The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-24

of financial expenditure. As rule
these moderate priced houses are bull
on the straight up and down" plan
with square front and gable or slopinl
roof Sometimes it is possible tc
break away from the conventional
however. The design here presented
shows a house that can be duplica
ted for $2,7oo The house was bull
as a home for the architect who
planned it-J. Sarsfeld Kennedy ot
Temple Bar, Brooklyn-and is loca
ted on East Sixteenth street, Flatbush
Two features will Immediately com
mend themselves to the student ot
home building-the broad veranda anc
the circular bay. The veranda covers
the front of the house as we'll as hall
Of one side 1t has width of about
nine feet, high ceiling with sloping
roof, and is closed-shingled on the
outside. A more ideal place for the
hanging Of a couple of hammocks or
the placing of a summer luncheon
table cannot we'll be imagined. 1t is
very roomy and even the little people
i'll the house can here be provided for
with swings, etc.
A Seven-Foot Cellar.
Beginning at the foundation, the
cellar has a seven-foot depth, while the
ceiling on the first floor is nine feet
six, and on the second floor nine feet.
In the cellar are located the ordinary
cellar fixtures to be found in every
house, besides hot water heater. a
hot air heater may be substituted,
which would save $I5o in the cost of
the heating apparatus. The walls are
of field stone, hammer dressed, and
are of the regulation thickness of
eighteen inches.
Resting on this is the superstructure
Of hemlock siding, paper sheathed and
clapboarded except on the bay. The
latter is shingled in order to avoid the
making, by hand, of special clapboards
at considerable additional expense. AS
will be seen by the photograph of the
elevation, the second story of the
house is also shin9led.
Entrance to the third floor is in the
center, with library to the right of the
hall, stairway, kitchen, etc, in the
rear. while on the left is the parlor in
the bay and back of that the dining
room.
The general finish on this floor is
oak-all the interior trim being de-
tailed by the architect shows beautiful
lines-plain, filled, oiled, vanished
and rubbed down dull The lack of
gingerbread moulding and base gives
an air of substantial solidity. Under
the staircase a little cosy nook seat,
with an abundance of sofa pillows and
cushions, makes comfortable as well
as attractive resting place.
Parlor and Dining Room.
In the parlor, cornerwise from the
entrance from the hall, is a handsome
oak mantel with carved and fluted COL
umns and mirror. An. open hearth
fireplace, with artistic tiling, lends a
feeling of cheerfulness, and at the same
time is a potent factor in the ventila-
ton of the room. A plain green bur
lap wall covering with cornice and pic
ture moulding, in connection with
water-colored ceiling, harmonizes well
with the dark finish Of the oak
The walls of the dining-room are
covered to the chair rail with a deep
green burlap, the wall above is fin
ished in rich red burlap to the pic
ture moulding. This intersects deep
frieze in ornamental Renaissance de-
tail which meets the ceiling, the latter
being in imitation of grained oak
the whole making pleasing contrast
with the color scheme of the parlor
The entrance hall leads back
through a handsome grilled arch to
the stairway, which has double turn,
with large window on the first land
ing. A feature of the hall is large
closet at the rear directly opposite the
front entrance-the door to the closet
being furnished with a full-length
mirror, giving an appearance of great
depth of perspective to the hall.
Turned spindles and panels make an
effective set-off to the stairway.
A hard maple floor, with plain pine
woodwork and castings, oiled and var
nished, is used in the kitchen Here
are also the white enamelled sink, hot
water tank for range, cupboards, clos
cts, outside entrance to yard, etc, the
pantry being at the extreme end of
the kitchen and connecting with the
dining-room by passageway. This
passageway, connecting by double
swinging doors, acts as an air lock
and keeps from the dining-room the
Objectionable odors from the cooking
in the kitchen
The Second Floor.
On the second floor. the sleeping
rooms are four in number. The ideal
one is located in the circular bay Here
FIVE windows give air and light; and,
besides ample room for the bed, there
is also sufficient space for little sew
ing room in the circular part With
daintily, but inexpensively, papered
walls and tinted ceiling, with rug
or two on the Georgia pine floor, and
a few easy chairs in the bay, the whole
ensures feeling of rest for the wear
led home buyer at night and most