| Show popular type of small home follows the colonial in interior perlor arrangement V 4 so by W A RADFORD mr william A radford will answer questions ques tlona and give advice FRU brlik 01 OP COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building for the read era cra of this paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects address all inquiries to william A radford Rad toru no 07 south Ie dearborn arborn street chicago ill and only two cent stamp tor for reply the modified type of the colonial home building design which has an irregular roof und and wide dor dormeus dormers mers Is commonly termed the dutch colonial on 1 a 1 this Is a n popular type of home because its exterior appearance Is made attractive by ohp breaks in the roof and the alie wide dormers dommers dor mers however in the hie interior arrangement it follows rather closely the colonial such a home Is shown in tile the tic nc illustration this la Is a five room house 26 20 feet wide and 22 feet deep tile the live five rooms are large however and ore are of the type that hint are P first floor plan ivi anted by those who are building their own on homes li the overhang of the roof at the second floor sill and the gabled roof over the entrance porch are features which make tills this house out of the ordinary the alie entrance door lends leads dl 11 erectly into the living room which la Is 14 feet by 21 feet the opening stair out of the living room beside the entrance door to the second floor an open fireplace Is set in the outside wall with doors ou either side lending ct I 1 ami ar 1 A 31 i cicca 0 toor thorp s iott LJ 3 BEDIM bowar second floor plan to the open porch tills porch may be walled arid and glazed to make it into info an all year round sun parlor if desired the dining room Is 10 feet 0 inches by 12 feet 6 indies inches and the kitchen Is of the same width and Is 8 feet deep the stairs lead to a hall at the rear of the second floor door at one side of which Is the bathroom both bedrooms open off this one on either side of the ahe stairway these rooms are large laige one being 12 feet 6 indies inches hy by 14 feet and the other 10 feet 6 inches by 17 feet 0 6 inches the house Is of frame construction and sets on a concrete foundation has a basement of the same dimensions as the house proper tills this Is tile the type ot of home that the small family desires its roams rooms are large and airy the arrangement range ran gement m ent of them Is such that the work of caring for the home can be done with the least amount of effort it is attractive from the exterior tippe appearance pe arance ance and when surrounded by shrubs arid and lowers flowers as is shown in the illustration it will make a very attractive home |
