A home for all; or, The gravel wall and octagon mode of building .. (1854)
Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 97
ows us to havethe basement story mostly above ground, which enables us toconvert the whole of the room inclosed by the foundation to somogood use, instead of, as by the old plan, wasting all but a twenty-feet square hole, which is less than a third of the 1,218 squarofeet, inclosed by a… … THE OCTAGON BASEMENT. is much needed in every house. This great convenience our planfurnishes. It is also even with the ground, and, of course, handyfor wood and water, and away from your nice rooms; it is, inshort, just where it should be. A MILK ROOM is another great desideratum. This should be…
Architecture, Domestic
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