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The "colonial" category on AdvancedHousePlans.com has floor plans for several similar designs—e. g., this one.
Man, that portico nailed onto the side looks awful. But I may be biased since I don't like the American colonial style generally.
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Looks like the staircase is right in the foyer. How do they not spread the dirt all around the house?
yuo see Ivan, when you wearink the shoes in house, you will never worry of the spreading of dirt, because the house is already a sty.
But seriously, upstate NY is not dry Arizona, you can't just stomp your feet on the porch to get the bulk of the dirt out. Your boots are snowy or muddy, your coat and hat are wet, you need a place to store them out of the way of people walking between the dining room, the living room and the bedrooms upstairs. Did people who owned these houses not walk anywhere? Did they have their horse carriage parked right in front of their front door for every trip?
These houses were frequently built with a small vestibule just inside the front door, between it and the foyer. This vestibule would have either hat and coat hooks and a chest for shoes or a small closet for those items (or sometimes both). Also, these houses were typically built with wood floors throughout, which makes cleaning easier. And back in the day, most of the owners would have had maids to do the cleaning, so they were probably less concerned about making a mess than they would have been otherwise.
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