Show COLONI 91 HOUSE NOW IS PO chief charm Is the simplicity of the exterior WHOLE INTERIOR IS USABLE ony only within recent years year that the beauty of this type of horne home has ha come to be recognized by american architects by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr william A radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects subject pertaining to tile the subject of building for the readers reader of this paper on account of 0 his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he to it without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects address all inquiries to william A radford no isal prairie avenue phi chicago cago ill and only two cent stamp lor for reply it was aas not until the last few years rears comparatively that american sects recognized the beauty of the homes that were erected in new england edgland luring during the first century after the landing of the pilgrims Pil gilius many of these homes are still in a splendid state of preservation find and still are occupied but until recently their owners could not see any beauty in their plain lines and weather beaten exteriors now however this oils type of architecture tec ture which was originated by the builders of the seventeenth con century tury la IS moat popular colonial homes of all sizes aad constructed of all the different ports of building materials are erected throughout bout the country the chief charm of the exterior of a colonial house la Is its simplicity and balance a n ce each window lias has a counterpart on oil tile the opposite side oz 0 the main entrance door which Is placed exactly in the center of the house there here Is little attempt tit at deco decorative rathe effect exception being the porch pillars and the fan shaped lights over the door but there la 19 a charm about these houses that appeals to every home builder then too the shape of the house Is such that every toot foot of the int interior e Is usable this will be noted from the floor plan that accompanies the exter exterior lor view of a small email colonial house shown herewith the same balance that marks the exterior of the house Is maintained in the interior the rooms are divided almost equally by a central entrance hall out of which runs the stairs to the second floor here also the balance Is can continued there being a bedroom on each corner with the same number of windows and each one ns as readily accessible to the hall as another this home is of frame construction U set on a masonry foundation that way may feea a T it b za 4 1 k 4 6 cl lr first floor plan be either either of stone OR as shown here or of brick or concrete in any of its forms the exterior walls are covered with shingles treated so that they haie the silvery sheen that marks the colonial house that has been exposed tor for many years to the suit winds from the ocean green blinds find and white window casings give a color con contrast traut to the exterior that Is a pleasing the seven rooms in the interior are living and dining room and kite kitchen hen on the first floor with four bedrooms and ibbe llio lathroum Lath room on the second floor the house Is rectangular in being 40 feet long find and 24 feet wide the entrance hall Is 8 feet wide to the highl through a double eased cased door opening Is the living room 15 by 23 feet in the front at 1 the center Is nn open fireplace oo on each side of f are french doors opening onto the porch while at each end there Is 19 a large window admitting plenty of light stud and making the room a cheery place for the family to spend leisure hours 9 at the left ot of the en entrance tranee hall also through a cal double door opening Is the lining dining room 13 15 by 13 feet tills this being a corner room with windows on two sides elites also Is 14 a bright and cheerful room buck back ot of the dining room is a good sized kit kitchen elien 11 by 9 feet 6 In indies clies with a large pantry off on it another good feature of the first floor 0 b i b b 41 it at lma I 1 ta I 1 ZY 4 A second floor plan plan Is the lavatory at ahn end of the hall at the rear of the house upstairs are four bedrooms one on each corner of 0 the house all of the rooms are practically the same size lilze 15 by 10 feet the bathroom is at the end of the hall at the front E each ach room has a good sized closet stairs lead to the attic which because of 0 the high pitch of the root roof Is rathe large and provides ample storage room for the family the cellar of alis louse Is excavated the same size as the walls and s a large amount of storage 4 r a I 1 ap n 1 2 in a E air 1 11 I 1 1 I 1 i DF room besides a place lor for the heating beating plant and fuel storage the cost of this house Is not great its design being such that it can be erected with the utmost economy in ID materials and labor at the same time it provides accommodations for foi a family of more than the average size the arrangement Is such that the work of caring for it can be done dona with it a minimum of effort while all the rooms are airy and comfortable home builders who are planning upon erecting that long contemplated house tills this year cannot do better than select such a design as this the colonial Is a style of architecture that marks its owner as an american who Is 13 proud at 0 the bull building ding genius ot at the early settlers at the same time the colonial to many minds la Is the most beautiful of all styles of homes during the last few months the cost of bull building ding like almost everything else has come down remarkably while prices still are higher than in 1914 when it cost less to build than it at any time during ur ng t the e last as half a century they are much lower than during any of 0 the war years or the last two years homer are needed and needed badly and everyone connected with the building busi business riess predicts that tills this wm will be a banner year this being true it Is good judgment to start building operations as early fig as pot possible sible this will insure that the new horne home Is ready for oce occupancy early in the summer |