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Show I ' CLASS COMFORT PERMANENCY 'v ; ' ' i i -rrrr--m1 ' ' ? 'it . ' I 0.CM - . li i i i3 I I 'ft-4 llTaJM SLD Wol I ' BID ROOM ! uvih, mom 1 u ' " " rVaA -" JrtiTciJM. '. ' - 'iii f w ON&QUARTKH of all thu build-i build-i Ingi lota In America fnco north, either squarely or at nn angle; yet not ono house In n .hundred la planned with special reference to such a lot. That Is no reason why we havo so many sunless or darkened Hying rooms. There Is no mich drawback In th' hou3o. It as designed for a northward facing lot. I'coplit do not live in halls, coai closets or stairways, and n kltcheri should bu designed for coolness, Therefore theso -arts or tho hotiso nro placed on tho north, the' street side, and living and dining room open to tho garden on tho south, Thu recossud doorwnj opens Into a llttlo hall. On the left Is a coat closet, on tho right, tho passage to tho kitchen, with tho lunemcnt stairs on tho way In front Is n llv-Ing llv-Ing room. 13'j foot by 18, and seeming larger because of tho porch at the rear The stnlrs go Up from tho Inner wall of this room, and Jmt tusldo tho stairway Is tho fireplace ' On tho other sldo of tn0 flic I'luco Is an archway to thu dining room 12 feet squafo. (loth v g and dining rooms open 01 ' Jnno porch overlooking lho m,.,,, un'S taking full advantage) of ( privacy and Its sunilxht. Think how vines Srch0Wer8 Wl" nC8tl Up lo suth tt Thg kitchen, reached from tho f MsawaTB)B)jBM"""laMaBm"-BaiBEw 1 i dining' room through a pantry, la 8 Teot by 11, with n sldo cntrnnco and a separate approach to tho stairs. The second floor coqtnlns throo ' bodrooniB and ji hath room, n linen closet aryl li1 muuII truiik room. 'All tho bedroouiM ha,vo closets and cross ventilation, and two of them have open flreiil.ices. TIiIb las"t foaturo could he omltte,d If desired. Tho mills of this house nro built of fucq brick, lho most varied) Interesting In-teresting and beautiful of nil build- 1 Ing materials, with either common i brick or hollow tllo for backing, lho InH'do has gpsum plastor an metal lath, and nsiihnlt shlnglos lirntect tho roof. Such a house costs not to exceed 10 per cent moro thnn a wooden ono. It li worth nt least 40 per cent more tho day It Is finished, and the difference In vnluo keeps iicreaslng, Pace brick hus a stand-ng, stand-ng, a "plnss," which wood connot hope to ilvalj and thp iplck btmso Is cheap to maintain, costs llttlo tor insurance, nnd depreciates very slowly, a frame- bpusn , may bo wiped out at any moment by firo. This brlek house would havo to bo sqt on fire, ami tlm,, pnly, a very, small part of li voujd ,Urn. i If-your lumbci pr mnturlnl, denier or contraqor doubts this or wants any lurthor Informat on on the matter, have him wrflo lo tho Tor-manent Tor-manent nulldlng Durcau, lu tho pnamber of Commcr.ee-, Chicago, .' |
