Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1895 — MODEL $4,000 HOUSE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MODEL $4,000 HOUSE.

6uch a One aa la Here Described Would Adorn Any Neighborhood. It may be truly said that the owner who builds a house of good design confers a substantial benefit upon the community in which he lives as well as upon himself. Such a house shines like a star, lighting up the whole neighborhood, Inspiring confidence, stimulating

industries, and often showing the way to prosperity. Particularly does the light shining from a new house disclose eligible building sites that were never dreamed of before. Following will be found a brief description of the residence design illustrating this article: Size of structure: Front (width), 34 feet; depth, 51 feet 6 inches. Height of story: Cellar, 7 ft; first story, 9 ft. 6 In.; second story, 8 ft 10 in.; attic, 7 ft 6 in. Materials for exterior walls: Foundations, stone and brick; first story, clapboards; second story, shingles; gable, shingles and panels; roof, shingles. Interior finish: Hard, white plaster throughout; plaster cornices and centers In hall, parlor, sitting and dining room; oak trim in hall and dining-room; Georgia pine trim in second story; white pine in remainder of house; main stairs oak; mantels to cost $80; stained glass in staircase window; house piped for gas. Exterior colors: All clapboards, light brown;

trim, water table, corner boards, casings, cornices, bands, veranda posts and rails, dark seal brown; front door finished with hard oil, all other outer doors and outside blinds painted a dark seal brown; rain water conductors, dark seal brown; gables dark buff, with dark seal brown panels; sashes dark buff; veranda floors dark brown; veranda ceiling varnished natural color; panel work in first and second stories, dark and brown for stiles and rails and light brown for panels; side wall shingles, buff; roof shingles, dark brown. All shingles should be dipped \n stain before laying and have a good brush coat applied after laying. Accommodations: The principal rooms and their sizes, closets, etc., are shown by the floor plans printed herewith; besides these, there are two rooms and a hall finished in the attic, and there is a cellar under the whole house. The combination of front and back stairs economizes space. There is a coat and hat closet in the hall and a closet containing a wash basin under the main stairs. Stationary tubs and sink in the kitchen and a large pantry adjoining. The lobby entrance to the kitchen from the back porch has a recess for an ice box. By inclosing the balcony with net ting an open-air resort is provided that will be proof against mosquitoes and

other insects. Cost: Built as described, for all localities where prices for materials and labor are about the same as those of New York, $3,300; built with brick walls in. place of frame, $4,000. Copyright, 1895.

$4,000 COTTAGE.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN.