Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1894 — MODEL HOUSE PLANS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MODEL HOUSE PLANS.

THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUILDING A HOME. Plans Are Here Presented for Substantial Houses of Effective Design and with Artistic Interiors Ail Ban Modern Convenience#—Erected nt Small Cash A New England Home. This house commands a particularly fine view from both sides and the front. The exterior design is plain, yet picturesque, and at ones gives one an idea of ease and comfort. The roofing over the hall and sitting-

room Is a particularly fine feature, and the elevation of the rear is very striking, the root over porch being a part of the main roof. The interior arrangements are very nice, the hall being spacious, and in )t we have an easy and handsome staircase of plain design, constructed of Georgia pine; the newel extends up to ceiling of first floor, while the other two posts extend up to ceiling of second floor. In all country houses one of the first things to be aimed at Is to secure ample staircases, and juntil a man can afford space.for an easy ascent to a second floor he should stay below; and to-day we find An houses where there 13 no necessity for It, stairs that are little better •than step-ladders, making a pretense of breadth at the bottom with swelled steps, and winding the steps on approaching the floor above, thus making a trap for the old and for the children. The corner fire-place between parlor and dining-room is a feature In-

dulged in to a great extent in these days of economy, sliding-doors and fire-places. The dining-room is a very cheerful room, and the kitchen is reached through a passage also connecting with the side veranda. The pantry

Is lighted with a window placed above the press; each fire-place is furnished with a neat hard-wood mantel, and the hall is finished in Georgia pine, the floor being laid with this material, and finished in natural color. The exterior is painted as follows: Ground, light slate; trimmings, buff, and chamfers, black. Cost, $2,925. The sight of this house in its locality, which is in one of the prettiest towns in New England, is very refreshing, and is greatly in advance of the old styles of rural box architecture to be found there. When people see beautiful things, they very naturally covet them, and they grow discontented in the possession of ugliness. Handsome houses, other things equal, are always the most valuable. They sell the quickest and for the the most money. Builders who feign a blindness to beauty must come to grief. (Copyright by Paljiser, Palliser & Co., N. Y.)

PERSPECT VIE VIEW.

PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR.

PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.