowered 2½ feet, making that part 12½ feet in the clear. A hall, parlor, dining-room, and kitchen, are finished in each of the four houses, and a store, kitchen, and entry, in the corner building. Each of the parlors has a large bay-window, and is divided from the dining-room by sliding-doors. The Dining-rooms have two closets each. The Kitchens are conveniently arranged with closets, ranges, boilers, and sinks. The Store is fair-sized, has a double door entrance from the avenue, and has a wide stairway leading directly from it to the cellar. The Kitchen at the rear is for the use of the parties doing business in the store. The Family Entrance to the corner building is from the street at the side.... Second Story, ([fig. 174].)—Hight of ceilings, 9 feet. The divisions in this story are similar in each of the five buildings, and consist of a hall, two large and two small rooms, and the necessary closets. The room over the store is used as a parlor. One of the small rooms in each house is fitted as a bath-room. The Stairs leading to the attics are placed above the main flights, with a door at the foot of each.... Attic, ([fig. 175].)—The Attic of the corner building is partitioned off, and finished as shown, with ceilings 9 feet high, and has an inclosed stairway leading to the observatory. The latter is 7 feet square in the clear, and is also finished. Each of the four adjoining attics are plastered on their sides, but have no partitions.... Construction.—The Excavations are made in the earth for the corner building, to the depth of 5½ feet—and for the others, 3 feet. The foundations are of 8-inch brick work. The frame is of sawed, seasoned timber. The main division walls between the houses are deafened, by filling with pale brick and mortar, “laid flat.” The sidings are of clear pine clap-boards, laid on rolled sheathing. The Mansard Roofs for front, one end, rear, and the tower, are slated; all other roofs are tinned. The interior walls and ceilings of the two full stories are hard-finished on two coats of brown mortar; the balance is white-finished on one coat of “laid off” brown mortar. The halls, parlors, dining-rooms, and store, have stucco cornices and centers in each, and the openings to the bay windows are arched and moulded. Marble mantles are put in the principal rooms, and marble shelves and stucco trusses are put in the large bed-rooms. Fire-place heaters are put in the parlors, with pipes connecting them with registers in the second story. The bath-tubs and water-closets are cased with black walnut.... To give an exact idea of the plumber’s work, the specification used as a guide in its introduction is herewith given.—Plumbing:
There must be a hopper water-closet and a wash-tub with three apartments put in each basement. A No. 2 range, with elevated oven, and water-back; a 30-gallon oval-topped copper boiler of Croton pressure strength, resting on an iron Lockwood Stand, and an 18 × 30-inch iron sink in each kitchen; a bath-tub, 5 feet long, lined with planished copper; a wash-stand, with 14-inch bowl, marble-top and wall plates; a pan water-closet, with bowl, pull, and crank attachments; and a tank, 1½ × 1½ × 3 feet, lined with sheet lead, in each bath-room. All supply pipes to be of galvanized iron, of the following sizes: The main of 1½-inch, 93 feet long, laid in the cellar bottom below the foundation walls, near the rear chimneys, one end to extend outside the building for street connections. Branches of ¾-inch leading from the main supply to the tank, with secondary branches leading to the hopper-closet, wash-tubs, and sink. All other water-pipes to be of lead, as follows: For cold water leading from the tank, to the bath-tub, water-closet, and boiler; and for hot water leading from the boiler, to the sink, wash-tubs, and bath-tubs, of A ⅝-inch; for connections between the water-back and boiler of AA ¾-inch; and for wash-stands of A ½-inch. The water and hopper closets are to have traps of 4-inch, lead, connecting them with the soil pipe. Ventilating pipes of 2-inch tin, to lead from the 4-inch traps to above the roof, and have cone-shaped covers set 2 inches above their openings. The soil pipes to be of 4-inch iron, and lead from the second floor to the tile drains at the rear and below the cellar bottom. Waste pipes to be of 1½-inch, with traps, all of lead, leading from the bath-tub, wash-bowl, sink, and wash-tubs, to the soil pipe. Brass lever “stop and waste” cocks must be put in the branch supply pipes near the basement floors, and in the pipes leading from the tank to the boiler. A “Fuller’s” Tank Regulator to be connected with the supply pipe leading to the tank. A “Sediment” cock must be attached to empty the boilers, with pipes leading to the waste pipes of the sinks. Finished brass ⅝ “compression” cocks, with flanges, and thimbles, must be provided for the sinks and wash-tubs, and similar cocks, silver-plated, for the bath-tubs; plated swing cocks for the wash-stands. Self-acting compression cocks must be put in the connections with the hopper closets. Plugs, with chains, must be put in each wash-tub and bowl, and trap-screws put in all traps. Finally, all to be properly connected, in a substantial and workman-like manner, and warranted one year, with ordinary use.