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Show New England Colonial Style Always Wins Full Appreciation 4-.:: - -. ! - . . -.. -;.-V-;'-":-!:-.-..... :. S : i J r r l l J v B -V . ,!, i - y ' - :--:-Sv- :f....r -Av.ocoflvo:v:-- - ' , .... . ..... ..KvXv-;.-: , . I 32' O" 1 siy KITCHEN.' I L O IP LIVINGM 4 K H -( L-JL I m m I First Floor Plan. By W. A. HADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer Questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers read-ers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. sub-jects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, So. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. A true New England colonial design de-sign is one that is always appreciated. This style has maintained Its popularity popu-larity through the course of many years and will probably always en dure. For this reason the bouse illustrated il-lustrated here will appeal to many families who are seeking a design for a real home of their own. It Is a true New England colonial In every feature. This is a seven-room house with a breakfast porch which, to all pur poses, Is really an additional room. In true colonial style, the front entrance en-trance leads into a central reception hall with arched openings at either side admitting one to the living room and dining room. The former oecu pies one entire end of the building. It has a large fireplace, served by the outside chimney seen in the exterior ex-terior view. Two doors open from It onto the open porch which, placed j i I BED TtM. 'l-taT BED5M. i i N HS5- 1; I i.i 9 AB O" ;xpor grf i - ri U-J . -rpor j i BEDm J-T 9 EED'SM. ! M-9-X.O&-I frA no-Airs- ' Second Floor Plan. at the end of the house, is entirely separated from the entrance. The kitchen is at the rear of the dining room and doors open from both dining room and kitchen onto the completely enclosed breakfast porch. Adjoining the kitchen there is a rear entryway which provides space for the refrigerator and gives access to the basement stairs. The reception hall contains a large closet to receive coats and wraps. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, each with a large closet, placed at the four corners of the house. All these bedrooms are of about the same size, a size which Is most adaptable to the usual requirements, and all are provided with good cross ventilation by windows on two sides. The bathroom bath-room Is placed where it is easily accessible ac-cessible from all the bedrooms and :' it contains two windows which afford j most satisfactory lighting. |