Here's A Near Home

(Copyrighted 1895.) i EYOND THE "fire limits" and in the outsklrts o! many large cities, a large number of new houses ars built o f w o o d. Equal accommodations are thus secured for an expenditure of 20 per cent less than if built of stone. With the walls "back plastered" or filled with some substance like mineral wool, a frame house is warm and si;bstantisl, and whc-re it does not suffer by coniparison with too many neighbora of brick and stone, it presents an excellent appearance. Below fl'ill be found a somcvrhat detailed description of the design illustrated in this article. Sizc of struoture: Width, 20 feet; depth, 35 feet, not including veranda and porcb.. Materiala for exterior walls: Foundation, bricli walls; first story, clapboards; second story, also clapboarüs; roof, tin. Heighth of stories: Basement, 8 feet: first story, 11 feet; second story, 9 feet 6 inches. Sizes of rooms shown by thf floor plans. Special features: A neat and attractive exterior, with compact, well-arranged plans. No fireplaces or other expensive features. The plumbing of the bathroom costa but f30, is supplied with cold water only. This is preferred by some to no bathroom at all but among the recently invented appliance their is a small metal water reservoir with gas or oil heating attaohment, that can be placed at one end of the bath tub, which answers very well for hot water supply. The plumbing for a regular hot water supply would cost some $75 additional. Fixtures and plumbing for a water closet for which there is space in the bathroom, would cost in the neighborhood of $100 additional. A small family may use the living room as a bed room and let the whole or part of the upper floor The side entrance facilitates this object. The income from the upper floor would be sufficient to pay a fair interest on the whole cost.