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         A LARGE NORTHERN FARM-HOUSE.
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the habits of the family than by any peculiar property
of the room.  Parlor has the most domestic sound,
and probably ought to be preferred in all houses below
the grade of a fashionable villa.
  On the right of the hall we have D, 18 by 18 feet,
which may be considered as a sort of better sitting-
room, in which a moderate company may be entertained
without opening the parlor.   E, also 18 by 18 feet, is
intended for the family sitting-room, and may be used
for a dining-room when there is company present.
F, 18 by 18 feet, is the living-room or family dining-
room; and G, 18 by 16 feet, is the kitchen.   An out-
building should be here attached, but the size of the
plate would not admit its being shown.       From the
living-room a flight of private stairs communicates
with a lobby on a level with the half-pace of the main
stairs, and the second floor of the back building.
  Fig. 108 shows the divisions of the chamber floor.
K is the hail; L, chambers, all having good closets;
  a dressing-room; and N, a bed-room.        The bath-
room adjacent is to be supplied with water from a
tank in the loft.  By means of a circulating boiler
attached to the kitchen range a supply of warm
water can be constantly had for bathing purposes, and
is equally desirable in carrying on the culinary opera-
tions.
  CoNsTRucTIoN.-This house is intended to be rough-
cast on a rough walling of brick or stone.   The great
projection of the roof is particularly favorable to this
treatment of the exterior.  Outside blinds are a very
valuable item in the finish of this house; but these
are seldom shown in drawings on a small scale, as
they detract from the appearance of the picture,