Show Millionaire Show Places Going Out o Trend Toward the Model Mode Village Is Gaining New York Millionaire palaces those show places which used to dot the suburban countryside countryside country country- side in such profusion back In the theod theold theold old od da days s 's of ot pre depression prosperity prosper prosper- ity are going out of style according accord ing fag to a survey report by the American American American Amer Amer- ican Institute of Architects Experts who participated In the survey envision the time when such symbols of wealth and social standing stand ing lag will ornament the American landscape no more Indeed the report report report re re- port sug suggests ests the possibility of ot the passing of 01 the personal suburban dwelling of ot whatever size and cost costIn costIn costin In fa favor faOr Or of the model mode village or standardized bouse The report prepared by Dr Leicester B. B Holland Bolland chief of ot the division of tine fine arts of the Library of Congress and chairman of the committee on preservation of historic his torl torte buildings of the American In statute of Architects Is described asan n nan as asan an analysis of the role of architecture architecture ture In the present art consciousness of the social body The waning interest of the wealthy in large private houses bouses is explained by Doctor Holland as largely due to an Increase In mobility mo mo- mobility and further to the fact that the wealthy Instead of concentrating lag ing ng on a n single establishment are arenow arenow arenow now In the habit of 01 maintaining two or more residences In different parts of ot the country or even abroad It Is to be expected that the effect effect ef ef- of mobility will extend constantly constantly con con- down the scale of wealth says the report with a n consequent tendency to lessened interest In the personal suburban dwelling The model village or the standardized bouse house may In time replace It There will rill probably result an Increase In economy possibly an Increase In beauty but also a decrease In es esthetic esthetic es- es responsiveness For It Is on only IS the selective e Interest of the Individual ual that makes for critical latIon The city apartment building II II- this reaction Modern apartments are architecturally far tar more Interesting than the uniform rows of city houses bouses they replace On the other band hand business buildings such Buch as ns stores offices and theaters which a century ago ngo were of almost no architectural consequence consequence consequence conse conse- quence today have bave assumed prime Importance This change is 19 due chiefly to the modern devotion to advertising In all commercial undertakings undertakings undertakings under under- takings though with this there enters enters enters en en- an element of personal persona pride on the part of the tha merchant owners An early e. e expression of ot Just jost this combination of motives was P. P T. T Barnum's residence at Bridgeport Conn designed by a London architect In fantastic MoorIsh Moorish Moor Moor- ish style and built regardless of expense expense expense ex ex- pense within unobstructed view of the main railroad line The report shows that business buildings have assumed first Importance Importance Im lm In American architecture Government architecture is esthetically es unimportant College architecture tends toward archaic theatricality while churches li libraries ii 11 and other cultural foundations foundations foundations will rank at the end of another I er century as the outstanding archItectural architectural architectural arch arch- examples of ot the day according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the report |