Show Bungalow B Specially Designed to toBe toBe toBe Be Constructed on Narrow Lot I I c I I Lt By WILLIAM A. A RADFORD Mr William A. A Radford will answer Questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper On account of his wide wido experience as editor editor author and arid manufacturer manufacturer man- man he is Is without doubt doubt the highest authority on the subject Address Address Address Ad Ad- dress all aU Inquiries to William A. A Radford Radord Rad- Rad ford ord ford No NOr 1827 1821 Prairie avenue Chicago Ill 11 and only Inc se two-cent two stamp for reply Wide lots iota are becoming quite rare In most of the residence neighborhoods neighborhoods neighbor neighbor- hoods and with the present high level of real estate prices the prospective home borne builder must adapt his future residence to a n rather narrow lot In Inmany Inmany Inmany many cases In order that the house shall not look out of pl In Its setting setting setting set set- ting It should be especially designed with this In mind Nothing looks more out out of of pJ place ce that a n house del doI de- de l' l lI I RI 1 IiO it-i it I w u I.-I I. iz- iz Fi LIVING RA O Floor Plan signed for tor a n broad lot lot with open space about It It which is squeezed into a small lot barely able to accommodate It and with other houses crowding It Iton Iton iton on either hand A bungalow which meets this requirement requirement requirement re re- re- re should be welcomed ty many who are planning to build and the one Illustrated here Is admirably adapted to the purpose The building Itself occupies a n space just 30 feet wide The front is centered on the chimney which serves the fireplace and this is flanked by two shuttered Windows The expanse of roof root is broken by two small eyebrow win Win- dows At one corner a n pergola style of ot terrace is approached by a n combIned combined com com- corn com walk and nd automobile drive From it doors open Into b both th the l living liv v. v ing room and dining room TI The e living ro room rn is large large occupying almost the entire front of ot the house It Is s 23 by 14 feet teet and a n large fireplace fireplace fireplace fire fire- place Is placed in the center of one one side There Is also a n door from the living room Into the dining room to the right rear Back of the living room U the e house is divided into rooms which practically ally ly pair pain The dining room and a bedroom a n serving pantry pantry pantry pan pan- try and the bathroom and last the kitchen hen and second bedroom Between the dining room and front bedroom are three closets One opens of off of ot the dining room another off oft the bedroom while tIte third opens off a n ahall ahall hall about which these rooms are group grouped d. d There Is a second closet for linen opening off ft ff this hall ball b beside s uc I Ithe the door to the bathroom The rear bedroom of course course Is provided with witha a n closet of its own Both of th the bedrooms bedrooms bed bed- rooms which measure 12 by 11 feet are reached from the central hall hail as ns is also the The dining ng room oom also has as a n door into this hall and another which leads lends to the kitchen through the serving pantry pan pan- try This serving erving pantry is well equipped with in built-in cases and cupboards cup cup- boards beards which afford ample storage space for household supplies The kitchen too Is well equipped In this way and is also supplied with a n refrigerator re re- refrigerator which can cnn be l Iced erl f from om th the back porch without entering the house From the kitchen there is a n stairway stairway stair stair- way wh which h leads lends to the basement basemen where heating plant laundry and other household machinery are in In- stalled Returning to the front froit ro t of the house it will be n noted ted that brick has been eff effectively used for tOl ornamental work on the chimney an nn i an-i porch and that tha small tub ed trees and and shrubbery have b been en carefully placed to give the best effect It will always pay to give considerable considerable con con- thought to this matter o oi of landscaping the ground about the new home When well done it adds the tha finishing touch and makes the view complete When neglected or poorly pone lone the result Is an unfinished appearance appearance ap ap- ap wl which d detracts tracts greatly fr from m meven even the test designed and well built home |