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Show Wur- W" -. WMARADFORD, i i 1 Mr. "U'illiam A. Radford will answer questions and pive advice KKEE OF COST on ail subjects pertaining to the subject of building, for the readers of this paper. On account of 'his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he 13, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. ITS West Jackson boulevard, Chicago. III., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The extreme popularity of the bungalow bung-alow style of architecture for suburban suburb-an homes and summer cottages attracts at-tracts renewed attention to it each season. The combined elements of pic-turesqueness, pic-turesqueness, comfort and convenience conve-nience serve to make this type of Jiouse building more and more attractive. attrac-tive. The word, bungalow is variously used to designate rustic camps, one story seaside cottages, low, broad one story structures and also two story houses in broad extended lines with a low pitch to the roof. With all of these a wide overhanging to the roof is a prominent feature. This protects the side walls from rain and sun and majtes for coolness. There is something about the bungalow bung-alow that is wonderfully taking with home builders, and it must be that it, more than any other type of dwelling, harmonizes best with ordinary outdoor surroundings, set back away from the road, preferably on a knoll or slight rise of ground, and set off with a few trees and shrubs, nothing can be more pleasing than the low, broad eaved, wide verandaed bungalow, with Its homelike air of comfort; it is a perpetual per-petual and standing invitation to hospitality. hos-pitality. While the general idea may be the same, the plan of a bungalow is capable capa-ble of many modifications and changes to suit special needs. In fact, the ingenuity in-genuity of the skilled architect, mak-ing mak-ing a specialty of the designing of small houses and bungalows, is tested test-ed by the variety and excellences of his bungalow plans. Builders will tell you that all cottages are just alike; they are, but bungalows are apt to be differont. In the hands of a skilled designer each one can be given distinctive features both in outward appearnce and in the arrangement and disposition of the space inside to meet the special needs of anv family. With a bungalow a man has no need to fear that his house will be just the same as all his neighbors. This is of more real importance than is sometimes thought: for. if d house is ever to be sold to advantage. -particular attention. These three spaces connect together freely, being simply marked off with colonnades. The ceiling all the way through In this house is divided into square panels by means of wood beams, and the design de-sign for the columned doorways works in exactly with the paneled ceiling design. de-sign. In this way a useable living apartment apart-ment is secured 12 feet wide by 34 feet long, usually spacious for a cottage cot-tage of this size. Divided up the way it is, this room, or, rather, group of rooms, loses nothing of coziness - or comfort. The kitchen is arranged conveniently convenient-ly to the dining room and is nicely fitted fit-ted up with built-in cases and cupboards. cup-boards. The bedro'oms are conveniently convenient-ly located and yet provide more privacy pri-vacy than is had in most bungalows. The general outline of this bungalow bunga-low is very nearly square, being 38 feet in width and 36 feet 6 inches in length, not including the porch. Using Us-ing first class materials throughout, it should not cost more than $2,S00. The perspective drawing herewith shows this bungalow finished with cement plaster. This is a very popular popu-lar exterior coating for buildings of this kind at the present time. The cement plaster is applied either over wood lath, metal lath or plaster-board, and forms a durable, warm and weatherproof weath-erproof exterior. x For those who prefer it, an exterior finish of shingles, beveled siding, drop siding or rough boards could be very easily substituted in its place. Altogether, this will be found an extremely ex-tremely desirable model for those wishing to build an attractive little house of this kind this season. ; it must have individuality. Too often i home builders construct dwellings that lack style, and when a rainy day comes and they want to sell, there is no buyer because the house is "like thousands of others." The striking thing about bungalow dwellings is that they do have indi-j indi-j viduality. There is something about : them that makes the passerby turn I again to such a place and say: "How cozy and how different from most : houses." . This is the kind of a house you want to live in, and this is the kind of a house it pays to build. The design illustrated herewith shows the bungalow at its best. This 3 kitIhefH ; H R r. EtfLOiNc;RM : Hall Liytjji-t jpifa5Rr raffxifo-vr "ilo?p' ;w Pouch B B H B Floor Plan. Is a little structure Ideally Buited for a summer cottage, or, if more substantially sub-stantially constructed, for a permanent perma-nent residence the year round. It has six large, well lighted rooms, three of these being bedrooms and affording an abundance of closet space. The arrangement ar-rangement at the front of the bungalow, bunga-low, comprising the living room, dining din-ing room and reception hall, deserves |