Show ta handsome and commodious home suitable for farm or city W 3 AP I 1 X ing TORCH SON lin v first floor plan pian by W A RADFORD mr william jk A radford will answer questions and give advice FREE anen or OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building for thereal the read era aers of this paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he be Is without doubt the highest authority on all these sub ejects address all inquiries to william A radford Rad tord no 1827 prairie avenue chicago ill and only two cent stamp for reply in different countries there are different names dames for much the same saine type of house in france the home shown in the ibe accompanying illustration would be called the 11 chateau for it has the same lines as country houses there in the united states this Is what Is known as a rectangular hip roof house with a pitch to the roof so eo that there Is an insulating air space between it and the second floor door cell ceil ing this Is IB a very handsome stable ap and commod commodious lons home and will be equally attractive on the farm in the smaller towns or in the city to get the best effect howe however verg this home should be set on a lot where there Is plenty of room for allowing trees and decorative garden the home Is SO 80 feet long and 24 04 feet deep and Is of frame construction without the open porch at one end the sun room at the other end and the colonial type pergola porch roof with the colonial colu columns it would be a rather plain rectangular home the interior Is laid out very similar to the new england colonial house the entrance door Is practically in the center of the front and leads into the hall out of which run stairs to the second floor at the right through a eased cased opening Is the living room which Is 11 teet feet 0 inches wide and 23 feet long extending the depth of the house to 10 the left through a second eased cased opening Is the dining room 11 feet 6 inches by 12 feet and at the back Is the kitchen 8 feet by 10 feet 0 inches opening off the kitchen Is a breakfast nook which enjoins the dining room and at the back a pantry the stairs lead to a central hall on the second floor off which open three bedrooms and a bathroom oue one of the bedrooms Is unusually large km r 96 9 6 DORI ar abr I 1 T I 1 second floor plan being 11 feet 6 inches by 16 feet the others are 13 feet by 11 feet 6 inches and 9 feet by 0 9 feet 6 0 inches As has been said the sun room abom and porch on either ends of the house are attractive features the sun porch projects slightly at the front and Is 0 feet 6 inches by 15 feet 6 inches deep its design makes it very out of the ordinary as will be noted by a careful study of the illustrations the colonial idea Is carried out in the pillars supporting the roof of the open porch for those who desire something out of the ordinary tor for their home this design should have a strong appeal |