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Show j;ashingtor ....... n. wain of Seven-Room House Otters :':,.r,.,i a.s Greater Space at the Lowest Cost $2.00 PER Y xplay Adv?, i ) '. ' '- v COUtinUOl I J- I- -.'.'.. j a :' i . c p,ir ir ; , : 4 : ii J ; r ictod di ... " -- - " - '----' 1. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' f ' A " ' - . ? .. v-V-i f M,, KiM . I few"" -i duNtap Kitchen J -Living Sm. bcflAiii Dining Rr. .'1 ' . htm First Floor Plan. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford 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 wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, Man-ufacturer, he la, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address Ad-dress all inquiries to William A. Radford, Rad-ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue. Chicago, 111., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. In proportion to the amount of wall construction required, the square house affords more actual space than any other shape of building. Because of this fact architects very frequently use the square, or nearly square, floor plan when designing a house where maximum maxi-mum space must be combined with low construction cost. At the same time the nearly square house can always be made attractive without the danger of awkward lines which may appear in the more irregular shapes unless most carefully designed. In planning the square house, thought should be given to the exterior ex-terior design to avoid monotony or what might be called a box-like appearance, ap-pearance, and this can be done by means of Hues which break the wall BalotJ Mm HI DedRm. IJ'"' Ez: u'""' 1 ci. Hllici.. Ml 1 1 1 x-j DedRm hrl toRn Mrnj '5',", I Second Floor Plan. surface as well as by ornamental features, fea-tures, porches and entrances, trellises, window awnings and shrubbery. A tine example of this can be seen in this two-story seven-room and sun parlor house. While not absolutely square, this house is of the square type, being 3"i feet wide and 27 feet 6 inches deep. The walls as well as the roof are shingled and the expanse of wall is broken by a belt course just below the second-story windows. Also, these windows break the line of the eaves, which are finished in an attractive at-tractive thatch effect. No foundation is visible, the walls running straight to the ground but the ground level is broken by the use of hedges extending out from either side of the terraced front porch. The front porch, with its pillar entrance is the main feature of the front elevation hut is not so heavy as to be out of balance bal-ance with the rest of the building. Though the windows at one side of the porch are large and those at the other side are small and placed high, the balance bal-ance is maintained by means of the trellises supporting vines, which frame the wail at each side of the entrance. The house is entered through a small vestibule which opens into a central hall extending clear through to the rear entr and porch. At one side is the living room and sun parlor, a novel arrangement in which a large fireplace, with a door at either side, forms the partition between the two rooms. At the front end of the living room, built-in bookcases extend clear across the room with two small windows win-dows above the cases. These are the two windows seen in the front view of the house at one side of the entrance. The sun parlor is almost wholly glass enclosed on two sides. At the other side of the hall Is the dining room with the kitchen directly behind it. The dining room Is a larga light room and the kitchen Is equipped with the built-in cabinets and other appliances ap-pliances which characterize the modern home. In the hall are stairs which lead to the basement and second floor. On the second floor there are equal sized bedrooms ' occupying the four corners of the building and arranged about a central hall. At the front, a part of the hall space is used for the bathroom. Each bedroom has a good sized closet and there is a balcony built over the rear porch. |