Floor areas: Superstructure, original house 640 square feet; with
addition _A_. 950 square feet; with addition _B_ 930 square feet.
Porch, addition _B_, 120 square feet.
On account of its compact arrangement, this low-cost house furnishes a
very satisfactory amount of usable space for the small family and may be
enlarged to three-bedroom size, as indicated on the plans. The kitchen is
well-arranged, with moderate storage space, and a wood box filled from
outside, with a ventilated cupboard or cooler above it. The workroom,
unusually large for a small house, is a good place for laundry or canning
and for men to clean up before coming in to meals. Dining space is
provided at the rear of the living room. This house should be compared
with no. 6527 (p. 36).
Board and batten construction is very suitable for a low-cost house, but
any other type of construction may be used for plan 6522 if preferred.
If the house is built in a cold climate, probably it will be desirable
to omit the fireplace and heat the living and bedrooms with a circulator
heater.
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN WITH ADDITION A]
[Illustration: COMPLETED HOUSE]
[Illustration: FLOOR PLAN WITH ADDITION D]
[14] Prepared by the Bureaus of Agricultural Engineering and Home
Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture.