Modern American Homes Prepared by H. V. VON HOLST, A. B„ S. B. Architect, Chicago CHICAGO AMERICAN TECHNICAL SOCIETY 1915 COPYRIGHT, 1912 BY AMERICAN TECHNICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHTED IN GREAT BRITAIN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ROBERT O. LAW CO. PREFACE ^ HE American home has undergone many changes in the last twenty years. The public is realizing more and more the value of outdoor life, as evidenced by the fact that large and small cities have country clubs, which are located in the most attractive spots of the region, forming in most cases the nucleus for a colony of country homes. The steadily improving means of transportation have also enabled the city man of moderate means to live at some distance from his place of business and enjoy all the advantages and comforts which are derived from a home in clean, fresh air, amongst trees, shrubs, and flowers. It is interesting to note that this tendency towards country life—the "back to nature" movement—has produced, in a way, a new architecture which is very direct in its expression, and which is endeavoring all the time to eliminate the superfluous and fanciful. This new type of home has utility as its fundamental principle. It must embody all modern improvements and it must be economical in its general makeup. Another demand, which comes from the faculty of the average American to adapt himself quickly to his surroundings is that the modern country home shall seem a part of the scenery, a requirement which has encouraged the architect and the owner to use local materials in the buildings, wherever possible. Such modern improvements as the central heating plant and sanitary appliances have also helped considerably to change the general character of the American home, making the plan of the house a very flexible and interesting composition. It is high time that this tendency to build an individual home be fostered and encouraged, as the over-crowding of our cities has resulted in an abundance of the poorer types of apartment and of tenement house, neither of which are conducive to a healthy development or to an increased efficiency of a nation. Such forms of dwelling are undoubtedly necessary, but there are so many instances where they are built by speculative interests without due regard to the demands of health and good sanitation that the people should be diverted, to as great a degree as possible, from the cities into surroundings where living conditions are more ideal. In our day especially, where concentration of energy has been developed to such a high degree, it is absolutely essential that the men and women, who are crowded together during the day time in very congested business districts, have the opportunity to enjoy a complete change of environment after the strenuous working hours. It is with the idea of stimulating this increasing appreciation of good building and of comfortable country homes on the part of city people that this book has been published. By far the largest part of the publication shows houses of moderate cost, quite within reach of the great mass of modest salaried men. It has been the aim to illustrate these in as concise a form as possible, giving floor plans in most cases, in addition to exterior views of the building, and sometimes even interiors. Wherever possible, the cost of the building has been given, but attention should be called to the fact that the cost must be considered in connection with the date of erection of the building and the locality, inasmuch as these two factors will sometimes affect the cost considerably. The cost of building and labor has steadily increased of late years, and it is also a curious fact that building in or near a large city is considerably more expensive than building in a small town or in the country. It has been the aim to show as large a variety of types and styles of homes as possible, not only as to plans, but also as to materials used. Special attention is called to "The Uniformity of Modern Floor Plans," Plate 45, and "Studies of Different Exterior Treatments of the Same Plan," Plate 46. An examination of these two pages will enable the reader to appreciate some of the fundamental points to consider when studying the plans of a house or when contemplating the building of a home. It has been deemed advisable to incfude illustrations of a few larger homes in order to show that in the best type of these expensive residences the same feeling of simplicity is adhered to that constitutes the charm of the smaller house. A few pages have been devoted to typical apartment houses of different sizes. It is only quite recently that the living porch has been made a feature of the flat, in an attempt to give it one of the most attractive features of the individual home. There, is also a tendency in some localities to take away the box-like appearance of the ordinary flat building by giving it a pitched roof, and by increasing the size of the court on which the flats face. However, this fact is to be emphasized that not even the nicest flat can take the place of a home with a garden around it. The latter will mean somewhat more work, but is amply compensated for in the advantages that come from having a place where one can enjoy and appreciate the seasons of year in the open, and thus gain physically and mentally, to a remarkable degree. H. V. VON HOLST CONTENTS Plate 1 Plates 2, 3 Plate 4 Plate 5 Plate 6 Plates 7, 8 Plate 9 Plate 10 Plates 11,12 Plate 1 3 Plate 14 Plate 15 Plates 1 6, 1 7 Plate 1 8 Plate 19 Plate 20 Plate 2 1 Plate 22 Plate 23 Plates 24, 25 Plate 26 Plate 27 Plate 28 Plate 29 Plate 30 Plate 31 The Two -Story Home A Simple Home as Part of the Landscape An Attractive Small House in Harmony with Its Surroundings An Interesting Fireproof Dwelling An Excellent Type of Stucco Country Home with Decided Colonial Feeling A Brick House of Simple but Dignified Design A Wayside Modern Home with all the Charm of an Old English Cottage An Architect’s Home A Beautiful Type of Modern Suburban Home A Quaint Old-Fashioned House A Modern Suburban Home with Original Treatment of Exterior A Low-Cost Suburban Home A Modest Suburban Residence with Excellent Lines A Solid Concrete Country House A Small but Well-Arranged Home at Moderate Cost An Inexpensive Frame House of Good Design A Tile and Plaster House of the Square Type A Fine Type of Suburban Home An Inexpensive Southern Cottage A Delightful Low-Cost “Square House” A Commodious-Looking Country Home A Frame and Stucco Country House An Effective Suburban Home of Moderate Cost A Frame and Shingle Dwelling of Unusual and Effective Design An Inexpensive Suburban Home Four Country Houses Showing Different Exterior Treatment Brick and Stucco Dwelling with Decided Colonial Aspect Plate 32 A Cement Plaster House, Almost Severe in Its Simplicity Plate 33 Cement Plaster Houses Plate 34 A Well-Planned Cement Plaster House of Dignified Character Plate 35 Four Suburban Homes in the Vicinity of Chicago, Illinois Plate 36 A Design in Keeping with Its Environment Plate 37 Two Effective Stucco Houses Plate 38 Colonial Farmhouses Plate 39 Four Simple Comfortable Homes Plates 40-42 A Compact Home in a Small City Plate 43 Four Typical Old-Fashioned Homes Plate 44 Two-Story Country Houses of Moderate Cost Plate 45 The Uniformity of Modern Floor Plans Plate 46 Studies of Different Exterior Treatments of the Same Plan The One -Story Home Plates 47, 48 A Simple Country Home of the Bungalow Type Plate 49 An Interesting Suburban Home with Garage in the Basement Plate 50 Four Small Houses Showing the Value of Well-Placed Foliage Plate 5 1 A Concrete Bungalow of Moderate Cost Plates 52, 53 Country House with a Sleeping Porch Plate 54 Low-Cost Bungalows Plate 55 A Picturesque Bungalow—Bungalow of Rustic Character Plate 56 Two Effective Bungalows of Low Cost Plate 5 7 Four Charming Pasadena Bungalows Plate 58 A Summer Bungalow of Distinct Merit Plate 59 Inexpensive Bungalows Plate 60 A Charming and Inexpensive Bungalow CONTENTS Plate 61 Six Attractive Bungalows Plate 84 A Colonial Plaster House Plate 62 Two Delightful Seashore Cottages Plates 85, 86 A Lake Shore Residence of Novel Exterior Plate 63 An Easy Housekeeping Cottage Plate 87 A Well-Built Brick and Plaster House Plate 64 Four Picturesque Western Bungalows Plate 88 A Thatched House Plate 65 A Simple Bungalow with Convenient Interior Arrangement Plate 89 A Frame and Plaster Suburban Home Plate 66 Four Attractive California Bungalows of Moderate Cost Plate 90 Examples of a New Style of Domestic Architecture in and about Chicago Plate 67 Two Attractive California Bungalows Plates 9 1, 92 A Fireproof Country Mansion of Distinct Colonial Character Plate 68 A Forest Home of Rustic Charm Plates 93, 94 A Well-Designed Suburban Mansion Plate 69 Tent-Houses for Summer Days Plates 95, 96 A Substantial Brick Mansion Plate 70 An Artistic Bungalow of Moderate Cost Plate 97 An Attractive Country Residence Combining Elegance with Good Taste Plate 7 1 Small Attractive Homes of Low Cost Plate 98 A Modern Half-Timber House Plate 72 An $ 1 1 00 Summer Cottage Plate 73 California Bungalows Plate 74 A Cozy Bungalow for $2,600 The Apartment House Plate 99 Apartment Building of Excellent Design The Tent-House, Boathouse, and Garage Plate 100 Suburban Flat Building Plate 75 Inexpensive Tent-FIouse for the Summer Season Plate 1 01 Two-Family Apartment Building in a Large City Plate 76 Boathouse and Camp in the Adirondacks Plate 102 A Pleasing Group of Apartments Plate 77 Four Small House Garages Plate 103 A Modern City Apartment Building Plate 78 Four Private Garages at Low Cost Miscellaneous Buildings The Larger Home Plates 104, 105 A Modern School House for a Small Community Plates 79, 80 A Modern Colonial House Plate 1 06 Public Library at Kearney, New Jersey Plates 81,82 An Attractive Home with Shingled Exterior Plate 107 Institutional Buildings Plate 83 A Well-Designed Frame Dwelling Whose Chief Characteristic Is Simplicity Plate 108 A Small Stone Church of Unusual Merit ACKNOWLEDGMENT HE publishers of "Modern American Homes" wish to express their grateful apprecia¬ tion of the hearty co-operation of the architects who kindly offered the products of their art and skill and furnished the plans and details which add so materially to the value of this work. They also acknowledge the assistance of those publications which are themselves doing so much to spread this desire for and appreciation of good home building throughout the country, and which have so willingly supplied the necessary material from their files. The designs and studies which have been obtained directly from or by permission of the architects are indicated by the names which appear upon the plates. Other material has been secured through the co-operation of "The House Beautiful," "American Homes and Gardens," ’ Country Life in America," "House and Garden," "Western Architect," "National Builder," "Brick Builder," and "Ladies’ Home Journal." The assistance of the latter publication has been particularly valuable, the designs published by its permission being shown on Plates 11,12,18, 22, 39, 43, 44, 52-61, 63-75, 77, and 78, Copyright 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912, The Curtis Publishing Company. A work of this kind must of necessity be only a compilation but it is hoped that the care and judgment which have been exercised in the selection of the material and the helpful comments of the author have resulted in a work of genuine merit—a real contribution to architectural literature as well as a stimulus to the seeker after a well-designed, well-built, and livable home. The Main Rooms Are Finished in Cypress Stained a Flemish Brown. The Walls Are Covered with Burlap The Fireplace in the Main Bedroom Is a Very Desirable Feature A Simple H ome as Part of tlie Landscape Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois J HIS house was built by the architect for himself in 1904, at Rogers Park, Illinois. Since then he has built the new fireproof home shown on Plate 4. The plans and exterior are very simple and the arrangement, grouping of openings, and detail give it the artistic expression it enjoys. The exterior walls are covered with a cement stucco. The entrance feature is handled admirably, there being no attempt to make it a porch—just enough to give the necessary accent. The living porch, however, is made the feature of the house, provided with screens for summer time and movable sash for winter. The house was built for $3,000. Closer View of Entrance and Front Windows View of Fireplace and Cozy Corner of Living Room PLATE 1 An Attractive Small House m Harmony with Its Surroundings Walter Burley Griffin , Architect , Chicago , Illinois usual square type of house is very monotonous, but in this de¬ sign the square effect has been done away with by wide overhanging eaves, by a terrace forming a broad base, and by the grouping of the windows and a few well-disposed wood members. The roof shingles are left unstained, the walls are a grey plaster, and the woodwork is stained a red brown. Built for Mr. Frank N. Olmstead, Walden, Illinois. For plans and sec¬ tion, see plate following. •EAST* ELEVATION* TO 5EWEC £E&£OOM. bed boom Cl'-P x IP' A" SCUTTLE 5CUTTLE, Ti^e/h BEDROOM. BEDROOM. OPE/H SPOUT OPE/'l SPOUT An Attractive Small House m Harmony with Its Surroundings Walter Burley Griffin, Architect, Chicago, Illinois '"THE living room and dining room are combined, the generous fireplace forming a kind of screen between. The windows are all casement, those in the first story being grouped at the corners while in the second story they are arranged in the center of the four walls. The inside trim is yellow pine and the second story floor joists are left exposed in the first story. The house was built in 1910 at a cost of $3,300. For exterior and further elevations, see plate preceding. •FIB.ST* STOPY* PLAN* • BASEMENT' • PLAN • •SOUTH ‘ELEVATION* ! • SECOND* STOP Y • PLAN* PLATE v- r \~~7 Ha \M jL VI/ « JjgL vk ; [t View of Mr. Buck’s Residence Looking North, Showing the Screened Porch The Walls of This Fireproof House Are of Hollow Terra Cotta Blocks, Plastered Outside and Inside Direct on the Tile. The Roof Covering Is a Flat Combination Shingle Tile An Interesting Fireproof Dwelling Lawrence Buck, Architect , Chicago , Illinois Hr HIS house, which is the home of the architect at Ravinia, Illinois, is a most interesting example of absolutely fireproof construction. On the inside the wood trim has been reduced to a minimum by having plaster jambs, the door open¬ ings being in some cases capped by unique brick arches. The floors of the kitchen and bedrooms are of maple, and all of the remaining floors of concrete with cement base. It was built in 1911 at a cost of about $6,500. Interior View Showing the Possibilities of Artistic Development with Fire- Resisting Materials POCfN DI/HIAQ BOOM PANTBY LIVl/HC^ BOOM KIT(HE n HALL HALL fFIP^T t FLOOPtPLAA The Central Stairway Makes a Small Hall Up¬ stairs Possible. The Maid’s Room and an Ample Storeroom Are on the Third Floor An Excellent Type of Stucco Country Home with Decided Colonial Feeling Oscar C. Gottesleben, Architect, Detroit, Michigan r j~'HE brick house shown on Plate 6 is of the same plan and dimensions, the difference in the two houses being in the exterior treatment and in some of the interior finish. The conjunction of the agreeable and the practical has been a condition that was constantly kept in mind while building this little place on a corner city lot 5 0 feet X 1 71 feet in size. Its itemized cost is as follows: Masonry, $1,900; carpentry, $1,450; painting and glazing, $175; plastering, $228; tiling, $44; galvanized iron work, $54; electric wiring, $55; electric fixtures, $80; hot-water heating, $400; hardware, $75; decorating, $125; walks, fence, and sodding, $ 1 40; plumbing, $365 ; total, $5,09 I.. Compare the Window and Porch Treatment with That of the Brick House Shown on Plate 6 Note the Difference in This Adaptation of a Salem Door¬ way and Lattice Treatment with That on Plate 6 Very Little Room Is Wasted on the Hall Space. The Main Hall Is But 5 Feet by 8 l A Feet ■■■ ma (-HAM6E& H BALCOAY 1 -oiur| (loiet| 1 (HAMBEE j-pfrli (HA/ABE-R F 1 ^ HALL | ■ j El . L.W1 ip /• jE(OMt> pELOCtef-BLAZ'D Having the Stairway in the Center Gives Room for Three Large Chambers Upstairs A View of Two Houses Built from the Same Floor Plans. The House in the Background Is the One Discussed on Plate 5 The Rear of the House Presents as Dignified an Appearance as the Front A. Brick House of Simple But Dignified Design Oscar C. Gottesleben, Architect, Detroit, Michigan ^HIS is an example of a substantial house of the colonial type. The plan and dimensions are the same as those of the stucco house shown on Plate 5, the only difference being in the exterior, with minor changes in interior finish. The two houses make an interesting study of the effect of different materials and different roof contour. The exterior of the brick house has a gable roof while that of the stucco house has a hip-roof and a dormer in front. In the matter of plumbing, the fixtures are all about one “stack,” or main drain and ventpipe, so that economy is carried to a point of perfection in that respect. The house is the residence of the architect. Its cost is similar to that given on plate preceding. Climbing Roses Will Cover the Arbor at the Front Door PLATE 6 A Wayside Modern Home with All the Charm of an Old Engl ish Cottage Joy Wheeler Dow, Architect, Summit, New Jersey -pHIS house, which was built for Mrs. Elizabeth G. Dow, shows what can be accomplished by a clever adaptation of the design to the natural contour of the land, and by a careful study of the requirements of the different rooms The Porch Treatment, the Dining Room Bay Window, and the Lattice Work All Serve to Reduce What Would Otherwise Be a Stilted Appearance of the Back of the House in the house. The walls are of hollow tile plastered which, with the thick slate used on the roof, makes the outside of the house practically fire¬ proof. The loggia has a floor of red quarry tile. Built in 1910 at a cost of about $8,500. For interiors, see plate following. * THIRD • FLOOR • PLAN • The Use of the Plain Wall Enclosing the Kitchen Yard Adds Great Charm to the Composition PLATE 7 Bay Window and Bookcase in Living Room. The Wood Wainscoting and the Exposed Ceiling Beams Give the Rooms an Air of Solid Comfort A Quaint Chimney Piece Fireplace and Bay Window in Dining Room A. Wayside ^Nlodern Home with All the Charm of an Old English Cottage Joy Wheeler Dow, Architect, Summit, New Jersey r ’FHE homelike quality in this house is * very evident. The architect has a keen appreciation of the effective simplicity of the English country house and has adapted it to the modern requirements. The leaded glass windows are very effective and the same design has been repeated in the doors of the book¬ cases. For plans and exterior views, see plate preceding. Bedroom Interior. The Inside Shutters Are Very Serviceable and Do Not Get Out of Order as Quickly as the Modern Shade Clothes Yard and Kitchen Entry PLATE 8 View from Lake Oconomowoc. The House Faces South, Overlooking the Water m I * HALL I CHAMBER UXj -J ^EC0MD^FL002f?LA tir From the HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE An Architect s Home Alfred C. Clas, Architect , Milwaukee , Wisconsin HIS is a fine example of the possibilities of simple country house architecture, and shows excellent handling of a plaster house. The value of garden features to the design has been recognized by the owner and developed. The varied window treat¬ ment gives a picturesque quality to the house. This charming home, which is located on the north shore of Ocono¬ mowoc Lake, Wisconsin, about 35 feet above the level of the water, was built in 1907. The cost, including the ter¬ race, electric lighting plant, lighting fix¬ tures, and complete system of plumbing and heating, was $8,000. The View of the Two-Story Living Room Shows the Attractive Fireplace and Balcony Above PLATE 9 32 - 0 " A Beautifu 1 Type of Modern Suburban Home Tallmadge & Watson, Architects, Chicago, Illinois 'pHIS residence of Mr. Elias V. Day, River Forest, Illinois, is an excellent type of modern home architecture. It shows an interesting treatment of the exterior finish with wood boarding, vertical boards running into the second story and tying the compo¬ sitions together. The light panels in the second story are covered with canvas having a pebbled finish resembling plaster. This is cheaper than plaster and practically as effective. The house was built in 1907 and cost about $6,300. '• AOETN • ELEVATl OH' Rear View Showing Terrace and Porch on Which Living Room and Dining Room Open The Old-Fashioned Entrance Is Most Inviting A Quamt Old-Fashioned House Designed by Charles Barton Keen and Frank E. Mead 'THIS house, the residence of Mrs. Robert Holmes, Moorestown, New Jersey, 1 impresses one with its old-fashioned atmosphere in every detail. The plain¬ ness of the front i9 broken by the little gable over the entrance and the narrow porch roof. The rear of the house shows by far the better effect, with the porch, the quaint little hedge, and hit-and-miss stone steps down the terrace. In order to utilize the porch to best advantage, the living room and dining room lead directly to it through French windows, thus throwing the kitchen area to the front of the house. The dormer window and the other window openings in the long sloping roof at the rear afford excellent light to the two principal bedrooms. For interiors and floor plans, see plate following. View of Front of House and Big Chimney PLATE 11 Interior of Dining Room. The Simple Woodwork and Wall Paper Harmonize Well with the Furnishings of the Room r ffl ^ Wn 1 ....... . « . j Min iBWip A Very Attractive Living Room. The Unfinished Flooring and Timbers of the Second Floor Make an Effective Beam Ceiling A Quaint Old- Fashioned House Designed by Charles Barton Keen and Frank E. Mead |N the comfortable living room there are many unusual and individual touches. The floor is of brick laid on a sand base, thus making a floor which is warm in winter and cool in summer. The fireplace is of exceptional breadth and with the cozy high-back chimney seats gives a quaint and pleasing charm to the room. The design of the dining room is very well carried out. For exterior views see plate preceding. PLATE 12 ^ftED EOOD\ / 11 - 0 ‘IT-fo" V BED DOOn ,77 77 - i4 ■/" |v -fr •> U L . J • JE(OND • FLOO-B.- PLA/V West End View Showing Pergola Porch □ □ QEMEMT FLOOfi. t> v_-.*Ti3 r r r -ajii 'VVvk ' ^(OAL £>1M h'eJat^c'' • SA5EMEAT# PLAM* A "Modern Suburban Home witb Original Treatment of Exterior Henry K. Ilolsman, Architect, Chicago, Illinois yHE base course is of rough cast plaster; the walls above this are of board and batten alter¬ nating with a floated stucco finish in the second story. The living rooms have yellow pine finish and floors; the bedrooms, white wood finish with yellow pine floors and birch panel doors. The house was built in 1907 for Mr. Arthur V. Fraser, Elmhurst, Illinois, at a cost of $4,300. PLATE 13 • FIRST • FLOOR • PLATS Living Room Looking Toward Dining Room End and Showing Inglenook at the Right Rear of House with Glazed and Screened Living Porch Below and Sleeping Porch Above Von Holst & Fyfe, Architects , Chicago , Illinois Hr HIS house has been worked out very carefully to 1 make it as compact and comfortable as possible. The exterior has wide boards and narrow boards alternating up to the second story windows, stained a rich brown, while the frieze above is of stucco. The building faces northeast. The rear living porch is provided with screens and sash, and is accessible from the play room and the living room. The sleeping porch is used throughout the year. The living room and dining room are combined, v/hile the inglenook makes a delightful feature. The living rooms are trimmed in fumed oak, the bedrooms in birch, the bath¬ room in white enamel, and the kitchen in birch. The floors in the living room are of red oak, in the bed¬ rooms of beech, and in the kitchen of composition. The house was built at Tracy, Illinois, in 1912, for Mr. Maurice LeBosquet at a cost of $7,700 including sidewalks, but not the architects’ commission. A Low-Cost Suburban He Front and Side View of House Showing Entrance Porch * 3ZCOND 'FLOOR • PLA/i • PLATE 14 Frame and Plaster Residfence of Remarkably Low Cost A. Modest Suburban Residence witb Excellent Lines Tallmadge &“ Watson , Architects, Chicago, Illinois r "T HIS residence, which is the home of Mr. A Gustavus Babson, Oak Park, Illinois, is a successful attempt on the part of the architects to solve the problem of the high cost of building. Its architecture was determined entirely by con¬ siderations of economy both in the materials used and in the method of putting them together, regardless of precedent. The rough character of the material harmonizes with the strong design. Narrow boarding is used on the lower part, while the panels in the second story are of pebbled roofing felt which resembles plaster. The interior trim is plain birch. The house was built in 1906 at a cost of $4,600. F.1&5T • FLOO£*-PLAM - PLATE 15 A Solid Concrete Country House Vernon S. Watson, Architect, Chicago, Illinois Q UIET lines and a few touches of interesting detail, such as the porch rail and the wood screen, produce a pretty effect about this country house, the residence of Mr. Wyatt-Cronk, Oak Park, Illinois. The screen is built to hide the working space in the back yard. The wide overhang of the shingled roofs and the setting of foliage give a restful look to the house. Plaster makes the best possible background for trees and shrubs. For elevations and floor plans, see plate following. PLATE 10 • EAST • ELEVATIOAJ ■ • AOSTH • ELEVATlO/i* A Solid Concrete Country House, Vernon S. Watson, Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^pHIS is a solid concrete house with a cement plaster on the outside and the interior trim of pine. The plan of the first floor especially is very economical giving the • FIB3T • F L O OE • ¥>LAM • PLATE 17 A Country House with an Old-Fashioned Effect Which Is Very Charming A Small, But "Well—.Arranged Home At ^Moderate Cost Designed by Adden and Parker r j'' HE united efforts of architect and owner have produced a house of marked individuality at small cost. The exterior is shingled and painted white with green shutters which, com¬ bined with the little entrance porch and the fine broad living porch, give it the quaint charm it enjoys. This is further enhanced by the climbing roses, the window boxes, and other well-placed foliage about the dwelling. The interior arrangement is excellent, the big sweep through living room, hall, dining room, and porch being very effective. While the gambrel roof gives the low effect characteristic of this type of house, the use of the dormer windows makes the second story as roomy as the first. The house cost $3,02 7. PLATE 18 A n Inexpensive Frame House of Good Design Charles E. White, Jr., Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^HIS house, the home of Mr. Robert Kermen, Oak Park, Illinois, is an example of a very simple and compact design as may be noted from a study of the floor plans. The arrangement of the windows is particularly good in that it affords good cross ventilation in each room. The open character of the lower floor is also exceptionally attractive. The exterior walls are covered with siding; the roofs, with shingles. The house was built in II907, at a cost of approximately $3,000. PLATE 19 The Big Broad Porch, the Terraced Lawn, and the General Air of Comfort Make This Home Look Most Inviting A Fine Type of Suburban Home Tallmadge 6 s Watson, Architects, Chicago, Illinois • jOUTH • ELEVATI ON. • T^ HE plan of this house is interesting in the way the living room, hall, and dining room are arranged so as to form one big room and yet be sufficiently separated by posts and by the window and door arrangement. The inside finish of the main rooms is plain oak. Narrow weatherboarding mitered at the corners has been used on the outside and it looks exceedingly well. The boards, if stained instead of painted, should be turned rough side out. The house, which is the residence of Mr. Barrett Andrews, Oak Park, Illinois, was built in 1905 at a cost of $5,400. PLATE 21 First Floor Plan The Simple Square Lines of This Cottage Harmonize with Its Admirable Setting of Shrubs and with the Forest Trees beyond An Inexpensive Southern Cottage Designed by Robert C. Spencer , Jr. } Chicago , Illinois ^HE design shows an attractive feature in the commodious living porch which, in the southern climate, is a very comfortable spot for the greater part of the year. The porch is connected by French windows to the large and open living room which, with its dining alcove and cozy cor¬ ners, makes a cool and inviting interior arrangement. The exterior walls are covered with yellow pine “shiplap,” left rough to stain. The ample overhang of the roof shelters the bedrooms and allows the windows to stand open, except during a driving rainstorm. This cottage could have been built in 1909 for about $2,000, itemized as follows: Masonry, $115; carpentry, lumber, and mill work, $1,220; sheet metal, $26; plastering, $240; painting, $92; glazing, $35; hardware, $43; plumbing, $220. Present prices would increase this estimate about twenty-five per cent. PLATE 22 A. Delightful Low-Cost “Square House Vernon S. Watson, Architect, Chicago, Illinois J T is very difficult to secure a house with attractive exterior and well-arranged plan at so low a cost as $2,000, but the architect accomplished this when he built this home for himself in 1909 at Oak Park, Illinois. The outside walls up to the window sills are, covered with wide boards, and the joints are covered with narrow strips stained a soft brown. The upper part of the house to the second story window sills is covered with a narrow clapboarding, stained a moss-green color. Above this a frieze is formed of a cement stucco. The windows are leaded glass casements. There is no third story or attic, but the sewing room is large enough for the use of a servant. PLATE 23 • FSOMT • ELEVATtOM- 'M m j,? ’ - *« PM» Reproduction of the Original Water-Color Sketch by the Architect A Commodious-Looking Country Home Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois r T~' HE exterior walls of this house, the residence of Mr. Max H. Pen well, Pana, Illinois, are of frame, sheathed and felted and covered with 1 inch X 8 inch pine boards, rough side out. The roofs are covered with red cedar shingles. The interior finish is selected red birch throughout the main rooms of the first story. The finished floors are of red oak. The founda- | tions are of brick plastered with Portland cement. For plans and sections see plate following. 1..J---l-.-v-j. . •/NOeTH • ELEVAT10/M- PLATS 21 . •FI23T-FL OOP-PLAN.- • BASEA\E/MT • PLAN* •DETAIL OF BOX WINDOW FPAME- A Commodious-Looking Country Home Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois p>UILT in the fall and winter, 1908. Total cubic contents 40,860 cubic feet (figured from footing to middle of roof height, and porches and verandas figured one-half cubical contents). The cost per cubic foot exclusive of architect’s fee was 1 4 % cents. Total cost $6,000. In this figure is included the plumbing which cost $300, the fur¬ nace work $200, light fixtures and wiring $115. For exterior and elevations, see plate preceding. FLATE 26 . Ip'J jHEi.F /FIFTH-- 1 ' BED -RCjOM 8-EB-eOO-M [(LOfET IFIE^T! /fg sfco -koIomv^h 1 !ll ! fc' t IR-$" \[ | iTHI-EDi £>ED'U'0'6a\ HALL i ° |lw| n/ \/'^ f 1 ° 1 • JE^OAID • FLOO£ • PLAn* A Frame and Stucco Country House Charles E. White, Jr., Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^ HIS simple yet artistic dwelling has a frame exterior with stucco on wood lath and a shingle roof. The interior design is along the same simple lines as shown in the ex¬ terior view, the woodwork being of southern pine. The house faces south. It is the home of Mr. Walter Gerts, River Forest, Illinois, and was built in 1905 at a cost of $5,500. PLATE 26 The Slides House in River Forest, Illinois, Showing Commodious Living Porch An Effective Suburban Home of Moderate Cost Henry K. Holsman, Architect, Chicago, Illinois r J' , HE front entrance faces east, thus giving the living porch the most desirable exposure, the south. The exterior walls in the lower story are covered with wide and narrow boards alternating, while from the second story windows to the roof they are finished with stucco. The windows are made wide and generous, in good proportion to the mass of the building. In this type of plan every room has good cross ventilation by having windows on both sides of the rooms. The interior is finished in hardwood. Built in 1906 for about $3,500. PLATE 27 A Frame and Shingle Dwelling of Unusual and Effective Design Tallmadge & Watson, Architects, Chicago, Illinois ^HE house, which is the residence of Mr. Whitney T. Lovell, Oak Park, Illinois, shows an interesting shingle treatment. The round high gable, the massive cement columns, and the roof sweeping down to the first story form a good contrast. The interior is trimmed in plain birch with mouse-grey finish. The plan is compact and yet very roomy. The house was built in 1906 and cost $4,200. PLATE An Inexpensive Suburban Home Spencer & Powers, Architects, Chicago, Illinois T^HIS is an excellent type of small family house in plan as well as in exterior treatment. The lower portion of the walls is covered with rough ' boards stained brown. The absence of corner boards gives the house a more solid looking effect. The second story portion, including the underside of roof, is covered with grey plaster. The windows are casements painted white. The whole color scheme is very harmonious with the surrounding trees. The interior finish is oak with stain and wax finish in hall, living room, and dining room; yellow pine in kitchen portion, and poplar painted in bedrooms. The house is located in River Forest, Illinois, and was built for Mr. Edward S. Bristol in 1908 at a cost of $5,000 — not including architects’ fees. PLATE 29 Plaster and Shingle House at Kenilworth, Illinois Interesting Treatment with Narrow Clapboards and White Trimmings on a Suburban House ^HE question of the ma¬ terial to be used for the exterior of a house is dependent upon the local materials at hand and on the surroundings. Perfect har¬ mony with the setting gives the impression of the house having grown out of the soil. Judicious planting of shrubs and the proper placing of the house among the trees con¬ tributes greatly to this end. Four Cement Plaster House at Kenilworth, Illinois, with Exquisite Setting of Foliage Country Houses Showing Different Exterior Treatment PLATE 30 Brick and Stucco Dwelling with Decided Colonial Aspect Hewitt & Emerson, Architects, Peoria, Illinois "j^HE white trim, the green blinds, and the column treatment of entrance and porch lend a colonial atmosphere to the design. The first story is of brick veneer and the second story, which is of stucco, overhangs the first. The stair¬ case is made a feature of the living room. The house faces east. It was built for Mr. Frank T. Miller, Peoria, in 1908, and cost about $8,500, including plumb¬ ing and heating. PLATE 31 ■ The Overhanging Eaves Coupled with the Straight Lines Give an Impression of Extreme Breadth. The Interior Arrangement of the First Floor Is Very Well Worked Out Cement Plaster fionse, .A-linost Severe m Its Simplicity Charles E. White, Jr., Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^HE outside walls are covered with cement plaster, treated in big broad surfaces with a base cf wide wood boards. The roofs are covered with shingles. The interior is finished in southern pine. A rather unique arrangement of the buffet in the dining room is shown on the first floor plan. This house was built in 1905 for Mrs. C. E. Simmons, Oak Park, Illinois, at a cost of $5,000. PLATE 82 The Oldfield Bungalow, Oak Park, Illinois. An Attractive Dwelling with an Interesting Treatment of Porch Rail. [ p This Stucco House Is Given a Most Delightful Accent by the Small Entrance Porch with Its Classical Columns. Residence of A. M. Tinsman, Wilmette, Illinois. Arthur G. Brown, Architect, Chicago, Illinois. Cement Plaster Houses ^JpHESE houses are notable for the almost total elimi¬ nation of wood on the exterior, most of the windows having only plaster jambs, “stucco treated.” Such broad surfaces must be put on very carefully to avoid cracks in the piaster. An Unpretentious, but Very Homelike Cottage in Oak Park, Illinois. A Few Shrubs Would Help Bring Out the Charm A Well-Designed Cottage in Wilmette, Illinois, with Window Frames and Trim of Unplaned Lumber, Stained a Rich Brown A Suburban House of Moderate Cost in Oak Park, Illinois. The Introduction of the Two Curved Gables in the Front Lends an Odd Inter¬ est to the Simple Design PLATE 33 A Well-Planned Cement Plaster House of Dignified Character Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois THIS cement plaster house was built in 1908 » 'he residence of Mr. E. H. Ehrman, Oak Park, Illinois. Its principal charm lies in the design and arrangement of the windows. Note how the ledge over the entrance, the cornice of the living room windows, and the cornice over the porch are made to line up. The house is kept low on the ground, and this effect is emphasized by having the steps inside the entrance porch. Casement windows have been used throughout except in the service portion. The interior finish in the main rooms is oak. The dining room has a plain paneled wainscot. Cost $1 3,000. (j4rtOPY°v*«.CA«Il[AGE T ENTKA«CE ' 5EC.OHD • HLOOP.* PLA/H* PLATE 34 A Modern Country Home in Oak Park, Illinois. W. A. Purcell, Architect, Minneapolis, Minnesota A House in Kenilworth, Illinois, of Dignified Exterior, Suggestive of Comfort and Breadth Within Edgar O. Blake, Architect, Evanston, Illinois Four Suburban Homes in tbe Vicinity of Chicago, Illinois '"pHE predominating exterior treatment in these houses is plaster with a variation of brick in the first story of the upper left, half timber in the second story of the one opposite, and local field stones close to the ground in the house at the lower right. They illustrate very clearly the charming variety which is possible in the modern suburban home. A Modest House in Oak Park, Illinois. A Novel Effect Is Obtained by Carrying the Spindles of the Porch Railing to the Grade A Country House in Which Local Field Stones Have Been Used to Good Advantage PLATE 35 [•BALCONY BED €OOM MAID} a BOOM 9-ioVa^jV 6ATH Wlo5et| QUBBV Cobbidoc a QUB5Y CocciDoe -BED -BOOM.) OW/M BOOM BED BOOM Cubby ^OJET iiiiLDwq' line/"' PUTTEE A Design m Keeping Witk Its Environment E. E. Roberts, Architect, Chicago, Illinois Rear View Showing Trees on Lake Shore residence of Mr. Byron Williams, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, is an interesting example of the adaptation of the plan to the site. The living room, porch, dining room, and hall run through the house, giving them the southern exposure (front) and also a view of the small lake on the shore of which the house is built. The outside walls are of frame, the wood lath being covered with a cement plaster. The interior trim is oak in the principal rooms on the first floor and birch and yellow pine elsewhere. The house was built in 1907 and cost about $8,000. Front View Showing Fine Foliage Setting and Broad Expanse of Lawn T E COMO • FLOOR. • PLAN PLATE 36 Two Effective Stucco Houses Colonial Hall in Mr. Meacham's House Thornton Herr , Architect , Chicago , Illinois Concrete and Cement Plaster House of Mr. Chas. S. Meacuam, Oak Park, Illinois ^HE upper house has a decided colonial feeling, especially in the interior. The large porch is made a part of the garden by having the floor close to the ground and by having no porch rail¬ ing. The smaller house has a homelike quality partly due to the way the roof is carried down, which ties together the porch and the living room window. An Inexpensive Farmhouse of Cement Plaster, Oak Park, Illinois Living Room and Fireplace, with Dining Room Shown in the Background, in the Oak Park Farmhouse PLATE 37 Country Home of Mr. Wm. Grenshaw at Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The Owner Was His Own Architect Farmhouse Near Toledo, Ohio Colonial Farmhouses ^HE country house in America is being developed more and more and in many of them one will find the feeling of the old colonial Southern homes, a style which is well adapted to a house having abundant space around it to give the colonial lines a dignified setting. Colonial Farmhouse in the Elgin Dairy District PLATE 38 Designed by Arthur T. Remick An Excellent Example of the Old-Fashioned Homestead With Its White Clapboard Exterior, Green Blinds, and Roomy Porch, This House Looks Very Homelike Four Simple Comfortable Homes Designed by Coolidge & Carlson A Compact Design Giving Much Room in Small Compass A Modern Design with Brick Walls and Gambrel Roof, Which Are Effectively Worked Out PLATE 39 A Compact Home m a Small City Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois HTHIS house, the residence of Mr. Walter Boyle, Rockford, Illinois, is of frame with expanded metal lath and a prepared cement plaster on the outside. The porch 1. in front of the house is especially attractive and shows an unusual treatment in the combination of the arches on the side, the roof and flower box at second story windows, all worked together in a harmonious whole. The house was built in 1908 and cost $5,500. For plans, elevations, and sections, see two plates following. PLATE 40 I » A Compact Home in a Small City Lawrence Buck , Architect , Chicago , Illinois nr HIS plan shows a very economical way of combining the garage with the house. This combination not only saves money but 1 leaves the entire back yard for planting and laundry yard. The living and dining room are combined into one large room, the line of division being marked by an arched opening. For exterior, elevations, and section, see plates preceding and following. PLATE 41 • EAST-ELEVATION* • SOUTH • ELEVATIOA.• A Compact Home m a Small City Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^THE grouping and propor¬ tions of all openings are very simple and effective. Small hoods are placed over the win¬ dows for shedding the water. The roof of the automobile house is flat and is utilized as a balcony with an open timber roof above. This makes an admirable porch for summer time, being on the west side of the house and affording a fine view of the garden. For ex¬ terior and plans, see two plates preceding. PLATE 42 Designed by Hunt & Grey The Low Effect of the Gambrel Roof Is Very Typical Designed by J. J. Blick Except for the Long Pergola the Atmosphere of This Home Is Distinctly Colonial Designed by Mellor & Meigs An Old-Fashioned House, Almost Church-likc in Character. Built of Pennsylvania Field Stone PLATE 43 ■ Contributed by Virginia Stein This Frame and Plaster Dwelling Shows Considerable Individuality with Simple Lines. The Roof Treatment and Pergola Are Very Effective The Owner of This House Was the Architect. The Living Porch and Sloping Lawn Make the Rear as Attractive as the Front Two-Story Country Houses of Moderate Cost yHE grey stucco exterior with dull green shingles makes a charming effect. As this house was built for two city girls, their idea of having a fine large combination living and dining room is a good one, the arrangement lending itself admirably to light housekeeping. The same simplicity has been carried out on the interior as on the exterior, the materials being of good quality, but of modest design. Cost $2,500. r |"' HE shingled exterior and the simple gables give a very homelike appearance, The interior arrangement is compact and convenient, the living room and porch giving a very sizable suite and the second floor showing a surprise in four bedrooms, store¬ room, and bath. The house is furnace heated, piped for gas, and equipped with modern plumbing. Cost $3,400. PLATE 44 hehi I ■ Fireplace Built of Tapestry. Brick and Tile Inlay at Top Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois Ti$- K- f-. R UR- ins h hY R-R- _ The Uniformity of Modern Floor Plans T^HE first question confronting a prospective home builder is how many rooms are there to be and how shall they be arranged. After this question has been decided, the next one is: How shall the rooms be grouped in order to give the most economical arrangement? An important consideration is to have the various rooms arranged in such a way that they have the best possible exposure as far as light and air and views are concerned. It will be found that most house plans can be reduced to a very few types. These six sketch plans illustrate the first floor plans of houses, starting with a very simple arrangement with but one staircase to a plan having the elements necessary for a large house. Fig. 1 is the type of the average low cost house. Fig. 2 has a pantry, ice box, alcove, and front yard added. Fig. 3 has a central hall arrangement, with the chimney so arranged that it will serve for the furnace flue, kitchen flue, and dining room fireplace. Fig. 4 has two chimneys and an extra room for a den in the rear. Fig. 5 has an ell extension to give more space to the pantry and kitchen. Fig. 6 gives four large rooms in a square plan. Only after having given ample thought to the arrangement of the plan, can the question of exterior “looks” be successfully considered. J L ' R ' H Colonial Type of House with Hip-Roof. This May Be Executed in Wood, Plaster, or Brick This Design Has the Feeling of an English Country House of Brick or Plaster, with Small Windows A Plaster or Brick Design. The Hip-Roof Combined with the Arches Gives It an Italian Feeling Studies of Different Exterior Treatments of tlie Same Plan yHESE pen and ink sketches by Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois, show the possibilities of variation in the exterior style of the house after the plan has been decided upon. The rough studies enable the architect to find out for himself what type lof exterior design will best suit the location and also to ascertain the preference of the client for different types of houses. A Colonial Design with Gable Ends—Brick Material An English Type of House. Plaster or Brick Would Be Suitable Materials for This Design PLATE 46 View of the Blount Bungalow Showing Street Front. The Commodious Screen Veranda Adds Much to the Comfort of the Home. A Simple Country Home of the Bungalow Type Walter Burley Griffin, Architect, Chicago, Illinois 'T'HIS house, the residence of Mr. R. L. Blount, Tracy, Illinois, is set close to the ground, the wood base and horizontal lines helping this effect. The exterior stucco work is a natural grey cement color; the woodwork is stained an olive green. The shingles are without stain and are left to weather naturally. For plans and further elevations, see plate following. •SECTION PLATE 17 •WEST • ELE.VATION• A Simple Country Home of the Bungalow Type Walter Burley Griffin, Architect, Chicago, Illinois Hr HE plan is simple in outline, in order to reduce the cost as much as possible. Casement windows have been used throughout. The grouping of the windows at the comers is noticeable, giving *■ the maximum light and air. The usual downspouts have been dispensed with, the water dropping into rainbasins placed underneath openings in the gutters. The interior trim is oak in the main rooms and pine in the service portion. The ceiling beams are left exposed thus giving greater height to the rooms. The house was built in 1909 and cost $4,000. For photograph of exterior and further elevations, see plate preceding. •F1C5T*FLO.OE«PLAM« pPErt|j ! open|| OPErt open|| H _Ol -- u E.'i •ATTIC • PLAN* •30UTH • ELEVATIO/T- Frt2-ST»FL00S • PLAN • ri A n Interesting Suburban Home with Garage m the Basement Tallmadge & Watson, Architects Chicago, Illinois r J~' HIS bungalow, which is the residence of Mr. T. S. Estabrook, Oak Park, Illinois, is a refreshing departure from stereotyped designs. An unusual and cleverly-handled feature is the placing of the garage in the basement, the floor of the garage being on the basement floor level. The exterior shows a happy combination of shingles in the lower portion and plaster above. The porch does not cut off the light from the main rooms. The interior has sand- finished walls and flat trim. The cost of this house was about $7,000. Front View Showing Entrance and Living Porch Rear View Showing Garage Entrance PLATE 49 The Lower Part of This House is Covered with Boards Put on Vertically, Wide and Narrow Boards Alternating; the Upper Part Is Covered with Shingles. It Cost about $800 Five Rooms and Bath Are in This Shingle House. The Living Room Has a Brick Fireplace and the Woodwork Is of Panel Finish. It Cost $ 1,200 This Attractive Tent House Has Two Rooms and Shower Bath. It is Exceptionally WeD Built and Cost $300 A Compact Small House Containing Four Rooms and Bath. It was Designed by the Owner and Cost $800 Four Small Houses Showing the Value of Well-Placed Foliage PLATE 50 East Side of House, Showing Veranda. One Side of Living Room Faces This Veranda, the Other Looks Out on the Courtyard =^A]==1I, QGAJJ TE42£A(;E QPOU/HD* FLOOC-* PLA/A North Side of House Showing Entrance and Drive. The Basement Walls are Visible Through the Shrubbery on the West Side A Concrete Bungalow of Moderate Cost A. G. Richardson , Architect, Boston, Massachusetts ^HE aim in this home was to provide an all-the-year home suitable to its environment. The deep slant of the hill necessitated an irregularity of contour, but made possible a good sized cellar beneath the west wing. A broad grass terrace, the courtyard with a fountain in the center, and clumps of shrubbery judiciously placed give a great charm and quaintness to the place. The exterior is of plaster with selected cypress trim treated with an oil stain of soft brown color. The main rooms are finished in cypress, the kitchen in white enamel paint. Following is an estimate of the cost of the bungalow complete: Excavation, $150; masonry, $300; timber and mill work, $940; car¬ pentry and labor, $1,200; chimney, including herringbone hearth to fireplace, $200; plastering, $500; plumbing, $425; heating, $400; painting and staining, $185; total, $4,300. PLATE 51 This Delightfully Original House Has an Individuality All Its Own The Dining Room Is Indicative of the Good Taste Displayed Throughout the House Country House with a Sleeping Porch Designed by George A. Clark Photographs by F. W. Martin r J'' HE starting point of this country house was the big sleeping porch in the second story, and the rest of the design, both inside and out, was planned to harmonize with this feature. On three sides the porch is open, except that the second story wall is carried up to a height of about three feet above the floor level. During the day, in warm weather, when the cots have been converted into couches, there is no pleasanter spot in the whole house; in fact, it makes an admirable roof- garden. For further views, see plate following. PLATE 62 ■ A Corner of the Sleeping Porch View Showing Living Porch and Formal Garden From Side of the House Country House with a Sleeping Porch Designed by George A. Clark Photographs by F. W. Martin DISTINCTIVE outdoor feature of this house is a small formal garden in the rear partly inclosed with a pergola and containing in the center a miniature fountain and pool. The dining room overlooks this attractive spot, where the well-kept walks are bordered with beds of flowers and the simple pergola is green with climbing vines. The living porch is so placed that it faces the little garden instead of an uninteresting roadway, as is so often the case. A house such as this offers many good suggestions to those who con¬ template building and, considering the number of rooms, it can be duplicated for quite a moderate sum. For front view and plans, see plate preceding. A Glimpse of the Formal Garden Four-Room Bungalow with an Abundance of Light and Ventilation. The Windows Are Very Attractively Grouped. This House Cost about $1,200 Low- Cost Bungalows Contributed by Helen Lukens Gaut, Pasadena, California '"JP'HESE bungalows show what a variety of pleasing designs can be evolved with a little in¬ genuity upon the part of the archi¬ tect. The bungalow has many advantages on account of its con¬ venience from the housekeeping standpoint; and this fact, com¬ bined with its extreme economy of construction, makes it very easy to understand the increasing pop¬ ularity of this type of home. The Exterior Walls of This Attractive Little "Box” Bungalow Are Covered with Rough Boards and Battens. It Has Six Rooms and a Bath. Cost ji.ooo Designed by Mrs. M. E. Beasley The Outside Trim and the Bracing under the Roof are Painted White and This, Together with the Comfortable Porch, Makes an Effective Appearance. There Are Five Rooms Nicely Finished in Paneling and Art Burlap Designed by William Mohr This Compact Home Contains Five Rooms and a Bath. The Entrance Porch Is Made Prominent by the Gable Feature. Cost $800 PLATE Designed by Helen Lukens Gaul and 0 . C. Williams The Climbing Roses and the Well-Placed Shrubbery Blend Exquisitely with the Exterior Finish of Pearl Grey and White the house, and be¬ yond at one end for a distance of ten feet. The entire length is roofed with a pergola of heavy timbers, painted white and supported by round cement pillars with a circular topping of red brick. The interior is plastered, delicately tinted, and bedrooms, bath, hall, and kitchen are finished in white enamel. In the living room and the dining room the woodwork is in rich old ivory enamel, with the walls tinted a warm old gold. In the dining room the walls are covered with satin tapestry paper in forest design. Cost about $2,400. Bungalow of Rustic Character Contributed by Elva Elliott Sayford S HOWN at the right is a bungalow of generous proportions which cost but $ 1,455 to build in California. The floor plan shows large rooms well placed, and the bedroom, separated as it is from the kitchen and living portion of the house by a small hall, is a most desirable feature. The exterior is of shingles, stained, and the pergola, covered with pretty flowering vines, adds greatly to the attractive appear¬ ance of the bunga¬ low. Designed by Alfred E. Gwynn The Vine-Covered Pergola Is One of the Most Attractive Features of This House, and It Also Makes the House Look Much Wider PLATE Two Effective Bungalows of Low Cost JN BUILDING this bungalow the main idea was to get the greatest amount of comfort with the least ex¬ penditure of money. It cost about $900, and the plan is good in that it permits much elasticity as to cost. Outside, the house is weather- boarded, stained, and finished with white trim. Inside, the floors are of smoothly dressed pine and the woodwork is stained brown. One entire side of the kitchen is amply provided with cabinets, and all the plumb¬ ing fixtures are the best. OMFORT is the most noticeable characteristic of this picturesque bungalow. It was built at a comparatively low cost, and the convenience of its interior arrangement makes it particularly interesting. The chimney is built of rough brick and the living room fireplace is finished in the same material. All the floors are double, the under floor be¬ ing of spruce and the upper one of hard pine. The outside walls and roof are of the best quality of cedar shingles stained grey with white trim. An Inviting Exterior with Its Window Boxes and Trellis for Climbing Roses Contributed, by Mrs. E. C. Graham A Bright and Cheerful Framework of Trees and Shrubs PLATE 56 Designed by C. W. Buchanan A Very Unique Roof Effect with Exceptional Overhang in the Center to Shelter the Veranda Designed by G. A. Howard A Commodious Bungalow with a Fine Broad Porch. The Small Porch Set in the Roof Adds Much to the Attractiveness of This Design Designed by C. W. Buchanan Designed by C. W. Buchanan The Extremely Broad and Rangy Gable Gives a Pleasing Effect An Excellent Type of Dwelling of the Well-to-do Rancher. The Big Roomy Porch Is Especially Inviting Four Charming Pasadena Bungalows T HESE excellent designs, while having considerable individuality, show very characteristic developments of this type of dwelling. The artistic setting of shrubbery is exceptionally fine, and is, of course, easily accomplished in California. The cost of these bungalows ranges from $4,000 to $6,000. PLATE 57 An Exceptionally Effective Design When Plenty of Ground Is Available. The Big Porch Is Ten Feet Wide and Extends Across the Entire Front and Around to Each Wing Most Unusual Plan. The Placing of the Wings Gives a Maximum of Light and Air The Exposed Rough Timbering and Quaint Fireplace Give This Room an Old-Fashioned Charm A Summer Bungalow of Distinct Merit Contributed by Theodore M. Fisher and Victor S. Wise yHIS summer home is situated on the banks of a small river. The main object of this unique plan was to secure plenty of light and ventilation, especially in the living room. The corner of the porch next to the kitchen is improvised as a dining room in good weather. The family bedrooms are separated from the living room by an offset in which are placed a bathroom and linen closet. Cost $ 1,41 0. PLATE 68 Inexpensive Bungalows Contributed by Helen Lukens Gaut, Pasadena, California r | _ 'HESE six simple bungalows of the California type are very homelike and comfortable. They contain from three to five rooms. The same artistic setting of foliage can be used in a measure in any part of the country, although the growth is more luxuriant in California. These houses cost less than $ 1,000 to build, with the exception of the upper right-hand one which cost about $2,000. PLATE 59 Designed by J. F. Kavenaiigh The Cobblestones, Shingles, and Rustic Boards Make an Effective Exterior for This $2,000 Bungalow The Fireplace End of Living Room Makes a Cozy Corner A Charming and Inexpensive Bungalow Contributed by William Graham and Helen Lukens Gaut T"HE cobblestone wall, pillars, and chimney are all capped with a layer of red brick which add a bit of rich color, blending effectively with the porch box filled with geraniums. The interior is rather “flat-like” in arrangement, but this is necessitated by the shape of the lot. The whole air of the bungalow is one of comfort and cheer. PLATE tiO r J''HE California bungalow has an exceptionally cozy, homelike atmosphere and is being used more and more in the East. The extreme overhang of the roof and the simple lines make these models very attractive. These houses cost from $3,000 to $4,000, except the center ones which cost between $1,500 and $2,500. Designed by K. F. Foss Six Attractive Bungalows Designed by R. B. Young Designed by Greene 6° Greene Designed by H. D. Rounde PLATE <11 Picturesque Cottage at Marblehead, Massachusetts Two Delightful Seashore Cottages 'T'HE seashore claims some of our most charming homes. It seems as though the 1 ocean inspires the architect to be simple and direct in his expression. The plaster house was designed by Thomas M. James of Boston, Massachusetts. The plan 9 show excellent economy in arrangement, the privacy and homelike quality of all the different parts being well worked out. The casement windows with the small panes of glass, and the soft roof lines with the thatched roof effect, all help to give the exterior a quiet substantial air. The Tea House has an entirely different roof treatment. Its rustic pergola porch lends an inviting aspect to this house, with its shingles having the silver grey color of the rocks with which it is surrounded. Tea House of Decidedly Rustic Character at Marblehead, Massachusetts M H” |l |1 T'TY’WFN ' - ' ■ - FIRST • FLOOR * PLAN ■ • SECOND • FLOOR • PLA/i « Floor Plans of Cottage at Left PLATE 62 A Remarkably Compact House of Low Cost View Showing Operation of the Pivoted Partition An Easy Housekeeping Cottage Contributed by Charles E. White, Jr., Chicago, Illinois ’T' HIS comfortable house was designed and partly built by 1 the owner. The plumbing and plastering were done by contract, but the balance of the work was accomplished by day labor. There is no cellar nor foundation wall, the sills being spiked to concrete piers, located six feet apart and rising to the sill level a foot above the ground. The frame work of 2-inch X 4-inch studding was erected on the sill and the frame was then boarded, furred, and lathed ready for the plasterers. The building was completed, ready for occupancy, in six weeks. An interesting feature of this house is the pivoted partition between the combination living room and dining room, and the kitchen. On the second floor is a large room with a balcony at one end and a sleeping porch at the other. Another feature particularly worthy of note is the large number of porches, there being three on the first floor and two on the second. This house cost the owner only $ 1,800, but if it had been constructed in the customary way it would have cost considerably more. The China-Cabinet Side of the Partition PLATE 63 Designed by H. L. Wilson This Charming Bungalow Has Seven Large Rooms. The Living Room and the Dining Room Are Paneled to the Plate-Rail and the Bedrooms Are Finished in White. Cost $2,500 Designed by B. G. Horton Trailing Vines Add Much to This Cozy Little Home. It Has Four Rooms and a Bath on the First Floor and Two Rooms Above, All Well Planned. Cost $2,250 Designed by Norman F. Marsh There Are Four Rooms and a Bath in This Attractive Bungalow. The Square Lattice on the Two Bay-Windows and Door Provides a Simple Decoration t on a Hillside. It Has Five Rooms, Bath, Cellar, Screen Porch, Attic, and a Large Veranda, and It Cost Only $1,800 Four Picturesque Western Bungalows T^HESE bungalows are extremely well designed and have a cozy and homelike * atmosphere. They furnish a good example of what can be done with compara¬ tively little money wisely spent. PLATE 64 pfi The Terraced Lawn and Cement Steps Add to the Effectiveness of This Bungalow Floor Plan Corner in the Living Room—a Cozy Ingle-Nook A Simple Bungalow with Convenient Interior Arrangement Contributed by Helen Lukens Gout and W. H. Hill '"pHE broad expanse of roof with its wide overhang gives an excellent appearance to the exterior. As the porch is only par¬ tially covered, the lighting of the living room is unusually good. The interior woodwork is simple and alv/ays in good taste. The cost of this bungalow is $2,100, divided as follows: Masonry, $425; carpentry, $400; lumber, $275; millwork, $575; plumbing, $200; painting, $125; hardware, $50; electric wiring, $50. PLATE 65 Designed by W. II. Sawyer Designed by Edward C. Kent Dark Brown Walls and White Trim Give This Little Home an Air of Individuality and Charm. It Has Five Rooms and a Bath and Cost about $2,000 The Gay Flowers and Pretty Lawn Give to This Bungalow a Most Attractive Setting. Inside There Are Seven Rooms and Bath, and It Cost but $2,500 to Build A Comfortable Home Like This May Be Built for $2,000. Its Broad Eaves and Latticed Windows Are Quaint and Pretty. There Are Six Rooms Designed by R. Mackey Frippe The Craftsman Pergola and the Porch Rail Give This Six-Room Bungalow a Special Charm. The Living Room Has a Brick Fireplace. The Bungalow Cost $2,250 Four Attractive California Bungalows of Moderate Cost ^THE interest of these distinctive little homes is due in part to their attractive design and is A enhanced by the well-kept lawns and the surrounding foliage effects. The economy of this type of house is obvious when it is considered that none of those shown above cost over $2,500. PLATE 66 npWO good features of this bungalow are the pretty front porch and the pergola on the side, the latter making a quiet rest-spot for afternoons. The exterior is of clapboards, stained and set off by the white trim which is admirably placed. In the interior the walls are plastered and tinted and the woodwork is of Oregon pine, stained. The house is modem and convenient, and was built for $ 1,800. Two Attractive California Bungalows Contributed by Helen Lukens Gaut ^HIS bungalow has four rooms, bath, and two comfortable porches. In California the house cost but $ 1,400. The combina¬ tion of building materials, finish, and color scheme, shows cleverness and originality. For a small house the rooms are of good size. The living room has a color scheme of brown, green, and gold, and the bedroom is finished in rose pink and white. Designed by \V • G. Hanson This House Owes Much of Its Character to the Attractively Placed White Trim. The Shrubs in the Foreground and the Trees in the Background Furnish a Very Picturesque Setting for the Bungalow The Overhanging Eaves and the Ornamental Gable Lend Interest to This House PLATE 67 The Rustic Effect of This Little Bungalow Blends Well with Its Environment s ; JK 1 }- a ^' hUs ! L ilBlIil M fliB \i jcd - '. oi . .= m ! x :3- |xB ’I r4',- • il 1 The Living Room, Showing a Simple but Effective Interior A Forest Home of Rustic Giarm Contributed by Theodore M. Fisher and Victor S. Wise ^HE owners of this little cottage were the architects and they have shown good taste and careful planning in the arrangement. The living room is lighted on three sides, and with its fireplace and window seat makes a very cheerful room. The woodwork is stained a green brown and the spaces between the studding are covered with green burlap. The house cost about $ 1,400 without the bathroom plumbing. PLATE 68 Six Rooms and Bath Comprise This Tent-House Which Cost #650. The Walls Are Constructed of Clapboards and Duck A Livable Feeling Pervades This House Which Cost but $300, and Which Has Three Rooms, Bath, and a Porch on Two Sides $500 Has Been Well Invested in This Little Tent-House of Five Rooms, the Interior Walls of Which Are Lined with Burlap Tent-Houses for Summer Days Contributed by Helen Lukens Gaut, Pasadena, California This Attractive Tent-House of Four Rooms Would Make a Comfortable Summer Home for a Small Family. It Cost $350 THE tent-house is primarily intended for summer occupancy, 1 but can easily be adapted for all-the-year-round use in a warm climate. It may range from the ready-made tent that can be purchased and set on a wooden platform, to a house with up-to-date plumbing and conveniences. Almost Hidden by Trees and Vines This Pretty Tent-House Bespeaks Coziness and Comfort ,and Was Built for $300 This Is an Admirable Example of the Relation between House and Garden. The House Cost $800 and Has Four Rooms and Bath PLATE [The Large Living Room and Broad Porch Are the Attractive Features of This Design An Artistic Bungalow of Moderate Cost Contributed by Helen Lnkens Gant and W. H. Hill ^pHIS is a very substantial bungalow with a homelike atmosphere. The roof treatment is good and the cobblestone pillars and exposed chimney give an agreeable contrast to the clapboard walls, which are stained a dark brown. The cost was $ 1,900, divided as follows: Masonry, $250; carpentry, $32 5; lumber, $700; plastering, $140; plumbing, $225; painting, $160; electric wiring, $30; hardware, $50; tin and metal work, $20. View Showing Open Character of Living and Dining Rooms PLATE 70 Small Attractive Homes of Low Cost Designed by H.- M. Nickerson This House Has Five Rooms, a Bath, and a Screen Sleeping-Room. The Cemented Terrace Porch Adds Greatly to Its Attractiveness. Cost $1,350 Designed by J. F. Manny For a Small Family This Five-Room Bungalow Offers Many Suggestions as to What May Be Accomplished in Home Building with Little Money. Cost $600 Designed by W. H. Winders Cobblestones Form the Foundation of This Clapboard Bungalow. It Contains Six Rooms, Bath, and Screen Porch. All the Interior Walls are Plastered. Cost $1,500 Designed by 0. W. Sheldon This Bungalow Is about as Simple as Can Be Built. Cost Only $250 It Contains Three Rooms. PLATli 71 j 'a BEDROOM 90"X 110" L i SLEEPING PORCH 8'6"X9'6" wy LIVING-R 1 j=i 150" X I OOM’ 1 O'O" PORCH 8 0'X 210" The living room, which is wainscoted to a height of five feet, has an abundance of light, and the big fireplace adds much to the comfort of the room. A unique feature is the swinging stairway which leads to the upper rooms and which can be pushed up out of the way during the day or drawn up for safety at night. A stucco-covered summer cottage of simple design. On account of the slope of the lot, a very satisfactory basement floor has been obtained with little excavation and this makes the cottage more roomy than would be suspected at first glance. The setting of thick wood and the vine-covered porch make the picture very attractive. An $1100 Summer Cottage Living Room—A Simple but Tasteful Interior PLATE 72 Designed by C. M. Briggs and Wright &= Callendar GROUP of Pasadena houses of the bungalow type which has been so artistically developed in California. In several of these houses the graceful lines of the roof are accentuated by luxuriant vines and flowering plants. The exterior walls are either shingled or sided, the surface being left rough and stained thus making an inexpensive but effective finish. These models cost $1,000 to $3,000. Designed by Alfred Heineman Designed by W. F. Hancock Designed by A. D. Isbell Calif o . Bungalo PLATE 73 Designed by Samuel Dailey Front View of a Simple and Homelike Bungalow. The Pergola and French Windows Add Much to the Design The Dining Room Arrangement Is Effective A Cozy Bungalow for $2,600 Contributed by William Graham and Helen Lukens Gant ^HE simplest of building materials—weather¬ boards — have been used, the architect depending upon the finishing touches to give that feeling of livableness without which no house is really a home. The attractive pergola with its substantial supports of rough plaster columns con¬ tributes largely to this feeling, with the hospitable French windows lending a charm all their own. Inside all of the rooms are so economically arranged that the problem of housekeeping in this bungalow would not be a difficult one. PLATE U An Ideal Warm-Weather Retreat The Interior Is Suggestive of Sun and Air Inexpensive Tent-House for tlie Summer Season Floor Plan Contributed by Helen Lukens Gaut , Pasadena , California GOOD type of tent-house consist? of a wooden floor set on foundation posts, a frame of 2 X 4 studding on which a base of clapboards is nailed with canvas above, and a roof of canvas or shingles, preferably shingles. If the roof is of canvas, a fly is necessary for use in summer, otherwise the heat would be op¬ pressive. Canvas roofs are also objectionable because they are likely to leak in heavy rains. In the interior the partitions are usually of can¬ vas or art burlap nailed on wooden frames. The tent-house shown here cost $300 to build, itemized as follows: Lumber, $100; plumbing, $100; labor, $75; canvas, $25. The Porch Makes a Pleasant Outdoor Living Room PLATE 75 The Effect Is That of a Ship Putting Out to Sea A Cozy Corner in the Living Room The Upper Rooms Are Reached by an Outside Stairway Boatkouse and Camp mtke Adirondacks Henry Wilkinson , Architect "THIS ideal summer retreat is large *■ enough to accommodate a forty-foot launch and several canoes below, with living room, two bedrooms, and bath on the second floor. The green of the roof, the grey of the walls and stone, and the white of the trim lend a delightful air of freshness to the building. The hall and living room woodwork is a grey brown with doors of solid brown ash with¬ out panels. The furniture is especially adapted in size and form to the rooms. The charm of the boathouse is largely due to the harmony and appropriateness of the woods, colors, and appurtenances chosen, and to the general air of refine¬ ment in evidence throughout. PLATE 76 A Shingle Garage in a Most Attractive Setting of Trees and Vines Four Small House Garages HESE garages while differing widely in appear¬ ance are all well designed, and can be built for very moderate cost. The attractive surroundings add much to the interest of these designs. Plaster Garage with Sleeping Rooms on the Second Floor «r A Well-Proportioned Concrete Garage of Substantial Appearance PLATE 77 Four Private Garages at Low Cost r J'' HESE artistic designs are suggestive of the possibilities for the man who houses his own car. There is no more reason why the garage should be ugly than the residence itself, if a reasonable amount of study is devoted to its plan and construction. A Small Garage of Shingles, Particularly Appropriate for the Country Garage of Broad, Low Design with Shingled Exterior An Interesting Feature of This Garage Is the Parapet Which Surrounds the Roof, Making an Admirable Place for the Children to Play Outdoors This Simple Garage with the Exterior Walls of Pebble-Dash Is Well Adapted to a Small City or Suburban Yard View of the House from the Northeast, Showing Screened Porch and Window Boxes THIRD • FLOOR * PLAM - A Modern Col onial House Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin, Architects, Chicago, Illinois r J" HIS house has all the charm of the old colonial home combined with an air of modern life. The location of the trees and the arrangement of the terrace furnish a most attractive setting. The white walls, green blinds, and general effect recall the colonial building of the South, but the commodious living porch with its generous flower boxes proclaims the modern home. The plan is simple and yet affords all the luxuries that a twentieth century home is capable of, as evidenced, for instance, by the three bathrooms on the second floor, and the two on the third floor. The house was built in 1906 for Mr. C. D. Norton, Lake Forest, Illinois, at a cost of $12,000. For detail and interior views see plate following. PLATE 79 The Staircase Hall and Living Room Beyond The Fountain Seems to Echo the Delicacy of the General Design of the House An Attractive Bedroom in the Third Story From the HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE A Modern Colonial House HE interior is full of quiet dignity. The lighting is particularly worthy of attention. There are no central fixtures to break the long, low appearance, lamps and side fixtures being used to give the necessary light and to add to the decorative effect. The walls and ceilings are kept in light tones, which combine well with the white woodwork and the simple dotted muslin curtains. For plans and exterior see plate preceding. The Big Living Room, with Old Mahogany, Chintz-Covered Furniture, and New Wicker Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin, Architects, Chicago, Illinois South Front of Residence of Mr. A. H. Mulford, Oak Park, Illinois •BA'SEME/'iT* P LAFi • FIRST - FLOOR • PLA/i • An Attractive Home with Shingled Exterior A. G. Brown and James L. Fyfe, Associate Architects, Chicago, Illinois A COUNTRY house like this with white trimmings always looks well in a setting of trees, shrubs, and flowers. The entire walls and roofs are covered with split cypress shingles. The base course is of hard-burned brick; the floor of the porch is of tile. The wood flower boxes add very little to the cost of a house, but lend much to its charm and domestic feeling. For rear view, elevations, and plans of second story and attic, see plate following. PLATE 81 • SECO/ID • FLOOR • PLA/i • An Attractive Home ltk Shingled Exterior A. G. Brown and James L. Fyfe, Associate Architects, Chicago, Illinois T HE rear of the house makes a very attractive appearance, showing how important it is that the back of a house receive as much study as the front. The big chimney gives dignity to the composition. The house was built in 1909. For front view, first story, and basement plan, see plate preceding. Rear View of Mr. Mulford’s Country House PLATE 82 A Well-Designed Frame Dwelling Whose Chief Characteristic Is Simplicity Arthur G. Brown, Architect, Chicago, Illinois 'y'HIS frame house, which is the residence of Mr. Aylesworth, Wilmette, Illinois, has stucco outside on metal lath, with half timber treatment in the second story. The overhanging bays lend interest and give character to the simple lines of the house. The roof is covered with shingles dipped in stain. The living and dining rooms have birch mahogany finish, the balance of the main portion has white wood with white enamel finish, and mahogany doors. The kitchen portion is finished in Georgia pine, stained. The house was built in 1905 and cost $1 4,000. PLATE 8? •WE. ST • ELEVATION A Colonial Plaster House A. Raymond Ellis, Architect, Hartford, Connecticut T HIS house illustrates the substantial character that can be given a frame house covered with stucco. The red shingle roof harmonizes well with the grey plaster, the brick chimney, and green blinds. The building faces west. The interior finish consists of mahogany in the din- Fl-B-JT • FLOOB* PLAN ing room, oak in the den, and white wood in the living room, hall, and on the second floor. There are hardwood floors in the main rooms. The house is heated by hot water. It was built, in 1910, in Hartford, Connecticut, for Mr. W. C. Walker, at a cost of approximately $1 5,000. $E(OMD • FLOOJ2 • PLAN* PLATE 84 Residence of E. D. Moeng on the Shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois A Tasteful Living Room with Soft Lighting Effects Hallway and Stairs A Lake Shore Residence of Novel Exterior Lawrence Buck, Architect, Chicago, Illinois T^HE local material—pebbles from the beach—has been used effectively on the exterior. The roof is of a gray-green tile, and the trim is stained brown to match the color of the branches of the trees. The staircase window has a leaded glass design of a rose tree in soft tones of green and rose white. Other windows have designs of leaded stained glass suggesting the stories of Knighthood. The fireplace and the circular window of the living room are treated in an unusual way, the fireplace having a copper hood finished verde antique, inset with a panel of glass mosaic. For plans and entrance detail, see plate following. PLATE 85 •FIS3T • FLOOE • PL AM • A Lake Shore Resi¬ dence of Novel Exterior HE house is so planned that all the principal rooms have the advantage of the lake view. The veranda makes a delightful out-of-doors room with its small fireplace, screens, and glazed sash, the latter dropping into pockets in the wall. The woodwork of the living room and hall is of birch, stained a gray brown. The house was built in 1909 at a cost of $14,000. For exterior and interiors, see plate preceding. Lawrence Buck, A rchitect, Chicago, Illinois •SECOND • FLOOB • PLAN • PLATE 80 • FIR3T • FLOOR • PLA/S • A Well-Built Brick and Plaster House A. Raymond Ellis, Architect, Hartford, Connecticut ^HE combination of plaster with brick in the lower story very often gives a lighter effect to a house. On the other hand, the use of brick in the lower story, in preference to carrying the plaster to the ground, does away with the danger of having the plaster when near to the ground disintegrate on account of being exposed almost constantly to the moisture of the ground and the bushes. A red brick has been used with a green slate roof. The house faces west. The interior has hardwood finish and floors, tile bathrooms, and hot-water heat. It is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and was built in 191 0 for Mr. C. E. Walker at a cost of approximately $ 1 7,000. PLATE 87 A Fine Propotiron and Balance in the Design Very Materially Helped by the Heavy Growth of Vines. The Living Porch Is at the East End and the Terrace Pergola at the West Looking into the Dining Room from the Living Room From the HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE A Thatched House Albro & Lindeberg, Architects r ~T HOSE who have traveled in England remember the homelike aspect of the straw 1 thatched house. This house is one of the examples in this country where the architects have used the shingles to produce a similar effect which in this case is very successful. The house is of frame covered with stucco over wire lath. The yellow sand of the vicinity gives the stucco a warm buff color. The blinds are a pale green, all other exterior woodwork is unstained and allowed to weather. It is the summer home of Mr. Edward T. Cockroft at Easthampton, Long Island. PLATE 88 A Frame and Plaster Suburban Home George W. Maher, Architect, Chicago, Illinois HTHIS attractive dwelling with its magnificent setting of foliage is the home of Mr. Frederick Sutton, Kenilworth, Illinois. It is a frame house with expanded metal covered with a fine texture of rough cast cement plaster and shingled roof. The interior of the house is well worth study. On entering, the whole house opens up before you, the staircase and dining room being thrown directly into the large finely proportioned liv¬ ing room. The interior trim of the living and dining rooms is fumed oak, and the bedrooms are finished in enamel white. The motif of the lotus flower convention¬ alized runs through the design of the details. The house was built in 1908 at a cost of 25 cents per cubic foot. PLATE 89 A House of Stucco with Gable-Roof Treatment, Kankakee, Illinois Examples of a New Style of Domestic Architecture m and about Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^pHE chief characteristics of this style are the harmonious relation of the interiors and exteriors and the broad and simple treatment devoid of unnecessary ornamentation, relying upon the proportions, color, and arrangement to obtain a pleasing effect. Corner in Living Room of a Home in River Forest, Illinois, Showing Artistic Grouping about the Fireplace Evanston, Illinois PLATE 90 North Front Showing Drive and Porte Cochere View of Terrace from Lake A Fireproof Country Mansion of Distinct Colonial Character James Purdon, Architect, Boston , Massachusetts View of Library Loggia from Terrace HIS residence of Charles L Harding, Esq Dedham Massachusetts has the exterior walls faced with "tapestry” brick in deep shades; the columns and trimmings are of buff Indiana limestone; * and the roof is covered with moss green dul -glaze tile in flat shingle shapes. The house is so planned as to have practically every living room and bedroom exposed to the south, the staircases, etc., being arranged on the north side. The build,ng i, entirely fireproof the outside walls being of brick furred on inside with hollow terra cotta blocks and plastered direct thereon; all floors, partitions, stairs, ceilings, etc., are constructed of terra cotta and steel and reinforced concrete. The house was built in 191 0 and cost, complete, 63 cents per cubic foot. For interiors see plate following. PLATE if Library Showing Door on Left Leading out upon Loggia Dining Room Showing Fireplace with Facing of Black and Gold Egyptian Marble Sun Room Looking Toward Terrace and Lake A Fireproof Country Mansion James Purdon, Architect, Boston , Massachusetts Library: Walls and ceilings of weathered English oak; floors of dull blue unglazed Grueby tile; mantel carved white Indiana limestone. Sun Room. Walls of “tapestry” brick: floors of moss green dull- glaze Grueby tile; doors of mahog¬ any with leaded plate glass; fountain of Italian Carara marble. Entrance Hall Looking Toward Dining Room. Front Door and Stairs on Left Dining Room: Walls and finish including mantle of carved dark Tabasco mahogany; mahogany furniture; blue leather panels in walls and seat coverings; ceiling with ornamental plaster beams; crystal electroliers. Entrance Hall: Walls of French Caen stone; doors Tabasco Mahog¬ any; fireplace facing of “tapestry” brick in deep tones, stairs, Caen stone finish; balustrade, wrought bronze finish with mahogany hand¬ rail. For plans and exterior views, see plate preceding. PLATE 92 Brick and Plaster Residence of Mr. J. Fletcher Skinner, Oak Park, Illinois Interior of Veranda Which Is Finished in Oak with Cement Floor A Well-Designed Suburban Mansion Charles E. White, Jr., Architect, Chicago, Illinois '"pHE exterior is treated with an interesting combination of brick and plaster work, the cement plaster being applied directly to waterproofed common brick. Roofs are covered with slate. The interior design is carried out in simple elegance. The house was built ini 908 at a cost of $38,000. For views of interior see plate following. PLATE Looking from Living Room down the Hall towards Dining Room View of Dining Room Showing Oak Paneling A Well-Designed Suburban ^Mansion, Charles E. White, Jr., Architect, Chicago, Illinois These interiors of Mr. Skinner’s residence show the delightful openness and charming design of the living rooms. For plans and exterior, see plate preceding. PLATE 94 A Substantial Brick Mansion Spencer & Powers, Architects , Chicago, Illinois 'THE plan of this house has been carefully worked out and 1 embodies all modern improvements. The house is built on a corner lot, the kitchen and the garage portion facing one street, and built up to the lot line. The entrance faces east and sets back a ways from the road to give a chance for the terracing. The living porch has been located on the garden side with south, west, and north exposure, and has been placed so that it is acces¬ sible from the living room and from the dining room. An interest¬ ing feature of the plan is the fact that the garage has been con¬ nected with the house. The interior has been treated in a simple and dignified manner. The living rooms and halls are trimmed in oak, and the bedrooms in birch stained, with oak floors in all of these rooms. The service portion has birch trim painted, with linoleum on the floors. The floors of the loggia, front entrance, and terrace are of brick laid in concrete. The house is situated in Oak Park, Illinois, and was completed for Mr. E. W. McCready in June, 1908. For exterior details see plate following. PLATE 05 A Substantial Brick Mansion Spencer & Powers, Architects, Chicago, Illinois B RICK is a favorite material for the more costly city and suburban homes, not only on account of the fire-resisting qualities of the material, but also on account of the variety of beautiful textures and color effects that can be obtained in a well-laid brick wall. In this exterior a medium tan-colored Norman brick has been used with the hori¬ zontal joints raked out and the vertical joints made flush, thus accentuating the horizontal lines of the design. The roof is of Cloverport, Kentucky, red shingle tile. The entrance faces east. Casement windows with a simple but rich leaded glass design have been used throughout, except in the kitchen portion, where the usual double hung window has been installed. For plans and exterior showing garage see plate preceding. Front Entrance of Dwelling with Garage in the Background Dining Room with Entrance to Library at the Left An Attractive Country Residence Combining Elegance With Good Taste Ilenry K. Holsman, Architect, Chicago, Illinois '"pHIS large and well-designed house is the residence of Mr. George Webb, Oak Park, Illinois, and is an excellent illustration of the beauty of preserving simple lines even in costly houses. The exterior walls are entirely of brick, the facing being a rough brick of varying shades. The second story is plastered with stucco to lighten the appearance. The roofs are covered with clay tile. The exterior porch and floors are reinforced concrete for the porches, and tile and brick for the terraces and finished floors. The interior construction is of wood with steel columns and girders, cement plaster walls, and hardwood trim and floors throughout. The landscape work was laid out by the architect and completed by the nurseryman. The house was completed in 1910, and cost about 22 cents a cubic foot. PLATE 97 ' Living Porch and Balcony Alcove on Side Towards the River Living Room Showing the Brick Fireplace and Staircase Platform Main View of House Showing the Broad Expanse of Lawn, the Pergola at the Left, and the River Beyond A Modern Half-Timber House Harvey Wright , Architect , Chicago , Illinois ^HE lower story is entirely of plaster while in the second story the half-timber treatment is used for decorative purposes, the smaller plaster surfaces making a pleasing contrast to the broad areas and arch treatment below. A strong line of demarkation between the two stories is obtained by having the second project beyond the first. The house is the residence of Mr. A. J. Farley, Wheaton, Illinois. Bedroom Having Decided Colonial Feeling with Its White Woodwork and Mahogany Furniture PLATE 98 Apartment Building of Excellent Design Spencer & Powers, Architects, Chicago, Illinois and bathrooms. The six three-room flats at the west end of the building have built-in folding beds, thus affording practically the same accommodations as the other flats in the building which have four rooms. The flats rent for $37.50 to $50 per month. ■ ■ Suburban Flat Building E. E. Roberts, Architect, Chicago, Illinois Hr HIS building being outside of the city limits is constructed of frame with 1 stucco finish on the exterior and painted wood trim. The advantage of this type of building is that it can be made to look like a private residence by having a pitched roof, while there is enough space around it to permit of trees and shrubs. Built in 191 0 at Oak Park, Illinois, for Mr. B. P. Horton. The cost of the building was approximately $1 1,000 and both apartments rent for $62.50 per month. FIRST *FLOOR -PLAtt 1 Perry & Thomas, Architects, Chicago, Illinois HE exterior is of pressed brick with Bedford stone trim, which forms a pleasing combination with an atmosphere of solidity due to the absence of projecting metal or wood cornices. Access to the second-floor apartment is provided by an open stairway in the public hall, from which the door to the first apartment opens. There is a porch on each floor entirely separate from the entrance porch. The building is finished in hardwood throughout, and is heated by hot water. The living rooms have brick mantels and built-in bookcases. The dining rooms have sideboards, and the closet room is ample. The total estimate of cost is $10,498.78, of which some of the principal items are as follows: Excavating and masonry, $3,266.08; lumber, $1,166.42; mill work, $1,198.85; carpenter labor, $983.79; plastering, $394.20; plumbing, $600; heating, $1,200. The estimated cubic feet of building from bottom of cellar to roof, not figuring the rear porch, is 60,588, which makes the cost of this building about 1 7 cents per cubic foot. 'FLOOR • PLA ti- Two-Family Apartment Building m a Large City Couitesy ol the NATIONAL BUILDER. Chicago, Illinois PLATE 101 POOF ROOF POOF 3TOPE ROOM STORE ROOM fSKYlUGHT [3KY! LIGHT OWNER'S 3TOPE BOOM STOREROOM STORE ROOM STORE ROOM METER. CM. ROOF POOF RfclOF AT TIC • FLOOR • PL AH A Pleasing Group of Apartments E. E. Roberts, Architect, Chicago, Illinois |N this building a successful attempt has been made to get away from the box-like appearance of the ordinary flat building by an interesting treatment of openings and pitched roofs, and the introduction of gables. The attic space thus supplied permits the location of the storerooms upstairs instead of in the basement, as is the usual custom. The half-timber motif in the gables adds a great deal of life to the composition. These apartment buildings, of which there are three, were erected at Oak Park, Illinois, in 1907, for Mr. Luther Conant at a cost of about $19,000 per building. The apartments rent for $50 per month. PLATE 102 A Modern City Apartment Building William H. Pruyn, Jr., & Company, Architects, Chicago, Illinois < T' HE exterior is of red paving brick with stone trimmings. A nice feature is the fact of there being two porches, one off the living room and one off the dining room. The back staircase is arranged so that it does not protrude beyond the rear wall of the building. All the rooms are on the outside, thus securing a maximum of light and air. The living room and recep¬ tion hall are trimmed in birch mahogany, the dining room in light weathered oak, the bedroom in white enamel, and the kitchen in natural oak. The front porches have reinforced concrete floors and Spanish green tile roofs. The building was erected in 1912 at a total cost of $ 19,000. The apartments rent for $42.50 to $50. PORCH PORCH Di/JIMG POO/V KITCHpl KITCHEN PI/HING ROOM ICLOS. BATH BATH PEC. HALL PliBLl.C.H^LL CHAMBER CHAMBER CHAMBER 9-8"XII-4" LIVING ROOM LIVING ROOM i e-B'X. IT-to" PORCH PORCH -*PLAH -•OF - SECOND - S'-THIRD - FLOORS - PLATE 103 • ^EQTIQ/'t • 0 A • Ll/HE «S • t School Building in Wayne, Illinois. The Wide Stairways and Ample Exits Are an Excellent Feature of This Design A Modern School House for a Small Community D. E. Postle, Architect, Chicago, Illinois yHE excavation for this building was started in June, 1910, and the entire work was completed in time for the fall term of that year. The base course is of stone, the first story of face brick, and the gables of half timber work. The roofs are covered with shingles. The rooms are light and airy and the feature of having the less-used assembly room on the second floor is a very commendable one. For plans and elevations, see plate following. PLATE 104 FLUE '-VEMT Jelackboaed BLA(K80ABD‘ BLACWBOAEB |3LA(KB0AKB FLOOE tF.Tue/i EETOEN ^(HOOU -BOOM. iOL BOOM. 5 ECT 10 /H LI/HE A-fiJ STACK TO M M0 FLOOE •RETURN r FI.A(KBOAP[ BLAfKBOAEB? -BLACUBOAPPf _HALL_ )F.QTIOM LIME &-&T VE-EANDA • /HOBTN • ELEVATION • •EA)T • EEEVATlO/N- • FlG^T* FL 002 *PLAN’ A Modern School House for a Small Community D. E. Postle, Architect, Chicago, Illinois ^HE plan of this building is compact; the stairway * facilities are ample, and the arrangement good. The detailed cost of the building is as follows: Carpenter work - - - - $3,495.00 Mason work - - - - - 1,812.00 Lathing and plastering - - 786.12 Painting - 318.00 Furnaces. 429.00 Blackboards. 44.48 Total, $6,884.50 Add to the above the architect’s commission. For exterior view and sections, see plate preceding. • £>A 5 EMENT« PL A/'t* • ^ECO PLATE 105 Public Lib rary at Kearney, New Jersey Davis , McGrath , and Kiessling, Architects , New York City , iVew York interesting brick and stone design, the brick laid with Flemish bond. The detail is Greek in character. The Doric order is used with the columns somewhat higher in proportion to their width than is usual, but in this case is very successful. The front faces west. The building was finished in March, 1907, at a cost of $27,500 complete. The George Beach Home, Hartford, Connecticut Institutional Buildings A. Raymond Ellis , Architect , Hartford , Connecticut '"pHE Widows’ Home and Kelsey Memorial are both inhabited by widows, the janitor occupying the first floor of the Kelsey Memorial. These buildings are finished through¬ out in gum wood with maple floors. The roofs are of slate. Common brick is used on the lower story of the exterior with black headers, giving a rich texture. The upper story is of stucco. The two homes were built in 1911 and together cost $23,000. The Kelsey Memorial Cottage, Hartford, Connecticut Interior Looking Towards Entrance Marion M. Griffin, Architect, Chicago, Illinois Interior Looking Towards Chancel Chancel All Souls Church at Evanston, Illinois A Small Stone Church of Unusual Merit r J''HIS attractive little church has a seating capacity of 125. The exterior has been kept as simple and dignified as possible, relying upon the vines to soften the lines of the stone structure. An unusual feature is the art-glass light treatment in the ceiling at the entrance and in the chancel portion. The coloring of the glass is such as to throw a soft light giving an effect of increased height and still preserving a devotional atmosphere about the interior. The leaded glass design in the windows harmonizes with the design in the ceiling lights. The light fixtures and the decora¬ tions in the chancel were designed by the architect. The church was built in 1904 at a cost of $6,000, not including the organ, which cost $ 1,000. PLATE 108 / c /t- f7) J S JyJ‘ *4 W'KZoS-y GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 3125 01643 1229