Plates [V], [VI] and [VII], give designs for slightly larger cottages, with three rooms on the first floor. The roofs are boldly treated, and in Plate [V] we see the picturesque effect obtained by an exterior chimney. This design also shows an effective treatment of windows in the sitting-room, and a broad low veranda covered by a continuation of the main roof. Designs [VI] and [VII] are two six-room cottages very compactly planned; the exteriors show clapboards on the first-story, and shingles above.
Plate [VIII] gives a cottage without a kitchen (there is space for it if desired), which may be built in connection with a hotel. This is becoming a favorite way of living during the summer, the inmates of the cottage taking their meals at the hotel, and thus much of the trouble of housekeeping is avoided. Several of the plans in this book could be used in a similar way; the space for kitchen devoted to other uses or omitted entirely. In this plan the two rooms on the first floor open into each other, making practically one large airy apartment, which, with the shady veranda in front, is an arrangement well adapted for warm weather.
In Plate [IX] we have a small seven-room house. The sitting-room has a large fire-place with seats at the side, screened by an arch or transom, and making a pleasant little nook.
Plate [X] is a design of a picturesque cottage which shows in plan a nearly square hall with a fire-place, opening into a broad piazza. At a little extra expense the small bed-room on the second floor could be made wider, or a bath-room added to advantage.
The plan of Plate [XI] provides an entrance hall or vestibule, which will be of special use if the house is occupied in winter. The side door opens into the end of the main hall, and the arrangement of rooms is well studied. The overhanging gables have a bold effect, and the materials used are the same as in nearly all the preceding designs.
Plate [XII] gives plans and elevations for a house, the first story of which is to be built of stone—the second of wood. The stone is irregularly laid, the rough surface contrasting well with the shingles above. The plan provides for six good-sized rooms with plenty of closets.
In Plate [XIII] we have a house planned so that the two main rooms on each floor are exposed on three sides, an arrangement which, if the size and shape of the lot permits, is good for a summer residence. The treatment of exterior also indicates this use.
Plate [XIV] gives a design for a seven-room cottage, with a wide hall and a bath-room. The kitchen is conveniently placed, both in regard to the dining-room and front door. The balcony in the second story adds to the exterior effect by giving more shadow to the front.
Plate [XV] is a design for a sea-side cottage. The hall is so arranged that the stairs are screened, thus making a little vestibule. The dining-room and parlor are only divided by an arch, and may be separated by a portière or thrown into one large room, while the veranda gives the shade so desirable at the sea-shore.
Plate [XVI] shows a picturesque house broadly treated. The second story overhangs the first, covering the piazza. The rooms are large and of good proportion, and each bed-room has its closet.