Sound sense in suburban architecture, containing hints, suggestions, and bits of practical information for the building of inexpensive country houses (1893)
Lent, Frank T. (Frank Townsend), b. 1855 · Cranford, N.J. : F.T. Lent · leaf 19
d wood floor have it in thehall in preference to any other place. It is a good idea, when possible, to arrange it so as to sepa-rate in some manner the staircase part from the hall proper bymeans of a beam along the ceiling, the same supported bycolumns at each end. If there is a good place for a… … ^AbL-VAL^i ®^iiS, (COVSS The drawing room or parlor is used much more now thanit ever has been; that is, it is not kept shut to be opened onlyon the arrival of guests or for airing. The drawing room ofto-day, in most country houses, is used for a music room, gen-eral sitting room, and often for a…
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