GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK
Philadelphia, November 1850
A Model Cottage.
Designed Expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by
P. H. Cambel, ESQ.
Fig. 1. A Perspective. -- The leading features of this cottage are the tall gables and the brackets. The brackets should be placed wherever the projections appear to require support. THey may be made of two-inch board and painted. The house is constructed of pine plank, nailed on vertically, with a amall strip over the seam.
Fig 2. Ground Plan. -- D are the doors; W, windows; A, parlor; B, kitchen; E, dining-room. There is a triangular porch in front, supported by brackets instead of columns.
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