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Specifications of a School house to be constructed at Marlin Falls Co. Texas

House  California style 24 x 36 feet - outside measurements, 12 feet in the clear, between ceiling & floor. Boxing of good pine lumber 1 x 12 inch, dressed on outside Batting 1 x 3 inch same quality as boxing. House to be firmly fixed on oak blocks twenty four inches from the ground.

Sills  To be of good sound pine lumber 2 x 6 - or of hewed oak

Sleepers  To be of good sound pine lumber 2 x 10 inch, to rest on centre sill (of pine or heeled hewed oak) running length of the house.
 
Plates  To be of good sound pine lumber 2 x 6.

Strips  Entirely around the building six feet from floor 2 x 4.
 
Floor  Of 1 1/4 pine plank dressed tongue & grooved [[?]] nailed

Door  One double door 4x8 - four pannels - 6 inch casing inside. Proper Lock, bolts &c.

Windows  Eight windows. Three on each side - Two on near end. twelve lights each - 12 x 18 glass 6 inch casing.