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What does that intend ?

Nautical Cottage, Plan #224

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Hawthorn Cottage, Plan #2004

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Fontanel Carriage House, Plan #1856

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Beaufort Cottage, Plan #1136

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This was ## hawthorn cottage

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Palmetto Cottage, Plan #2009

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Fontanel Carriage House

2 bedroom/2 bath1,099 substantial human foot

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Canton Row, Plan #1938

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Beaufort Cottage

3 bedroom/2.5 bath1,720 straight invertebrate foot

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Shoreline Cottage, Plan #490

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Palmetto Cottage

1 bedroom/1.5 bath656 straight foot

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Randolph Cottage, Plan #1861

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Canton Row

3 bedroom/2.5 bath1,623 straight foot

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St. George Cottage, Plan #1906

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Shoreline cottage

3 bedroom/1 bath930 square metrical unit

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Whisper Creek

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The add-in - and - batting outside , gabled cap , and generous porch specify a traditional look , while improbable window and an subject inside make the family more forward-looking .

nautical bungalow

3 bedroom/2 bath1,315 substantial understructure

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Cloudland Cottage, Plan #1894

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This was ## randolph bungalow

3 bedroom/2.5 bath1,800 substantial metrical unit

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Sparta II, Plan #1810

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St. George Cottage

3 bedroom/3 bath1,581 satisfying invertebrate foot

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Rustic Beach Cottage, Plan #360

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whisper creek

2 bedroom/2.5 bath1,555 satisfying fundament

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Cloudland bungalow

2 bedroom/2 bath1,200 straight foot

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Sugarberry Cottage, Plan #1648

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Sparta II

3 bedroom/3.5 bath1,804 substantial foot

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Rustic Beach bungalow

2 bedroom/2 bath1,398 solid foot

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River’s Edge, Plan #1977

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The back pack of cards region is thoroughgoing for summertime cookout with your kinfolk or neighbor .

Sugarberry Cottage

3 bedroom/2.5 bath1,679 straight groundwork

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This was ## river ’s edge

3 bedroom/2.5 bath1,721 straightforward human foot

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