Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-14
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B. P. Norton's Farm House.

This fine farm house has now as
sumed shape that will give a person
some idea of what it is be when COM
pleted. The basement contains sew"
eral apartments consisting of dark
cellar for fruits and canned goods, a
large vegetable cellar, a dairy room
about 20x20 feet amply lighted and
will have solid cement floor, a boiler
and engine room, the boiler for furn-
ishing hot water to heat the entire
house, the engine to operate his sepa-
rator and do his churning, large
work room for wash days, and room
for cold storage, the latter about SKIP
feet. The height of the rooms in
basement will be 8 feet. His chin
neys will be made from the finest
quality of 10 inch drain tile, put to-
gether with cement, and encased in
brick walls making it similar in
appearance to ordinary chimneys, the
spaces outside the tile being used for
the purpose of proper ventilation.
The building will not only when COM
pleted show fine taste in its designing
but excellent skill and judgment in
the workmanship. 1t is so situated
that the building will front onto the
east and west and north and south
public roads, the spacious lawn 'front.'
ing it having a walk approaching the
front entrance and drive and car
riage way and entrance which is under
cover. From the number of gables
the place might appropriately be
named as president Welch of the Iowa
Agricultural College named his, The
Gables. And such elegantly designed
and finished ones as these, each differ
ing from the other, the one over the
main entrance when viewed from one
position seeming to be of diamond
form but changing your position of
observation it assumes the form of
cubes. The main floor will contain
the kitchen, pantry, dining room 13x1S
feet with side board and china closet
and will be lighted by large art
window and others. The living room
will be 1SX1S feet beside beautiful
alcove in the northwest corner. The
windows will be Of plate glass, and
will have in the northeast corner an
Aldine fireplace that will be beauty.
Off from this room is the parlor, also
the sleeping room which is as large as
the parlor, from which you pass into
, the bath room and water closets. On
this floor is also large washroom fol
. hired help, with ample arrangements
for comfort. There will be three
flight of stairs from this floor, one
from the living room one from the
dining room and another from the
wash room to the rooms for hiret
help. The doors between the dining
room and the living room, that ani
the parlor, and the large sleeping
} room also will be slide doors thus
upon occasions when needed making
tour rooms virtually one. Next foo
will be divided into sleeping rooms
with a parlor and sleeping room fol-
the daughter in the northwest corner
in the northeast corner a private par
lor and sleeping room for the mothe1
= OF Mrs. Norton; a guests chamber ani
: sleeping room with slide doors be
tween. All the rooms on this foo
: are provided with large closets 70
t clothing and for storing bedding. Th,
third story contains what is demon
mated its sky parlor which is abou
20X35 also room for a tank that hold
: some thirty barrels of water from
I which in case of fire or need, will
S hose the water can be taken to an
e part OF the house. The rooms through
out will be plastered with adaman
which is fireproof and fine as silk
This entire work is under the charg
!, of Capt. r. G. Thomas designer an
j. architect and is a credit to his skill
e and judgment.