_a_, Entry. _b_, Stairs. _c_, Parlor, 16 by 20 feet. _d_, Kitchen, 14 by 14 feet. _e_, Store-closet. _f_, Pantry. _g_, Sinkroom. _h_, Closet. _i, i_, Fireplaces. _n_, Cellar door. _o_, Oven. _y_, Furnace. _z_, Sink.
_a_, Stairs. _b_, Passage. _c, c, c_, Bedrooms. _d, d, d, d_, Closets. _e, e_, Fireplaces. _f_, Nursery. _g_, Room for young children.]
The plans, shown in Fig. 23 and 24, are designed for families, where most domestic labor is to be done without the aid of domestics. The parlor, _c_, is for a sitting-room, and for company. The room, _d_, is the eating-room; where, also, the ironing and other nicer family work can be done. In the small room, _g_, either an oven and boiler, or a cooking-stove, can be placed. The elevation, shown in Fig. 25, is designed for the front of this house.
Figures 27 and 28, are plans of a two-story house, on a larger scale, with a concealed staircase, for front and back use. The elevation, Fig. 26, is designed for this plan.
_b, b_, Entry. _c_, Stairs. _d_, Parlor, 16 by 20 feet. _e_, Dining-room, 15 by 16 feet. _f_, Kitchen, 15 by 16 feet. _g, g, g_, Closets. _h_, Store-closet. _i_, Back entry. _j_, Pantry. _k, k, k_, Fireplaces. _x_, Cellar stairs.]
_a, a, a, a_, Bedrooms. _b_, Stairs. _c, c, c_, Closets. _d_, Passage. _e, e, e_, Fireplaces. _y_, Garret stairs.]
_b_, Entry. _c_, Parlor, 17 by 17 feet. _d_, Dining-room, 13 by 15 feet. _e_, Parlor or Bedroom, 17 by 17 feet. _f_, Kitchen, 19 by 17 feet. _g_, Stairs. _h_, Store-closet. _i, i, i_, Closets. _n, n, n, n_, Fireplaces. _o_, Folding-doors. _p_, Pegs for over-garments. _z_, Cellar stairs.]
_a, a, a, a, a_, Bedrooms. _b_, Stairs. _c_, Passage. _d, d, d, d_, Closets. _e, e, e, e_, Fireplaces.]
Figures 29 and 30, are plans for a larger house, which can have either of the elevations, Fig. 25 or 26, adapted to it. These also have a concealed staircase, for front and back use. If a nursery, or bedroom, is wished, on the ground-floor, the back parlor, _e_, can be taken; in which case, the closets, _i_, _i_, are very useful. To prevent noise from reaching the front parlor, two sets of folding-doors, each side of the passage, _o_, could be placed. With this arrangement, these rooms could be used, sometimes as two parlors, opening into each other, by folding doors, and at other times, as a nursery and parlor. In this plan, the storeroom, _h_, and china-closet, _i_, between the kitchen and eating-room, are a great convenience.