Architecture, Domestic -- United States -- Designs and plans; Farmhouses -- United States -- Designs and plans
A work-porch addition beside the kitchen and living room, between the
windows, would provide a place for laundry work and for hanging outer
wraps. A bathroom might be built by enclosing a portion of the front
porch and enlarging the window to make a doorway from the hall. If
desired, a third bedroom could be added at the end of the living room.
[Illustration: COMPLETED HOUSE]
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN]
[37] Prepared by Bernhard Dirks for the department of agricultural
engineering, Massachusetts State College.
PLAN 6507,[38] FOR THE NORTH
Floor areas: Superstructure, original house, 380 square feet; with
first addition 600 square feet. Porches and entrances, 50 square feet.
Cellar, first unit 380 square feet; with addition 600 square feet.
Plan 6507 is intended for snowy sections, and the first-floor is
purposely raised above the winter snow level. The house can be built in
either one or two stages.
No partition divides the kitchen and living room, which permits
heating the house with the kitchen range in mild weather. It also aids
ventilation in summer and facilitates serving of meals in the living room.
The steps to the cellar are outside the house, protected by a storm door.
There is ample space in the cellar for laundry and storage. A cistern
under the kitchen provides soft water.
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN AND COMPLETED HOUSE]
[38] Prepared by S. A. Witzel for the department of agricultural
engineering, University of Wisconsin.
[Illustration: COMPLETED HOUSE]
PLAN 6508,[39] FOR THE NORTHWEST
Floor areas: Superstructure, first stage 385 square feet; second stage
605 square feet; third stage 755 square feet. Porches and steps, first
stage 20 square feet; second and third stages 70 square feet.
This house is designed for the minimum requirements of beginners on the
land, the first portion being 16 by 24 feet outside. It may either be
enlarged for a permanent dwelling or later used as a service building.
The bedroom is ample in size, but the living room, because it must also
be used temporarily as a kitchen and dining room, will be crowded. This
unit may be made 18 feet instead of 16 feet wide. Later the kitchen and
a small bedroom may be added at the rear of the first unit, with a side
porch off the kitchen. The door between the kitchen and living room will
then be changed to the right of the chimney, and a narrow hall taken off
the rear of the front bedroom.
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN]
If an additional bedroom is desired, it can be added to the left of
the bathroom, making the third stage for this house. The closet in the
kitchen should be removed and a door cut through to allow easy access
from the kitchen to the bath and bedrooms. The bedroom closets must be
rearranged to allow for these changes.
[Illustration: COMPLETED HOUSE]
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN]
[39] Prepared by R. A. Deal and W. W. DeNeff for the department of
agricultural engineering, State College of Washington.
PLAN 6509,[40] FOR THE SOUTH
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