692 The Architectural Review and American Builders' Journal. [May, plastered, and gravel-dashed. Or, they may be formed of boards planed verti- cally, and their joints covered with slats. Another, and a very pretty method of constructing wooden cottages, is to run a string-piece along on a line with the window-sills, and fill the lower section with vertical boarding, as just described, and the upper part, to the eaves, with shingles or slates, having the angles squared off. In the illustrations here given will be found some very convenient arrange- ments of plan. No. 1, is the ground plan of a cottage of moderate dimen- sions, so " broken " as to produce a pleasing effect in. the perspective. Fig. 1. Fig. 2. A, Is the Hall with Staircase. B, The Dining-room. C, The Parlor with bay windows. D, The Kitchen, with egress, under the Stair-landing, to the yard. E, The Pantry off the Dining room. F, The Piazza. No. 2. Gives the same accomodation, but in a very different form. A, The Hall and Staircase. B, The Parlor. C, The Dining-room. D, The Kitchen. B, The Pantry, convenient to both kit- chen and dining-room. There is a back door at the end of the hall, as in the preceding plan. The dining-room in this cottage is a well-lighted and very cheerful apartment. F, Is the Piazza, with its approach and landing. No. 3. Is still another arrangement of the same amount of space. A, Is the Hall, with staircase and back entrance. B, Is the Parlor, with spacious bay-win- dow. This is a uniform and well lighted apartment. C, The Dining-room, off of which is a square vestibule through Fig. 3. which communication is had with the kitchen, hall, and j'ard, and which effec- tually cuts off all disagreeable odors from the cooking department. D, Is the Kitchen, having a back door leading to the yard. E, Is a Pantry off of the kitchen, and F, a Pantiy off of the ves- tibule. G, Is the Porch, with its ap- proach steps.
