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 1809.] City Double Residence. 751 CITY DOUBLE RESIDENCE. THE plans here presented are of one of a double residence in a city. It will be at once seen that the accommo- dation is veiy complete, and the conve- nience throughout is all that could be wished in this class of house. Pig. 1. The first story is as follows : A, Vestibule. B, Hall, with staircase; under which and off the passage to Kit- chen is a water-closet. C, Library, with closet, and recess for a book-case. D, Principal stairs. E, Private stairs, boxed in P. G, Kitchen, with range, dumb- waiter, &c. H, I, Laundry, with wash- tubs and boiler. I, H, and F, have glass partitions. Fig. 2 shows the arrangement of the second story, which is really the principal one, differing in that respect from the generality of American houses. J, the Drawing-room, with centre sliding doors. K, K, Dining-room and Hall. M, Boxed stairs, leading to third or chamber story. Fig. 3 shows plan of third story. 1ST, 1ST, Chambers. O, Passage. P, P, Dressing- rooms. Q, Skylight. This story is also furnished with Bath and Water-closet. The stairs lead to the fourth story, which is laid out on a precisely similar plan. A Mansard roof would give still another, or fifth story, with the same arrangement of rooms. One of the advantages of this plan of house is that all the plumbing is confined to the cen- tre, and thus much economized. Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3.