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Show i mr WMA.RADFOM). m as a waterproofing coat and as an artistic coloring. Cement plaster does not require painting so often a.a clapboards it is true. One coat every five years should be enough to keep the building in first class condition iu any atmosphere. As a general thing the cement plaster plas-ter siding is liked because it gives the impression of permanence and durability at a cost only slightly in excess of that for clapboards. At the same time it affords a slight prolec- ClJclJ I 'Hall 5e.dPm- Bed Rm. IJ 10,0.x,3.0- 9-6'H'O' il'0-X9:6' JTj Second Floor Plan. tion against fire, even though wood lath is used. With metal Jath j cement plaster coatin " ' real fireproofing. jl's tlese deslr- 1 This design, comb ft materials, in- I able modern features c d exterior ap- l terior arrangement anS V best yet pro- v pearance is one of the - I duced. f- . I Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COoT on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this pappr. On account of his wide experience as Kditor. Author and Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford. No. ITS West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp fpr reply. It is sometimes quite a problem to design a house of medium size and moderate cost for a large family. If one is able to put up a residence of anlimited size with wings and ells and third-story additions, at the same time having no thought as to the cost, the task of the architect in providing suitable accommodations for all the members of a large household is comparatively com-paratively easy. All he has to think of is the architectural effect; and, other things being equal, the larger the house the more beautiful and imposing im-posing it is from an architectural standpoint. Unfortunately, however, or rather fortunately, the great majority ma-jority of home builders in this country coun-try have to count the cost and have to figure to get the required accommodations accom-modations in a residence of medium size and cost. And it is just this which has brought the science of house planning to such perfection during the past four or five years. Architects have made a special study of the requirements require-ments of the small or medium sized residence with the result that today American house planning has reached a degree of perfection never before equaled. The house illustrated herewith is one of these designs. In size 29 feet 6 inches by 36 feet and costing $3,000 this house gives ample accommodations accommoda-tions for a large family. The first floor is very little broken up, most of the space being given to the large living room, 13 by 28 feet; the dining room, 13 by 18 feet, and the large central cen-tral stair hall connecting these two rooms. Thus more than three-fourths of the entire downstairs space is available avail-able for activities of the home life. The large porch, 26 feet 6 inches by 7 feet, forms a valuable addition also to this space. The . second floor, on the other hand, is divided into five bedrooms, each rather small, yet large enough for all practical purposes. Each bed- fvlviWXvivXvlvX-vA-:.: vfevXWv:-K-Wf!W'-''-',3?i"A A Vfw : -' . . I rears Its square mission steeple. It s serves as a monur-.ent to the once --powerful --powerful tribe of Nipissing Indians. For many years the church has been used as a granary and storehouse. store-house. A slant roof shed has beea added to one side for the storing of implements. The altar and pews are gone, and where once the redskin knelt in prayer now lay heaps of grain. Erected as it was in the days of log houses, the church was a triumph of -the builder's art at that time. The t massive timbers are as firm and strong as they were a hundred years ago. It is said to have been the first building in these parts sided with boards. It was plastered at one time, but this has fallen off. On the heavy pine door can bo seen ' -the tracing of what appears to be a big round sun, probably symbolical of the deity. Previous to about 1850 the country in this vicinity belonged to the Nipissing Nipis-sing Indian reservation. The tribe had three large villages. One winter smallpox got into the village and hundreds hun-dreds of the red men died. The trib became so small that the government opened the reservation to the whites. And today not an Indian remains. New York Times. room has a clothes closet in connection. connec-tion. The general design and exterior appearance ap-pearance of this house la of a type which right now is enjoying a great popularity. It is exceedingly, simple, being square and plain and without ornamentation, yet the low hip roof, the grouping of the windows, the projecting pro-jecting sill courses and the general proportion of the parts unite to make this a very pleasing design.. Cement plaster on wood lath is the method of construction used for this design. Stucco siding has been used almost to the entire exclusion of clapboards, clap-boards, shingles, etc., on. all houses built during the past three or four years and has proved entirely satisfactory. satis-factory. When this form of siding Porch' j" o-o-xa-o- -2S33 '3 0ab Living Pm. n ocrxaxr D.-Pm. '.Hall. ,j j 'fc''' J Porch fc 6 X7 o- First Floor Plan. was first introduced the claim was made for it that no painting would ever be required over it. Experience has proved otherwise, however, especially espe-cially in cities where there is a great leal of smoke and dirt cement plaster walls require brightening up with paint the same as any ether surface. There are special paints and preparations prepara-tions for this purpose which do dou- j ble duty in 'his respect, acting bo'h j |