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Jan. 31, 1894.

Mr. Wilson Eyre, Jr.,
927 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Mr. Eyre:

I have kept your sketches for the Kingston house until the present time so as to have the opportunity to go them over with my brother William, who is now visiting me.

I prefer the “alternate” arrangement, and I think it very promising indeed. I am glad to say that my brother William is also, much to my surprise, greatly delighted with your plan. His original ideas have entirely disappeared, and he is quite in sympathy with what you have laid out. Will you not kindly make further sketches carrying out in a general way the “alternate” arrangement, increasing the size of the kitchen very materially. The space given to the porch of the kitchen would be more useful if it became part of the kitchen, but even this would not make it large enough. You know a farmer’s house needs plenty of kitchen room. The porch feature would be of itself very handsome, but I think you will not object to the change. If it will not interfere with the chimney plan too much, would it not be better to have the range near the east rather than the west wall?

How large an excavation would you propose to make for the cellar? Will and I thought that the space under the dining and smoking rooms would be large enough. It might be well however to extend it under the kitchen. What do you think?

My brother thinks he would like a door opening from the dining room to hall, also from smoking room to hall, and also from parlor to hall. I had thought myself that a portiere would be handsomer for the parlor, but Will thinks he prefers doors, so we had better let him have them. How about the windows from the hall to the east porch? Should there not be more, one for instance

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