Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13

The house contains ten rooms and
bath, six bedrooms providing sleep
ing accommodations for at least that
many persons. Five of the bedrooms
are on the second floor and one on
the first floor.
The front entrance door opens into
a hall 4 by 10 feet. To the left
is the front stairway. and at the
right through double glazed doors Is
the living room. Being the gathering.
place Of the family, this room Is
large, II by Is feet. At one end il
an open fireplace with spaces for
built-in bookcases on either side.
The dining room is Immediately
back of the living room through an
open double doorway. This room is
II by IL feet, but It's straight lines
are broken by the bay window, which
forms an alcove 2 by 8 feet, prOvid-
ing q place for either q long wall
seat. or flowers.
Many convsnleness In Kitchen.
Connecting with the dining room IL
the kitchen, 1Oh by 10 feet. Here
every convenience IL provided for.
Beside the door leading to the dining
room liz the sink. Adjoining Il and
running around the full length of
the outside wall and part Of the rear
wall Is work table. On either side
Of the window Is a wall case. Thus
does the kitchen worker have every
thing needed ut hand. On the kitch-
en-, at the rear, In q large pantry,
also equipped with work table and
shelves. Here IL located the Ice chest,
with an opening to the back porch.
from which II may be iced.
Another door from the kitchen
leads to the rear hall. Here are the
back stairs, toilet, and Mushroom,
with plumbing fixtures. The entrance
to the Mushroom IL from the back
porch. 11h by 8 feet.
Thus It will be seen that . person
can come In at the rear door. wash.
and 60 either upstairs, or to the
dining room without passing through
the kitchen, which In many houses.
In fact most farm houses, Ia 4 CON-
bined kitchen and passageway. At
the end Of this back hall toward the
front Of the house Ii q bedroom, 1Oh
BY 10 feet.
The front stairs lead to . hallway,
which extends to the center Of the
house and then to the back. At the
front are two bedrooms, one 10 by
on feet, the other 1Oh by 10 feet.
The two bedrooms In the center Of
the house are 1Oh BY Is feet and
1Oh by 10 feet. The rear bedroom
IL 10h feet square.
At the head Of the rear stairs Ii
the bathroom and toilet, two separate
rooms. The former H. exceptionally
large and provides Z dressing a. well
as q bath room.
Closets Are Numerous.
Closets are numerous In this house.
Downstairs there IL . large coat
closet at the end Of the front entrance
hall. There are two more closets In
the ilrst-floor bedroom. Each room
upstairs also has q closet
4AAS - q OuUDtoud0A AVAAsV kAS0k
will appeal especially to the farmer
who Is considering building new
house. There are no frills about Il,
yet It Is an attractive appearing house
and one In which all the modern farm
conveniences. running hot and cold
water, electric light and sewage ~
tenn can be installed. A. the mod
ern farm now has q power. pumping
| and electric system, the cost Of put
ding these conveniences In the house
will be small. but they win add
much to keeping the boy and sfri
on the farm and making the work n
the house ~ easy A. II now II II
the modernly equipped barn.
| A consultation with the local build
er and lumber and material dealer
win. soon disclose the cost Of such
| ! home. either n town o. - ~
farm.