Floor areas: Superstructure (including enclosed porch) 1,520 square
feet. Cellar, 840 square feet. Terrace and steps, 100 square feet.
House 6537 is similar in many respects to no. 6536, and has much the same
advantages, though the rooms are somewhat smaller. A second downstairs
bedroom can be added beside the bathroom, if needed, or the two bedrooms
on the second-floor can be left unfinished if funds are not on hand to
complete the building in the beginning.
The sketch indicates the roof line sweeping down snug over the window
of the first-floor bedroom, a feature which is carried out with similar
success in plan 6538. Designs of this type help to keep a two-story
home from appearing too tall and make it a more harmonious unit in the
farmstead scheme.
[Illustration: FIRST FLOOR PLAN]
[Illustration: VIEW OF COMPLETED HOUSE]
[Illustration: SECOND FLOOR PLAN]
[29] Prepared by T. A. Zink for the department of agricultural
engineering, Purdue University.