Sample Farmhouse Design from the New Book, Prosperity Plans

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Prosperity Plans

Sample - "Growing House" Design #6525

Illustrations and text from Farmers’ Bulletin #1738, Farmhouse Plans, by Wallace Ashby, published by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1935.

This simple farmhouse develops into a home of dignity and charm. The original unit furnishes all modern conveniences and an ample basement. Future bedrooms may be added as required, while the extended living room might be built as the final touch of growing prosperity.

It will be of interest to the reader to note the similarity of arrangement of this house and no. 6519 (p.20). These plans were developed independently, but the coincidence emphasizes the practicability of having the work and living areas on the side of the building next to the driveway and the bedrooms toward the rear, with the bathroom located as centrally as possible. the design of a small house for farm use is greatly influenced by the rather fixed location of the kitchen.

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