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Interesting to observe the progression of "complexity" of the plans from the more modest/utilitarian first ones to the last ones (with two parlors). How rooms were termed "chambers" rather than "bedroom" on more modern plans, too. In one case, a chamber could be purposed as a bathroom, as none were listed?
Thanks for this peek into earlier housing styles and orientations, Rick!
140 house without a bathroom, you would use a chamber pot to piss and shit in, a bowl and pitcher to shave and for freshening up in the bedrooms, and a portable metal tub to bathe out in the kitchen or it’s enclosed porch. -Rj
As has been discussed here before, at the turn of the century many homes still utilized outhouses because indoor plumbing for bathrooms was relatively new. Bedrooms were called chambers and chambers had chamber pots which were emptied into the ecosystem in various ways and wash basin stands for personal hygiene. Be thankful for modern plumbing.
I find these old floor plans fascinating. As I have commented before, they had different priorities. In most houses, a big dining room was a "must have", bigger than the kitchen. But then there's the first plan, which has 5 bedrooms but no dining room and, as others have noted, no bathroom. Yes, people used to use chamber pots in the 1800s and before, but by 1903, bathrooms existed, as shown in all the other plans. Strange.
Perhaps the first house was meant for isolated areas with no sewerage or meant for people used to the old way of life. Also, a bathroom could be added on later as a homeowner would desire.
Interesting to observe the progression of "complexity" of the plans from the more modest/utilitarian first ones to the last ones (with two parlors). How rooms were termed "chambers" rather than "bedroom" on more modern plans, too. In one case, a chamber could be purposed as a bathroom, as none were listed?
ReplyDeleteThanks for this peek into earlier housing styles and orientations, Rick!
Cdadbr - You're very welcome.
Deleteis it just me but the first No.140 has NO bathroom at all ????
ReplyDelete140 house without a bathroom, you would use a chamber pot to piss and shit in, a bowl and pitcher to shave and for freshening up in the bedrooms, and a portable metal tub to bathe out in the kitchen or it’s enclosed porch. -Rj
ReplyDeleteAs has been discussed here before, at the turn of the century many homes still utilized outhouses because indoor plumbing for bathrooms was relatively new. Bedrooms were called chambers and chambers had chamber pots which were emptied into the ecosystem in various ways and wash basin stands for personal hygiene. Be thankful for modern plumbing.
ReplyDeleteI find these old floor plans fascinating. As I have commented before, they had different priorities. In most houses, a big dining room was a "must have", bigger than the kitchen. But then there's the first plan, which has 5 bedrooms but no dining room and, as others have noted, no bathroom. Yes, people used to use chamber pots in the 1800s and before, but by 1903, bathrooms existed, as shown in all the other plans. Strange.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the first house was meant for isolated areas with no sewerage or meant for people used to the old way of life. Also, a bathroom could be added on later as a homeowner would desire.
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