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Show ! Bungalow Type of Home Adapted I to High Location and Shallow Lot 5un Parlor cuyBErTlMp DD fRCH living Em. ! L J WMB q First Floor Plan. r""" rr- "j ! I y kit ; l 1 ! Second Floor Plan. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and g-lve advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building, tor the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience 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. 1S27 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Architects throughout the country are working toward the development of an American style of architecture which will be distinctive and will combine com-bine utility and beauty in a harmonious harmoni-ous whole. This is not a simple undertaking un-dertaking for a country of such wide extent and Including such diverse conditions con-ditions of climate and natural environment. en-vironment. There are houses, how ever, which It would be difficult to picture in any but a native American setting though they may incorporate features of architecture which are characteristic of the older countries. Such a house is the one shown here, it is typical of the American home builder's art. A story-and-a-half house but with the low lines of a bungalow, it is well adapted to its location on a terraced corner lot. And it affords ample room for the average American family. This Is a frame house with lap siding but brick is used for the porch to good effect. The beams above the first floor and under the eaves are suggestive of the English, though handled in a somewhat different manner man-ner from the typical English style. The overhanging eaves help to emphasize the low effect of the building build-ing as a whole. From the comfortable porch the entrance en-trance leads directly into the living room, off which is a sun parlor, a feature which Is rapidly becoming an accepted part of dwellings of all kinds. The opening between living room and dining room is practically the entire width of the wall, and throws these two rooms together when desired with the effect of one large room. A second outside door opens from the porch into the dining room. Beyond the dining room Is the small, well-equipped kitchen with built-in cupboards, a pantry and doors leading to the outside and to the basement. At the side of the dining room door tin-other tin-other door opens onto a small hall off of which are two bedrooms and a bathroom. Both bedrooms, as well as the living room, are equipped with closets. Beside hall door, a stair leads from the dining room to the upper up-per floor. Here are found two more bedrooms, of a larger size than those on the lower floor, and both provided with ample closets; here also is a sewing room and a second bathroom. This addition of a second bathroom Is becoming be-coming most popular as an addition to the convenience of modern homes, and is almost essential where the houie is occupied by a large family. Even in the smaller city apartments it is not uncommon to find more than one bathroom. This house is particularly well suited to the shallow lot for, while the width of the building is 51 feet, the deptli is only 30 feet. In pro- j portion to the amount of space occupied oc-cupied and the cost of construction this house affords an unusually large amount of room. In selecting a house of this type the lot on which It Is to be placed should be carefully considered. con-sidered. One must keep in mind the width of the building, and the elevation eleva-tion is of great importance. With its low lines and low foundation it would not be at all suited to any but a rather high situation, but for site it Is ideal. |