498 COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. i:::® space, in order that a 989 part of it may be used, if necessary, as a cider- house, for wine vats, or for storing roots. The space covered by the entire build- ing is eight hundred superficial feet. 1002. Details. Fig. 989 is the surface ground plan, showing the barn for unthreshed corn, a ; the cellar end of the same barn, h ; the threshing-floor, c ; the stable for three horses, d; cow-house for three cows, e; harness-house and general magazine, /; poultry-house, 5^ ; pigsty, A ; place for hatching poultry, i; oi)en shed for large im- plements, k ; and two porches, //. Fig. 990 is a plan of the foun- dations. Fig. 991 is a plan of the flooring over the barn, stable, &c., which is used for containing unthreshed corn. Fig. 992 is the side elevation showing the door of the porch. Fig. 993 is the eleva- tion of either of the ends. Fig. 994 is a longitudinal section ; and fig. 995 is a per- spective view. 991 990 a. 992 1003. Construction. The foundations are of stone or brick, and the superstructure is framed of timber, in lengths not exceeding twelve feet, and not measuring more than
