Show This is Home Building Design Is IsOne IsOne One That Is Favored by Many By W. W A. A RADFORD Mr William A. A will ill answer questions and give advice FItEE OF COST on all subjects sUbject pertaining to practical home building building- for the read read- era of this paper On account of his wide wid a experience as ns editor author and manufacturer ho Is Is without doubt the highest authority on all nil these sub aub- Address all Inquiries to William A. A Radford No South Dearborn street Chicago Ill and only lactose two-cent two stamp for tor reply When the average family begin to plan to to build a new home ever every mem meat member member ber has some Idea that he or O she site would like Uke to see Incorporated in the house I In some other home perhaps such a u feature as appealed to the Individual was found an and J gave rise to the thought that when or If he was to build he would have this feature In his home It Is this desire that mal makes es esso so many homes entirely different from others There Is danger however In carryIng carryIng carry carry- Ing this Idea too far Odd Od features feature either In the exterior or Interior of a ahouse ahouse ahouse house may not appeal to some one else and If the necessity arises may prevent pre the sale of the home Comfort Comfort Com Corn fort and convenience con may be secured for the average family by following the plans that have been found most suitable to the average family And when this Is done it Is not difficult to dispose of time the place If It Is desirable to do so One type of house that appeals to the greatest number of persons Is the half and building such as Is shown In the accompanying tion Here Is a house of at the size and shape that appeals While It looks 6 H. H L' L mi e t U Lilt IL u. is n us as Il u contains only six rooms aside from the breakfast porch at nt the rear of ot the first floor It contains three good rooms downstairs livIng downstairs living and dining rooms and kitchen kitchen and and three bedrooms and the bathroom on oti the second floor This number of rooms will accommodate nicely the avera average e family In exterior appearance It Is difficult to find a more attractive house than the one shown The narrow gables at atthe atthe atthe the end the steep dormer ormer window set setIn setIn setin In It at the front and the extension of the tIme roof root lines to form the porch cov coy coverIng covering ering all combine comlIne to give this house housea housen a n graceful homelike appearance This exterior appearance is greatly enhance enhanced enhanced en en- hance J by the brick foundation an and piers of the porch and the wide brick fireplace chimney In the end wall vahl The rite porch Is Inviting In summer while the chimney gives rise to thou thoughts of a comfortable open fire in the winter time The flOor or plans that accompany the exterior view show how the rooms are arran arranged ed and their size sire The entrance entrance entrance en- en en en- trance door off ofT the porch leads Into a reception room out of or which run the U O O r f l l m I itt DINING bt Id C 9 First Floor Plan stull to the second J floor To lo the right through glazed double doors Is the thc living room 12 by 15 feet In n size Three windows opening onto the porch nn and the high windows on either elthel side of the fireplace admit plenty of light and ventilation The wide willu fireplace at atthe atthe atthe the end of ot the room with bookcases on either side un under Jer the window adds to the attractiveness of the rooms room's fin fin- ish ishi Buck Back of ot the living room resin is the dinIng din din- Ing room also ulso a n light cheur cheery room 1 11 12 by 13 feet G C Inches IncItes In dimensions And Ami opening off oft the lining ro room m and anti c con connected u with It b by double doors Is a large breakfast porch 11 feet long and 7 feet teet G C Inches incItes wide This room also makes malus a secluded cheerful sun bun parlor Adjoining the dining room at the left Is the kitchen 11 feet square whose size an and J shape make It an efficient effi em dent clent workroom for the housewife a place where here the cooking and other kitchen activities may be accomplished with a minimum of or steps The sink Is placed under the window in the outside outside out out- side wall with cases for utensils and dishes on either cither s side e The side entrance entrance en en- trance leads to a passageway which Is large enough for the Icebox anti and has a closet alongside It for the linens needed in the dining Ining room arid and kitchen Back flack of ot the kitchen also Is a good good- sized pantry The rhe stairs lead into a short hall hail on the second floor loor off ocr which open the tue three bedrooms one at the front oneat one oneat at atthe the thie side anti and one at the hack back The hitchI Second Floor Plan bathroom Is located In the center of this floor so that It ft Is accessible to all three hell bedrooms rooms Both Roth front andrear anti and rear bedrooms are 15 feet G C inches incItes b by 10 feet while the one at the end of tl tIc tl 2 house Is 11 ii by 1 12 feet The basement extends under the whole of ot the house and is reached b by stairs just Insl Inside Je the entrance at ut the sl side e of the house ral Taken n altogether this is a very desirable desirable de do- home building design one design one that combines exterior attractiveness eness an and Interior comfort and It ft is not sire she to build |