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��driven together and the sleepers were covered with a waterproof building paper before the floor was laid. The reason for these steps was to protect the room from dampness. The waterproof paper protected the under side of the flooring and the paint in the joints protected the room from any dampness which might have entered through the floor. The floor was then stained to imi- tate oak and given a coat of shellac and

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��Plan showing dimensions and arrangement of rooms in the basement

another of good floor varnish. The walls and ceiling of these rooms are plastered with one coat of patent wall plaster applied directly to the stone on the exposed walls and on lath on the inside wall and ceiling. The fireplace at the end of the room was built of selected common brick and provided with a rough hemlock plank for a shelf. The stairway to the first floor hall was built of yellow pine and provided with a stock handrail and i^hy i}i spindles, all stained to match the floor. , At the left of the billiard room a small

��toilet is provided with a vent out under the steps leading to the front door. Back of this toilet is the heater room where the hot water heater was installed. The coal bin was located immediately in the rear of the heater room. To the right of the heater room we find the laundry with a three-part cement laun- dry-tray and in the rear projection we have a fruit room with a sand floor, on which the sand is three feet deep to allow for vegetables being planted during the winter months, to prevent them from decaying during the winter months. A small closet is provided under the rear stairs in which are kept the wash boiler, pails and other rough household utensils. A small wine closet is also provided under the stairs to the billiard room, and another closet is built between the billiard room and the laundry. The partition around the stairs is plastered the same as the billiard room and all plaster was painted a light tan to har- monize with the oak floor and woodwork.

An Attractive Entrance Hall

Entering the house from the front entrance we come into a vestibule, which is provided with a tile floor and birch trim, stained mahogany, and then into the main hall. This hall is finished throughout in plain cut red oak, with the exception of the front stairs which are birch and white wood finished with mahogany treads and white enamel risers. The doors leading from this hall to the living room on the right hand, and the dining room on the left hand, are glazed French doors which open into the rooms. The living room is finished in North Carolina pine, polished with a forest-green stain which makes a very pleasing and restful finish. The entrance from the veranda to the living room is through two pairs of French doors located as shown on the first floor plan. The dining room is also finished in North Carolina pine, polished with a rosewood oil stain which makes a very attractive and rich-appearing finish. The dining room is also provided with a window seat in the bay window. A china closet is afforded at either end of the seat. The radiator for the room is placed under it. The dining room is not finished with any paneling or

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