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Title: Lambert's suburban architecture
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Wm A. Lambert
Subjects: house plans -- catalogs domestic architecture designs and plans
Publisher: Wm A. Lambert
Contributing Library: JD Collection

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ry in winter ; or it could beomitted entirely, the space thrown into the bedroom, andthus make a very delightful chamber without harming theexterior appearance. The second floor is trimmed with North Carolina pine,finished natural. It contains five bedrooms, with ampleclosets, and linen closet in hall. The bathroom is wain-scoted, and furnished with best sanitary exposed plumbing,including a wash basin, portable tub, and water closet. Thefloors throughout main rooms on the first story are laid withnarrow ash for rugs ; these in other rooms for carpets. Aservants room is finished on third floor, with space for twomore rooms. There is a cemented cellar under the entire house, withwalls of brick. It contains a convenient laundry andservants water closet, coal bins,-etc. All windows are fitted with outside blinds. The house is heated throughout by a hot air furnace incellar. Heights of ceilings : first story, 9 ft; second story, 8 ft.6 in.; cellar, 7 ft. 76 LAMBERTS SUBURBAN ARCHITECTURE.
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Design No. 476.— Residence for Mr. Win. Stokes,Hackensack, N. J. The first story, as well as the outside chimneys andpiers., is built of brovvnstone, which gives a solid, sub-stantial effect that cannot be obtained in any other way. Ahouse like this, built in a locality where there is plenty ofstone and stone masons, would cost but a few hundreddollars more in stone than wood, and the difference wouldsoon be saved in heating, painting and repairing. The second story, gables and roofs are covered withshingles—plain shingles. There is a good sized porch onfront, and a large, cemented, well lighted cellar under theentire building. It contains a servants water-closet,laundry, coal bins, and separate cold cellar. The mainhall has coat closet, and is connected by sliding doors withparlor. It is separated from kitchen by butlers pantry.The hall is provided with open fireplace and artistic mantel,and it contains a paneled staircase in ash, of artisticdesign. The front and vestibule d door

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