Show I Suitable Home for or Growing Family amp I Provides for or Expansion Later On n 9 Y Yn n fa Y Sp iy r a z I IN Ott INI I 6 I I ll JI t b x 1 16 6 ii It II II 1 t G R Rn n tp- tp x 17 d ct z o of 1 I b d V ltd First Floor Plan I IW m f- f fU W U Roc 0 0 J 13 Di 9 ro roV j V t I 1 Ill HALL L I ROOf J V ly 13 9 to 3 t I Second Fl Floor or Plan By WILLIAM A. A RADFORD Mr William A. A Radford Hadford 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 wi wide do experience as editor author and manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer man man- he Is without doubt the tho highest authority on the subject Address Address Address Ad Ad- dress all Inquiries to William A. A Radford Radord Radford Rad- Rad ford ord No 1827 Prairie avenue Chicago Ill nt il and only two-cent two stamp for reply There are many and various Ideas of how a house should be planned depending depending depending de de- pending not only upon the particular requirements requirements' of ot the family which Is Iso Isto isto to o occupy It but also upon the IndIvidual Individual individual Indi IndI- vidual taste of the future owners Certain requirements however seem to o fall Into groups which will satisfy a large group of people having simIlar similar simI simI- lar ar tastes and requirements One of the he arrangements which seems seems' to be greatly In demand is the provision of ofa ofa a floor first bedroom and bath and I this his Is satisfactorily met by the plan which Is shown The outward appearance of this house Is highly satisfactory Its lines are simple and effective The sweep of the root the curve of the eaves and the brick p porch combine In an air of solidity and tie the house closely to o the site Plain concrete foundation and plain board sWIng siding are re given a 1 relieving touch by the attractive briCkwork In Inline the porch and Its pillars the he the timbered red stucco In the porch gable and the curve of the the roof at the eaves Across the entire front of ot this house extends a living room 27 feet long and nd 11 feet deep with a a. a and nd in built-in bookcases at one end From this living room there are arc two arched doorways The wide one opens Into nto a dining room of medium but ample mple size beyond which Is the I kitchen The latter Is a small compactly compactly com cow arranged I room where every very every Inch of space Is made to count From It there Is a stairway leading to the basement and a large larg pantry opens off of one corner while a rear door admits one from the back porch The other door from the living room gives access to the fir first t floor sleeping quarters On this side of the house there Is the bathroom and beyond ita It Ita Ita a bedroom the latter provided with witha a large roomy closet Both bathroom and bedroom open off a hall Into which the door from the living room leads and here Is placed the stairway leading to the second floor r. floo The Tho second-floor second space Is much smaller than the floor first-floor space but sufficient to accommodate two large largo bedrooms These are placed at either side of ot a central hall They measure 13 feet long and 0 feet wide and each has a large closet extending clear across one end Windows are provided on one side only but good cross ventilation can be obtained through the hall and through the op op- opposite opposite room When these bedrooms are left open the second floor receives ventilation from three sides For the small family of limited means the second sec ond and floor could be left unfinished till requirements and finances dictate the addition of this space There Is no bathroom on the second second second sec sec- ond floor and this would be considered considered considered consid consid- ered a serl serious ms Inconvenience by many people The difficulty might easily be overcome however by some rearrangement rearrangement rearrangement re re- arrangement of the floor space This could be done without greatly affecting affecting affect affect- ing the size of the rooms as there Is considerable space In one end of ot the time hall which is not actually used |