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An Ornamental Cottage

The accompanying view, designed for a gardener's cottage, shows a building, small, but very picturesque in appearance. It would be very suitable for a gate-lodge, or a seaside or summer cottage, and would look extremely well among the trees of a camp ground. The living room is of good size, well lighted by a square bay window. The kitchen is well supplied with closets. The second floor contains three bedrooms, very conveniently arranged, and each provided with a closet. The two first floor rooms and the large front bedroom are supplied with open fire-places, the value of which for ventilation is so often overlooked in cheap houses; besides this, there should be ventilating tubes or shafts in the chimney side, with registers opening from each room, thus insuring a good system of ventilation. The roof should be ventilated by openings under the projecting eaves. The estimated cost of this building is from $1,200 to $1,500, according to locality and style of finish.

We make this selection from Bicknell's "Cottage and Villa Architecture," one large quarto volume, 66 plates, including specifications for frame and brick dwellings, price $6.00, where may be found the plans of this design drawn to scale. Half Timbered Cottage. From Atwood's "Country and Suburban Houses." Illustrated with about 150 engravings. Price, $1.50.

Three-Room Cottage. From Reed's "House Plans for everybody." A new work, fully illustrated with many designs and plans, some of very low cost, to which are added careful estimates of materials, labor, etc. Price, $1.50. QUEEN ANNE MANTEL WITH MIRROR.

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BICKNELL & COMSTOCK'S SPECIMEN BOOK OF Fig. 1.-SIDEBOARD. This illustration is taken from a Black-Walnut Sideboard of the Queen Anne period. It is relieved by English tiles above the shelf, and is a very handsome piece of furniture. Fig. 2.-MANTEL. This engraving is from an Ash Mantel, plain, massive and rich. Fig. 3.-NEWEL. Black-Walnut Newel Post, very unique and handsome. FIG. I.

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