Show sturdy home of brick and stucco estuce 0 provides amazing amount of room in C 11 k r i by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr Willi william arn A radford will answer questions and give advice OF COST on nil all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the renders readers 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 address all inquiries to william A radford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago ill and only two cent stamp for reply home ownership Is the mark of tile the substantial citizen in tiny any community and this his Is 18 rightly so BO since tho the man who lias has his Int interest in any community by erecting a home and establishing his family there Is the citizen of the most substantial type ue he h has as invested his money money and is going to take a careful interest in all that diat affects the welfare of the community and of his home and it Is to those who desire to become a permanent part of their corn com and to establish their families in lasting homes that tile the design chown in the accompanying illustrations should appeal with particular strength this sturdy homo home of brick and stucco contains a surprising amount of room and its attractive appearance will find many admirers it Is not of the fad fiad type of homo home which Is built to excess in the period of its popularity to be discarded and scorned i it few years later inter on the contrary added years in this home should bring added satisfaction in its comforts and convenient arrangement the combination of stucco and brick in tills this home makes a pleasing appearance which Is heightened by the roof lines carefully considered and terminated with a angles which prevent any awkward length of ridge line notice the pleasing finish of the porch columns and the ornaments used to relieve the plain surface of the fireplace chimney the porch gives every visible evidence of being a place which will be used happily and Is not merely nn an ornament hung on the front of the house bouse examination of the interior arrangement of the house discloses a 0 convenience of room grouping which can come only from careful planning and intimate knowledge of the needs of the american family entrance Is gained through a hall which contains the stairway to the second floor this liall hall gives access to the living room and the downstairs bedroom the living room of comfortable size Is dominated by the fireplace which Is naturally the first object impressed on the visitor coming through the d door fioro the hall the room Is well lighted with windows on two sides and wall space apace free from windows suggests attractive grouping of furniture tile the wide opening into the dining room Is a feature which will give an added impression of spaciousness and the room to Is of a size large enough to care for the needs of a large grout group the living room and dining room r TRY PORCH FINTRY kithen porch f 17 RA 40 by MG MALL J LJ first floor plan taken together provide a space large enough for entertaining rather large numbers of persons persona notice the chloa china closet built across one corner cornei of the room and balancing pleasantly tho the entrance to tho the still porch directly across from it tilts tills sun still porch with KB its convenience of tiey ncy cess from the pantry would not only lie utilized throughout the day adny hut but might well furnish tile the setting for pleas ing in incillo cills tile the kitchen ts IP of nn an size find arrangement the rear porch provides for icing of the refrigerator and the convenient pantry will bo be appreciated by housewives who have licon heen handicapped by lack of sufficient space for their operations no 1 1 1 1 1 r I 1 i I 1 1 ald 7 ML baah I 1 CLO CLA MIR ta 1 second floor plan tice that two passageways eways to the dining room are provided proUd ed the downstairs bedroom Is made particularly conven convenient tent through tile tho adja adjacent cOnt lavatory the iho bedrooms on the second floor are of an adequate sozo and are exceptionally tio nally well provided with closets freight rates on materials and differences feren ces in prices of labor in various localities make it impossible to approximate the cost of building tilts tills homo home for the entire country tills this information can be gained most accurately cura tely from your local architect contractor or building material dealer these men constantly aro are in touch with building costs in your community |