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A ROOMY, HOMELIKE FARMHOUSE FOR LOVERS OF PLAIN AND WHOLESOME COUNTRY LIFE
Published i The Craftsman, Marc!,, 1909.
BOTH in exterior seeming and in interior arrangement and finish, this building is essentially a farmhouse —not of the comfortless type that we have been accustomed to of late years, but one that is reminiscent of earlier days, when a farmhouse was in very truth the homestead and as such was large, substantial, comfort-able and inviting. The design is very simple, with clapboarded or shingled walls and a broad sheltering roof, the straight sweep of which is broken by a large dormer on either side. The wide veranda in front is recessed, forming a sheltered porch that could be used for much outdoor life. The windows as suggested here are all casements, those on the upper story being protected from the weather by the broadly overhanging roof and the lower ones sheltered by hoods. At the front of the house the dormer is extended to form a good-sized sleeping porch and at the back it accommodates the bathroom.
As the general effect of the house is broad and low, it is fitting that very little of the foundation should
VIEW SHOWING PORCH, DORMER AND SLEEPING BALCONY.
be visible. A far better effect is given if no attempt is made to establish too strict a grade line, as the house seems to fit the
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FRONT