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Show Bungalow for Narrow Lot WhicMViii I Give Ample Space Without Crowding ! . -. , & h ii 4-' i JTQ" W ivacl L n V Ji Floor Plan. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer luestlons and give advice FREE OF DOST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of his paper. On account of his wide Ixperience as editor, author and manufacturer, man-ufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address Ad-dress all inquiries to William A. Radford, Rad-ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, I1L, and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. No one should ever select a house plan until he has definitely selected the lot on which the house is to stand. This Is a fundamental principle In house planning which is based on very s"ound reasons. The first and most important of these is that a house should always be planned with the physical conditions of its setting in mind, whether the lot Is deep and narrow or broad and shallow, whether it Is perfectly level or requires a terrace, ter-race, Its elevation in relation to the surrounding ground, how deep the building line Is, and what are the possibilities pos-sibilities of trees already growing or which may be planted. When surrounding houses have already al-ready been built or planned, their style, their size and placing should also be considered, as well as their color, for the appearance of even a well-designed house may be ruined if it does not harmonize with those about it. Where the house lot is deep and narrow the house illustrated will give th Sesired floor space without crowding crowd-ing the available space too much and cutting off the clearance and light from flanking homes. It is a bungalow bunga-low home of considerably larger size than would be Imagined from the direct di-rect front view. The outer walls, of stucco, are carried down to the grade level and the ground line Is broken by the planting of shrubbery, which also partially hides the basement windows. win-dows. The lines are simple and the decoration wisely limited. Entrance, dormer and casement windows are well designed and the whole effect thoroughly pleasing. From the front entrance one passes into a central reception hall containing contain-ing a convenient coat closet and flanked by the living room and dining room. The size of the living room is greatly amplified by the adjoining sun parlnr and many windows make It 'light and cheerful at all times. Here Is an Interesting corner fireplace fire-place which, with its wood fire, will add to the cosy, 'homelike atmosphere of the room, on chilly autumn evenings. eve-nings. Back of the living room there are, In succession, the bathroom and two bedrooms, all opening olt of the cen-trul cen-trul hall, which terminates near the rear of the house with n linen closet, opposite the rear of these two bedrooms bed-rooms Is a third bedroom, also opening open-ing from the hall. All those bedrooms bed-rooms are equipped with large closets. At the front, across from the living room. Is the dining room, well lighted with windows on three sides and of ample size to meet any requirement. The dining room Is connected with the kitchen back of it by a passage off of which is a breakfast nook with typical built-in table and seats. This effectively effec-tively separates the dining room from the kitchen without greatly increasing the work of serving the meals. The kitchen Is compactly designed with built-in equipment and at Its rear Is a large pantry for the storage of supplies and housing the refrigerator which can be iced from the service porch without entering the house. From the kitchen there is a door Into the central hall, another leading to the basement stairs and still another opening open-ing onto the service porch at the side of the house. This service porch, though at the side, Is largely hidden from the front by the projection of the dining room. |