Floor areas: Superstructure, 1,380 square feet. Porch, 70 square feet.
Cellar, 760 square feet.
This plan is intended for use in the North, where the compact floor plan
with cellar and inside chimney and the front vestibule will simplify
the heating problem. The first-floor level is above the ordinary
height of packed snow in winter, but the grade entrance gives easy
communication with both the cellar and the main part of the house. This
permits convenient use of the cellar as a washroom and laundry, if in a
well-drained location, as well as for storage purposes.
The house is roomy and well-arranged, with a downstairs bedroom and
bathroom. By a slight change to make the second-floor like the first, a
bathroom or toilet could be arranged in the large closet by the stairs.
Storage space is provided in the attic.
All second-floor partitions are directly above those of the first floor,
thus making a strong, rigid house with the least framing material.
[Illustration: FIRST FLOOR PLAN]
[Illustration: SECOND FLOOR PLAN]
[Illustration: COMPLETED HOUSE]
[32] Prepared by H. W. Orth and R. A. Gmeinder for the division of
agricultural engineering, University of Minnesota.