Show I Modified Dutch Colonial Home i in n Shingles b Is s an Attractive Design ti tir t I r r Cr CrY Y I By VV W. A. A RADFORD Mr William A. A Radford will answer I questions and give FREE OF I COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building for the re readers readers read read- ders d- d ers of this paper On account of ot his wide wida experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is without doubt the highest authority on all aU these sub sub- subjects subjects Address all aU Inquiries to William WilliamA A A. A Radford No South Dearborn Street Chicago Ill III and only two two cent cent stamp for reply One reason for tor the popularity of the Dutch colonial type of architecture Is that it gives an nn attractive exterior with very ery little littler if It any waste of ot inside space The roof root lines are broken by by dormers donners which extend the length of ot the building on both front and back 1 ri xu uro-xu o Y o i iu u x Floor First Plan so lO o that the ho house se appears small but Is In reality a a two story home borne While the shingled home bome shown Inthe in inthe inthe the accompanying Illustration has the appearance of a Dutch colonial It willbe will willbe willbe be noted by the floor plan that It Is slightly different In the true Dutch colonial the living room usually runs at one end through h the depth of ot the house the entrance door Is in the tire center and the dining room and hitch kitch en cn on the opposite side In th this s do do- sign the standard colonial floor plan has been chan changed ed so that tho entrance door Is at nt one ne end and leads directly Int into the living r room om which extends I the the length of the th house rather than the depth The floor plan which accompanies the tile exterior view of the home shows I u 6 Second Floor Plan the arrangement of ot the five rooms the house c contains and the size of ot each one It will be noted that the living room is 23 feet long and 11 it feet G 6 inches wide At one corner runs the stairs to the second floor Through a n cased opening Is the dining room 11 feet square and to th the right of It ItIs ItIs itis Is the kitchen 7 feet 6 Inches by 11 feet teet C 6 inches A fine feature of this home Is a n sun room which Is 13 feet by 7 feet 0 G Inches wide Almost Almost Almost Al Al- most continuous windows vs make it a alight alight alight light airy sitting room It is connected connect connect- ed with the living room by a cased opening and there Is a doorway Into it from the dining room The stairs lead to a central l hall on the second floor ot off of ot which op opens ns two bedrooms The rhe one at nt the front frontus ils us unusually large and the other Is of ot convenient size |