Ell = = = = = = = = NT Five-Room Face Brick Bungalow and Small House Plans (Second Edition) 4 ite houses here shown form one of four series, presenting in separate folders 3 to 4 room, 5 room, 6 room, and 7 to 8 room plans. In each folder every two houses on opposite pages constitute a pair in which the same floor plans are reversed and the exterior designs so drawn as to fit either plan. Thus, in any pair of houses given you really have four choices, because you can have either exterior design with the floor plans just as shown or with the reversed plans on the opposite page. This not only offers you a choice of design with any given plan you prefer, but helps you in locating the house on the lot with reference to sun or prevailing wind. A special merit of these drawings is that three wall sections are given for each house, showing the complete wall construction for solid brick, face brick on hollow tile backing, and veneer, or face brick in- stead of siding over frame. This will enable you to obtain figures on costs of the various types of wall in your locality, and thus help you decide on the methods of construction you wish. As these plans have proved very popular, a new edition of this booklet is necessary, in which a number of desirable changes have been made. The nominal price we ask for them is far below their real money value to you and very much below their cost to us. To be frank, we want to sell you face brick, and to do so we put you in the way of getting the best type of house from both the material and ar- tistic points of view. In issuing these plans, the Service Department is guided by thoroughly trained and experienced architectural advice. We have levied upon the best practice, from every available source, and can thus offer you the most convenient and modern interior arrangements, combined with artistic beauty of exterior design, that it is possible to secure. As long as you are going to build, it will cost you no more to make your home beautiful and architecturally correct than to make it crude and unattractive. With these plans, we put into your hands architectural values in design which you could not possibly get otherwise for the nominal price we name. Even if you should not use the drawings, or wish to modify them, it would pay you to have them for study and comparison in helping to formulate your own ideas. ErlNA0NN0NNQH04N NAA Price, Twenty-five Cents net Copyright, 1923, J. M. Adams, President, American Face Brick Association LNA } 2: Oe ay Hh) tA be UR Beth G SORENSEN 5} PA ,e aaa D5 ce oe foals Fev TIT. we SN eee = 2 ee Be NE 27: = 2 } —it Pays Five-Room Bungalow, No. 501 A Bungalow for Northern Exposure In this attractive Colonial design the living room has both front and rear exposure, thereby permit- ting the house to face north without losing the cheerful sunlight in the living room. Welcomed by the wide expanse of porch, one enters the living room of this attractive house and is greeted by a view of the cheerful ingle-nook and the garden beyond. When snowbound on a winter’s day, how delightful it is to sit before the blazing hearth and, with the seed catalogue, plan the gardening for the coming spring! The entire house has a feeling of light and PAN i ie sae ogee EAaieuy i UL Bos * 33: ‘ Hi Vy 3 BUS SES. CAD '$6<0-s5 424 er Lage ital 120% 22+ Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association ; airiness, as all the rooms are exposed on two sides. Even some of the closets have windows. The first floor, conveniently arranged, is de- scribed on the opposite page. The basement, which is the same in both houses, extends under the entire house, except the bedrooms and bath, and contains laundry, fuel and heater rooms, and a vegetable cellar. A garbage incinerator is installed at the base of the chimney in connection with the heating plant and disposes of the garbage directly from the kitchen. The ceiling height is 8 feet 6 inches and the content, 23,500 cubic feet. se iri Bas 4s $1 evaal, 4 U ee om ga, coe 1) Se * ai 1 ee MILO Me Five-Room Bungalow, No. 502 = EFHz yy CL A ELS EN Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Bungalow That Looks Both Ways The plan, as shown opposite and here reversed, has been altered by narrowing the porch, thus allowing the addition of two fine bays and making of it a Western type of bungalow. The living room, centrally located, separates the bedrooms and bath from the kitchen and dining room. The bedrooms are well arranged as to furni- ture and have well-lighted closets. They are con- nected with the living room by a small hall from which opens the bathroom and a linen closet. There is a fine coat closet off the living room, adjacent to the garden entrance where children’s wraps, overshoes, and umbrellas may be deposited. The dining room opens from the living room with a pair of French doors. The kitchen is very compact and convenient. Cupboards are built in at both sides of the well-lighted sink. The enclosed rear porch accommodates the basement stairs and the ice box, saving the kitchen from the iceman’s tracks. The court on the rear could be made a very delightful spot with brick paving and a sun dial, pool, or flower bed. The ceiling height is the same as in No.501, but the content is 2,500 cubic feet less. AVERY LIBRARY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 7 Five-Room Bungalow, No. 503 NRE pen sitih i ye op NN ne” ns) i AE ‘As eg .Y aa ne Se By Lert) 2 oo a eal DINING ROOM 14'-9°X14'-0 LIVING R® 20-9"X 14-0" Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association An Attractive Colonial Bungalow To the lover of the Colonial, this design will make a strong appeal. The gambrel roof, always charming, gives additional space in the attic that may be utilized for a billiard room, a playroom for the children, or divided into two bedrooms and a bath, thereby gaining more space and greater use ata slight additional cost. To those interested, we send a print of the bedroom arrangement. The low sweeping lines of the house adapt it to any location. It would look as well on a narrow city lot as on the farm, on the hillside as well as in the valley, and should appeal to those who wish their home to appear to have grown up with its surroundings. Careful consideration of color and texture of both brick and mortar joint is all that is further required to make it a marked success. Other interior arrangements are described on the opposite page. Both houses have a fine base- ment under the rear half, reached by a stairway from the breakfast room above, and are complete with laundry, heater and fuel rooms, and a storage room for vegetables and other winter supplies. Ceil- ing height, 9 feet; content, 32,000 cubic feet. na SaiedA Von ---" ho mee LIVING ROM 209% 1440” DINING RGOM 14£9"%% 1440” PORCH 18K 390" Five-Room Bungalow, No. 504 ; Sei NS See » 1 ie Bye Wee By. f si Foumons; unum i DRC nape eden t Me oe! i] Wes Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association Comfort and Rest on a Shady Porch Broad and low, imparting its coolness to the balance of the house, the porch is here the domi- nant feature. Its wide, easy steps and brick floor give a feeling of hominess. The design is a strik- ingly new expression of plan No. 503 reversed. Extending across the front of the house, the living and dining rooms, separated only by a colon- nade, make one spacious room. Windows and casements give ample light and ventilation. At the end of the living room, and flanked by bookcases, is the fireplace, a real open fireplace, for a log fire on chill October days or throughout the winter. Connecting the dining room and kitchen is a breakfast room, a cheery little spot just a step from the kitchen. The kitchen, arranged for modern requirements, is small and compact, with a cup- board that takes the place of a pantry. The en- closed rear porch accommodates the refrigerator, keeping the iceman from the kitchen. The bed- room and bath are isolated from the main rooms yet connected with the kitchen. The sleeping porch has a closet that will accommodate a disappearing bed, thus making a sun room during the day. Ceiling height, 9 feet; content, 28,000 cubic feet. bu eal -o¥ 1) vile nPRARANT AR aay ol % [P= ete" te uv nee — he rey od = Min, moe Uiky * hy gee < Vine wee: ms eS op Ee natty yg SD payee 22 “Tee ten Se Sie Apion an es z = vant i ¥ mtyadho y= *s % sae — =>. mf Cm R ‘ FEED IS ay fe sige = a a 5 thie pee e es, Brerg part e ee = 0 PORCH |I 10°3°%6-0" DINING RGOM 14-6 x 12-9" mw LIVING RGDM 13°0°x20-0" K) AF-B-A LL USE FACE BRICK —Ht Pays | Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association Five-Room Cottage, No. 505 A Charming Cottage in an Old-Fashioned Garden Here is a bungalow which is reminiscent of the English cottage and perfectly preserves the tradi- tion of simple charm, dignity, and comfort which we associate with that type. It illustrates the principle that well-considered simplicity is the keynote of the best design. The living room is especially well situated to command the view toward the front, serving as the center of the home’s activities, and still pre- serving a cozy privacy. It opens to a fine porch, not seen in the picture. The dining room is of gen- erous proportions, with three French doors opening on the terrace and a double casement window on the adjoining side. One of the most charming features of the house is the breakfast nook between the dining room and kitchen. The kitchen is compact, well lighted, and con- veniently arranged. Stairs from the hall give acces to the attic, which, though low, affords valuabl storage space. There are two comfortable bed- rooms with large closets, a bath, a coat closet, and a linen closet with a clothes chute to the laundry. The ceiling height and content are the same as in No. 506-A. Det Ae cae Lost Y LIS SN Gia ah % — . xy a d ! i Bees TRON 2 ‘ a ee en Vg ISG) ein WG ‘ ar ] SiGe Sas oe a ZN, sa cs SNe A See ee a wu... ANN WILMOF-DUNAINGR, on Nhe Se hy ray Sau) reals ced oy 23 te % He Ween ‘yeh p tenes TaN ss An MONE Race Pen oa bos met eae Ale 2 ERE re eee ate is iy se +5 Oe aes Mt OS Bt, an Tene: ite, Pegs Tan Bet ea fy Mae aie DINING RcOM 14-6°x 12-9" LIVING RaDM* 13-0°x20-0" Five-Room Bungalow, No. 506-A Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Pretty Bungalow of the Southern Type By changing the roof and porch, the English cottage on the opposite page has been transformed into an attractive bungalow of the Southern type to fit the reversed plan. Simple lines and masses constitute this design, which needs only the charm that good brickwork can give to make it appeal strongly to many a home-lover. You can build this house on a sixty-foot lot if you wish, with room for a driveway. Shrubs should be generously planted about the founda- tion. Corner posts and gate posts of the same brickwork as in the house would serve to tie the house into the landscape while forming terminals for a boundary hedge. A walk of brick from gate to entrance would admirably complete the com- position. The interior arrangements are described on the opposite page, where this plan is shown reversed. The basement arrangement is the same and in- cludes a heater room and fuel bins, laundry with drying space, and vegetable cellar, with surplus space that the owner may dispose of as he wishes. The ceiling height is 9 feet and the content, 28,500 cubic feet. Se er > Bas Se Rage “aay : Bers Sl a-F-B A USE FACE BRI [| —## Pays | Five-Room Bungalow, No. 507 ne, nh) ON ret TWA ses gc SE TESS > TEETER Saw. LECTIN ROH CHF Predera pices Lt TRS mene STORAGE PLAY ODM 190"'X20+0" SECOND FLODR FIRST. FLOOR, Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association Planned for Summer Comfort The unusual shape in the plan of this Western one and one-half story bungalow gives all rooms a corner, which means fine ventilation. Another ex- cellent feature is the easy communication made possible by the central hall. The living room and dining room are connected by the entrance hall so that they may be thrown together for enter- taining, or the dining room may be closed off by French doors if desired. A breakfast nook, with cabinets, always popular and practical, connects dining room and kitchen, preventing kitchen odors from reaching the other parts of the house. The kitchen is compact and well lighted by windows above the sink. Cabinets displace the pantry and there is space near the door for the refrigerator, convenient for the iceman. The bedrooms are of a good size and have ample closets, and with the bath are well screened from the rest of the house. There is a fine linen closet and a coat closet off the hall. A stairway leads to the attic, which may be utilized for billiard room, or as suggested in the plan above. The ceiling heights are 9 feet in both stories and the content is 30,250 cubic feet. Ne SUD ME ~- Z 7 J D + LO, BBL TD fs A hettrenenterrc LIVING R@M 20°O'x I7-0" Ltt ach FIRST FL@DR Five-Room Bungalow, No. 508 | Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association An English Suggestion The charm of this English bungalow with the same plan as No. 507 reversed will be a constant joy and pleasure to those who live within; and built of brick, it will grow more mellow and interesting without as the years go by. Especially attractive with its broad side to the road, it is also very well suited to a narrow lot. If the porch were turned toward the street, a fifty- foot lot would leave ample room for a driveway at the side very convenient to the entrance door. The house would make a striking picture if placed on a knoll with the side entrance at grade and the two end porches well above the ground level. For the convenience of those who have a car, a garage could then be placed beneath one of the porches and heated from the house. The hooded entrance protects one from the elements while waiting to be admitted. The rear porch has good exposure and covers an outside basement stairway. The basement, as also in No. 507, contains laundry, heating plant, preserve closet, and vegetable cellar. An inside stairway leads to the floor above. Ceiling heights and content are the same as in the house opposite. ss dh 4 AE Nally imo alate. a eh as ! ‘ ’ 7 A i < LLM AMM Five-Room Bungalow, No. 509 ie Fh; pda) D ans ‘La dale! ee ne ee, one Cane een canter, Se i scans, omens care ee f SLEEPING PORCH DINING RGDM 12-3°X 12-0" i} LIVING ROOM " (8-9"°X12"O Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association An English Type with a Sleeping Porch That this bungalow and its reverse, shown opposite, have exactly the same arrangement of rooms, is the last thing anyone would think. Too often homes exactly alike are built in rows with- out due regard for a pleasing diversity in design, resulting in a deadening monotony which destroys otherwise real architectural merit. A pleasing variety, such as shown in these two houses, would not only improve the looks of the neighborhood but more readily secure sale of the houses. This exterior is distinctive and unusual, following English example, and affords an excellent oppor- tunity for the display of charming brickwork. The fine sleeping porch, with its wide expanse of windows, is well sheltered within the main body of the house, and may be closed and heated during the day, if so desired. he basement, which extends only under the rear half of the house, has a heating plant, fuel room, laundry, and vegetable cellar. As shown here the house is on a level lot, but with a slope to the rear, the entrance on the basement stairs may be so managed as to bring the door at grade. Ceiling height, 9 feet; content, 34,000 cubic feet. oO :| I LIVING ROM ec woz || Five-Room Bungalow, No. 510 Bat) dnt a oe Fl = & \= tks \ \ \\\ \ Wea TA i | al Designed or the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Decidedly Home Feeling This is a simple, compact little bungalow, set close to the ground, with airy porches, plenty of windows, and eaves to shade the walls. It has a pleasing exterior, and the plan, the reverse of No. 509, is, you will find, of unusual merit. The snug brick fireplace and wide window-nook make the living room cozy and comfortable with a pleasant outlook. French doors, a decorative feature in themselves, give privacy to the dining room while still allowing it to be made practically a part of the living room. The modern kitchen is small but complete, con- venient, and labor-saving. It has a double drain- board sink, ample cupboard and drawer space, a pantry for bulky stores, and a clothes chute to the laundry. The roomy service porch is a veritable “summer kitchen,” where in hot weather the housewife may do much of her work, or the family take their meals, while enjoying the view of the garden. The bedrooms and bath are well isolated, and the sleeping porch, opening from them, may be divided to give a private porch for each room. The basement is the same as in No. 509, as are also the ceiling height and content. * SSSSSSSs sy, LRN pete: \ 1 Ga aT ‘aren EM (i [mama ; AME Ht It | a te fl N Ly «-|AS: du SU ae a ll i Taga EM ye i punta MN Seer ae Parada | Amt i (iT Be tra a es | 4 —_ ire NN (nee == -~ — Five-Room Bungalow, No. 511 roma cae = ; 5 fe FL muy CU Le UO yp oss EE AA pd UTE : Pe ee Lit Pee OO Ee = Bee mUbeseaiueabens mam POTUCEET OM 1 EF Pea: Duy SULA ee = Bakar Te DINING RGM 1G'0'12-0" AF-BA Le USE FACE BRICK || —it Pays Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Good Porch Adds a Little Out-of-Doors to the Home Porches are an American institution. This Western bungalow has three. Note especially the wide, low and inviting front porch that draws you out of doors to its cool comfort, while still preserving a touch of privacy by reason of the low brick parapet which surrounds it. The living room and dining room extend across the entire front of the house, in a sweep of thirty- eight feet, broken only by a light colonnade into which bookcases are built. At one end is the brick fireplace, flanked by a second pair of bookcases, this being a book-lover’s room. At the other end of the long vista, in the dining room, is an attractive, built-in buffet of simple, straightforward design. The kitchen is compact and efficiently arranged, opening on an enclosed porch. It also has a door into one of the bedrooms. For the maximum of economy in the remainder of the house there is no hall, and the bathroom, which contains the linen closet and clothes chute, opens directly from the two bedrooms. Both bedrooms have ample closets, and one has a sleeping porch which can be opened on three sides. The ceiling height is 9 feet and the content, 26,000 cubic feet. | SLEEPING PORCH 10°3°x8"3" oe | LIVING RGM DINING RGM }: 16°0"X12+0" 216 X12-O° Five-Room Bungalow, No. 512 ES fs 8 . ‘cero on TTT TN 1 ER | AL | s\e / es wwe fie! ald honed pe LS‘ Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association Symmetry, Simplicity, Dignity, and Comfort All these elements are here combined in the design of this captivating Western bungalow. The roof lines are low and sweeping, yet the attic is well ventilated with louvers at the ends so that the house will be cool in summer. It is not often that one finds a house that will fit well into the land- scape of the flat, treeless prairie. Usually, they are so bulky and high that they do not tie into the low horizon line. Imagine this bungalow covered with rambling roses or other vines in just such a setting. Nor would it be out of place in dense woods or on a hillside. In fact, it is quite a versa- tile design. Almost any color or texture of brick would be adaptable, depending, of course, on the immediate surroundings. The arrangement of the house is fully described on the opposite page. Both houses are provided with a good, light basement under the rear half only, reached from the first floor, as well as from the outside, by a stairway enclosed and covered by the rear porch. Laundry, vegetable cellar, heater and fuel rooms, and storage space are in- cluded in the basement plan. The ceiling height and content are the same as in No. 511. (3 teh, NY y uk} : Bs “ah ; ES, nisiy (iy tB z LADS SA NGS fy, 2 Cee . NY anes J > elt *] ji ‘gir norm nate uo), 3 tent vod uN ‘ Ses DINING ROOM § LIVING ROM ING f 12°OKI0-0" 18°0°K12°0” < SUN PORCH \p 1ZOKES* ABA fUSE FACE BRICK} & th f par Se =. H = ae BS PPP CUN ett ue itis aif, alee tt ai — SHAN) TAL fe “ely aa i! Ue SWIUIUTTSIT Ls Wins it ey ots f ett Peys J Five-Room Bungalow, No. 516 Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Spanish Colonial Exterior with a Practical Plan The Spanish type of bungalow, so well liked in some Western states, is fast gaining popularity throughout the country. This one may be fitted to any frontage desired, but retains the outlook on the garden, through the patio. It should be placed on a wide lot and would look especially well on a slight elevation. The outlook should be well considered and the house oriented to obtain the best views for the principal rooms. The color and texture of the brickwork will be determined greatly by the location. A tile, slate, or other substantial roof is recommended. The arrangement of rooms is described on the opposite page. Note that all rooms have exposure on two sides, giving the maximum of light, air and outlook, also that there are good bedroom, linen and coat closets, built-in bookcase, china and kitchen cabinets. A sleeping porch could be added on the side of the house accessible from both bedrooms. The well-lighted basement, under the entire house, is the same in both houses and contains a laundry with large drying space, heater room, fuel bins, vegetable cellar, and storage space. The ceiling height is 9 feet and the content, 22,000 cubic feet. eae fia’, COU gr a Five-Room Bungalow, No. 517 Se GOP aa | FB = B8\90) 08 89) rae He eee jul Fat Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Little Summer Home by the Sea This charmingly simple bungalow would fit the summer water-side as naturally as the low hills and sandy beach do. But its versatile lines make it as suitable for a village or suburban street. The detail of the side wall with flowers, shrubs, and vine-clad trellises indicates the beautiful ensemble presented to the passer-by. The living room, with its splendid fireplace, is well lighted, and with the adjacent dining room gives ample space for entertaining your friends. The bedrooms on the other side of the house have cross light and ventilation and are equally con- venient to the bathroom through a short connect- ing hall. The kitchen opens upon a large screened porch, always useful for a variety of purposes. In the kitchen a hopper opens to a garbage incinerator in the chimney foundation, and a register just below the ceiling affords good ventilation. For a small family, or where the lady of the house wants to do her own work, a better arrangement could not well be planned. The ceiling height is 8 feet 6 inches and the content, 21,000 cubic feet. AARNet, Bits ays Ny oy RIVE a SS yan RS fel a PNY. aes ed Naina = See a = Si BE: I Ry ve wes Eceras | CULL SCREENED Pdr LOY ,, ie BATH fi aut EDRaOM | LLO~ Cry 10-6 JO-6 | Five-Room Bungalow, No. 518 y Boek %, a Mow, lap S = te ade SE, ee UDI we. AR LIVING ROOM te 24-6 x13-0" a ai mt ‘ iF - i . a = — ih ERE S USE FACE BRICK] 1 | 1) c \ \ WANS BRAN ASS |= it Poy f | A WAAC LS Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Swiss Chalet Effect For places where extending eaves offer welcome shade this bungalow is especially suited, or makes its appeal to those who like this Swiss chalet effect. In any case, the design, worked out from the reversal of the plan opposite, has a home-like feeling and appears as something which has grown by a natural process out of the ground. Note the soldier and rowlock courses of brick that band the walls at pleasing intervals, and the panels, made by slightly different toned headers, that enhance the value of the fenestration. By choosing the right color and texture of brick, together with the kind and color of mortar joint, a most charming result may be obtained. With a sufficiently wide lot this house would make good appearance if turned so as to place the entrance on the side, provided the question of sunlight were properly met. Much care should be given to the immediate surroundings. The basement, as in the bungalow opposite, is provided with laundry and heater, coal bins, vege- table cellar, and storage rooms. The ceiling height is the same as No. 517, but because of the roof, the content is 600 cubic feet less. F RES [FRE 2 |\t HOTT | } nen eerees ) tf f Ai p - int 7 eo * he Ww Five-Room Bungalow, No. 523 gop BILLIARD OR BLO RODM 22°O"KI3"-0° AP-BA USE FACS BRICK 2 it Pays Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association An Unusually Pleasing Design of Simple Lines A striking feature of this plan is the breakfast nook which opens into the dining room with French doors at one end, and into the kitchen at the other—the most practical and convenient spot in the house. With the sideboard beyond, the table may be set without a step. This arrangement also gives an extra seat at the end of the table not obtainable in the usual alcove. Also a fine place for the kiddies, when company is being enter- tained at the big table. The simple gabled side with an offset to provide the entrance presents a very homey and comfort- able appearance. The entrance leads through a vestibule to the central hall, in which is a conve- nient coat closet. The living room has a splendid fireplace with bookcases at either side, and opens on a sun parlor and a porch, making it a delight- fully light and airy spot. The bedrooms and bath are well separated from the rest of the house. The kitchen is exceptionally well arranged and has two cabinets, one over the ice box, in place of a pantry. The basement, ceiling heights, and con- tent are the same as in No. 524. We will furnish, upon request, a print of the second floors as shown. re nN 7 ) mt) SCM iim l els (MIE f =f AT nie BLD RON 10-9°12*0" DINING ROOM |i Ox fl UU ALL STORAGE ATTIC LIVING RODM 27-0" X13-0" Five-Room Bungalow, No. 524 - 5 exe bf NY i hie 7 ny ca Tay aS un oe « Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Happy Reversal This house has been designed especially for the narrow city lot. It may be placed on as small a frontage as thirty-five feet. If, however, a drive- way to a garage is required, forty feet will be necessary. As the entrance is at the side of the house, half way from the front, it allows uninter- rupted space in the front for living quarters, and makes possible a small hall with direct connection to the bedrooms. While the house is especially suited to an in- side lot, it will also admirably fit on the corner. In such a case, if so desired, the entrance steps or the walk may easily be turned toward the street. It is the same plan as described on the opposite page but reversed and given a new exterior treat- ment. Simple in outline and detail, a good choice of the brick, the mortar joint, and the bond pat- tern is all that is necessary to make this house a jewel in the landscape. There is a fine, well-lighted, and ventilated basement with laundry, drying space, fruit cellar, and heating plant with coal bins provided. Ceiling heights, first floor 8 feet 6 inches, second floor 8 feet; content, 31,250 cubic feet. >= | pug 1) va ‘ate “i ai 3 dN Five-Room Bungalow, No. 525 sas eg Ce @amees rae Oy atten weer THA SULT ane aritraf spuee i art) AE mah | See are t ~s on wml, ee ie wer en see me oser erases ween BEDR 13-6"x10-0" DINING RGDM A WOXI4-O" Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Homey Bungalow for a Narrow Inside Lot It is hard to find an ideal plan for the narrow city lot, as the problems to be solved are many. However, this plan will be found as near ideal as one can hope for. The entrance and kitchen have been placed about the middle of the house, thus leaving both ends free for light and air. It is so planned that a three-foot space will be left on the entrance side of the house and a minimum of one foot on the other side, except beyond the dining room, where the wall is set three feet further back so as to give more light. With a thirty-foot lot, there would be eight feet on the entrance side, which would be sufficient for a driveway to the garage in the rear. The treatment of the exterior is very simple. Note the pleasing effect of the soldier courses running about the house. The low-pitched roof has ventilating dormers on the four sides. This type, in connection with its reverse opposite, serves well for a row or group, especially if varied brick color tones and bonds are employed. For interior arrangements and basement see opposite page. The ceiling height is 8 feet 6 inches and the con- tent, 24,000 cubic feet. wail te, Ree ", iy ", TE esas o; Oe td ’ ot yy Dorey BAT Wg 17) ABs on as tee oda fo ebis i ee Car oe pte Loe ‘a PH laps, FAD.> > pit Te Valeo bes Bar Jig se 75 ae Siar ety cf 3 “Uy eS, P yp" a i git - d ) pte Dae ni) nmin Sa tf Can it ARC | (rl ae , aN | (é ma Cer Bi E hia ea . fi ss) ys ai) U4. at ok a; SE v We LIVING ROOM ISS X19-S Five-Room Bungalow, No. 526 Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association An Attractive Reversal The simple roof lines and window arrangement of this bungalow at once attract attention. The entrance, well protected under the main roof, leads directly into the living room. This room is L-shaped, with the fireplace so situated as to be enjoyed from both living and dining rooms. French doors open onto the front porch, shown here as a glazed-in sun parlor. In the dining room is a fine, built-in sideboard. If a room is finished in the attic a stairway over the basement stairs could be easily arranged. The kitchen, at one side of the dining room, is a model of convenience, with good light over the sink, well equipped cupboards, and a built-in garbage incinerator. The refrigerator is in the entry. The bedrooms and bath, opening on a connecting hall, are well isolated from the rest of the house. They have good closets and there is a fine linen and storage room off the hall. The basement is entirely excavated and is ar- ranged for laundry, heater and fuel rooms, vege- table cellar, and storage space. The ceiling height is the same as in No. 525, but due to the roof the content is 2,000 cubic feet more. Tase ct era A mr a. | Five-Room Bungalow, No. 527 UMA SEA eA ah TTT a SUN PORCH IFOKIO-O Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Bungalow, Comfortable and Homelike in Appearance Simple roof lines and window arrangement give a cozy effect to this design. Note the effective use of horizontal bands in the brickwork. Common bond with the joints raked out would be quite appropriate. As shown above, this house may be placed on a narrow lot with the driveway and entrance at the side, while both this and the reverse design are exceptionally well planned for a corner lot as pictured on the opposite page. In the latter case, the garage driveway may run directly to the street instead of past the front entrance. The garage is separate from the house, but con- nected by the back porch over which the main roof extends. It is readily accessible and heated from the house. Simplicity of construction, which makes for economy, has not been overlooked. The plan is rectangular, without breaks, and has one straight bearing wall through the middle. The entire space, except under the porches, is excavated for a base- ment which contains the laundry, vegetable cellar, heating plant, and fuel bins. The ceiling height is the same as in No. 528, but due to the low roof the content is 4,000 cubic feet less. = GARAGE IS-OXx8-6" I LIVING R@M A-F-B-A L— USE FACE BRICK| it Pays | SCREEN-PORCH ig-O%10-0° i] SUN PORCH’ IS-OK10-O Five-Room Bungalow, No. 528 Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Bungalow with Additional Rooms Possible Upstairs With this attractive reversal of the design shown opposite, three rooms and a bath may be obtained on the second floor. We will include a print of the second story upon request. The arrangement of the first floor is unusual. Note the extent of space from dining room to sun porch, which may be thrown together if desired, or closed off by French doors. The porch is here shown divided, one portion of which may be used as a sleeping porch if desired. The bedrooms and bath are connected with the entrance hall by a second hall. The stairs to the second floor are convenient to the entrance. The breakfast room and serving pantry are combined. The kitchen is well arranged and has three windows. Cabinets in the breakfast room and kitchen take the place of the pantry. There is a garbage incinerator in connection with the kitchen chimney. An inside stairway from the kitchen leads to the basement, which is the same as in No. 527. The outside stairway is placed under the back porch. Ceiling height, 8 feet 6 inches. Content: house, 37,000 cubic feet, garage, 3,000. RSJ 5) ies ee OF OR Oe aN WA * PWS gi MES Rye 5 aan arm picts 1}; ‘ | TAN Pace Z Soto I Pe seth Race eS iid, Mi: Yaga f Spe ae eR Ae. ‘ ee &) ‘s HAHAH, | raat 13) Ve Five-Room House, No. 529 SLEEPING PORCH 1FO% 9-0" GARAGE 18°01 O° Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Charming English Type This plan combines many popular features. The living room occupies one end of the house, and obtains good light and excellent outlook on three sides. The cheerful fireplace, with the adjacent built-in book shelves, will become the heart of the home where the family will gather on a winter’s evening. Double French doors open from the liv- ing room to the porch, and a wide opening leads to the hall, which is centrally located, thus making communication with all parts of the house easy. The dining room opens from this hall and connects directly with the kitchen. The kitchen is equipped with cabinets and has additional storage space in the cold room. On the second floor there are two good bedrooms each occupying an end of the house and a bath- room between them. A sleeping porch at one end is an added feature. Besides the bedroom closets, which are large and lighted by windows, there is a convenient linen closet in the hall. The basement contains heating plant, laundry, incinerator, vegetable cellar, and storage. Ceiling heights, first story, 8 feet 6 inches, second story, 8 feet; content, 32,000 cubic feet. GARAGE (6-Ont'O" LIVING R@M BO MIIS SECOND FLOOR PLAN PIRST PLOOR PLAN Five-Room House, No. 530 sn Say if - ~ cette wetiran zy | = oe Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association Modern Example of a Dutch Colonial Quaint and charming, the Dutch Colonial is especially adaptable to the requirements of the modern home. The sheltering eaves give a low, one-story effect, while the graceful gambrel roof makes good second story rooms possible. It is here shown on a corner lot, but may occupy an inside lot and may be placed either end-wise or broadside to the street, thus fitting lots of various widths. The garage is built in connection with and heated from the house. One may enter it from the out- side by way of the back porch under cover. This outside connection makes the garage safer from fire than where it is directly connected with a room of the house; besides, it cuts off all odors from entering the house. Flemish or English cross bond treatment of the brickwork, with a flush cut mortar joint that con- trasts in color with the brick, would be most ap- propriate and effective. Being a reversal of No. 529, a full description of the interior arrangements and basement has already been given on the opposite page. The ceiling heights and content also are the same as in the house opposite. r VATA ILA H : bon LY, TRE e eee 3 \2 y nas oe Hp ¢ Saat Cn 2 SNWVW/s ANH: WILMOT- DUNN! NG— PS 7a a's = wide’ er iP naaton ee Five-Room Bungalow, No. 531 NCTE: i Te DINING Room 16-0" x 129° LIVING RGM 15-O°%25-6" PORCH 11-0" WIDE 364 Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Spacious and Homey Bungalow This typical Western bungalow seems to nestle snugly down to the ground and should appeal to those wishing a low, restful feeling to their home. This low horizontal effect is not only attractive, but is economical in that it reduces the height of the exterior wall. The wide overhanging eaves give splendid protection to the house from the hot sun and driving storms. Although the picture shows this bungalow on a level site, it would be as suitable for a lot that slopes toward the rear, as certain adjustments can be made at the rear entrance to permit this. The attic is ventilated by dormers on the sides of the roof not shown. The interior arrangement is fully described on the opposite page, where this plan is simply reversed. The basement, as in No. 532, extends under the entire house, except the living room and porch, and is large enough to include a good- sized, well-lighted laundry, the heating plant with its fuel bins, a vegetable cellar, and storage room. It is an easy matter, however, to enlarge or reduce the basement to any extent desired. Ceiling height, 9 feet 3 inches; content, 37,500 cubic feet. v wn Te DINING RGDM 16-0" K 12-9" LIVING R@M 150° X25'-6" i eae PORCH HALL -O wide BEDRGDM yw «I2-0°X13-0" Five-Room Bungalow, No. 532 8 2 AGB ‘ wee: AE LAT TP co ( +z ee AE ; . rar Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association A Distinctive Gabled Effect For those who do notwish as much porch as in the design opposite, or who live in a climate where an uncovered porch may be desirable, this exterior with its two open terraces should make an appeal. One of the gabled porches could be glazed and turned into a sun parlor if desired. From the side porch the main entrance door leads into the large living room with a coat closet close at hand. This room is splendidly lighted on three sides and has a fine brick fireplace on the broad side. Opposite the fireplace French doors lead to the dining room. Between the dining room and kitchen is a breakfast room with a china cabinet. The kitchen is well lighted by two windows above the sink. There is a broom closet and a good pantry and a cabinet above the refrigerator in the entry. A grade entrance on the stairs eliminates an outside stairway. The bedrooms are located so as to have good ventilation and are connected with the rest of the house by a con- venient hall. The front bedroom has a door to the porch, which in many cases would be a con- venience. The basement, ceiling height, and content are the same as in No. 531. a, Cc raae ie eg 3 a) x fi i , y iy gly ay Hee ee ‘. re reed * 2 na hi bit ‘ A 4 Ooch i AM SUAS” MR. A ez Us im. y yi’ ENE Gm, Te yy amg alt Ae ARUN Sil Gu e Gs U7 ‘4 (iA heb) TR RS Be 434i 4s h. ‘a rake UNAM S Ip eit a! bes f Tene Ang he, : AM ib oe \ I D Wut i iy = all ay il We i ; A Rite Wey eS re 1 SSE ta MY ss Wika, ye hat ek ra ith ANN. WLNOT. DUMINE sppentten,, VAP saiaretieiniate Five-Room Bungalow, No. 533 A SLEEPING. d CARAS ES I PORCH 12+ 0°x 24-0 j eties a | i) . [sere A i a 3 ” &) a < x t t , J rvenace nom ‘ | t SERV'TS ROMA 12'6"x17-0* LIVING ROM 1S!0%K 17/0" ° 12/6’ 15+0° | FIRST FLOR Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association An Ideal Gulf Coast Bungalow This attractive bungalow of the New Orleans type meets conditions, where it is desirable, on account of a high water line, to have the basement built entirely above the ground. Although this feature, together with the high ceilings, often re- sults in a very stilted, ill-proportioned exterior, the designer here has very cleverly utilized a terrace in front of the house to reduce its height, while the stairs so attractively set in the corner tend toward the same effect. The panels of the porch, the lattice, and the ornamental chimney need nothing more than the color and texture of the brickwork to make this design a decided success. This plan would require a forty-five or fifty foot inside lot if the driveway is desired. If placed on a corner lot, however, the entrance to the garage would face the side street and a minimum of forty feet could be used. In that event, the terrace should be continued around the side of the house. A description of the interior arrangements, in which the rooms are unusually large, is given on the opposite page. The ceiling heights are base- ment, 7 feet 6 inches, first floor 9 feet 6 inches, and the content is 35,500 cubic feet. > ~ — “BPs Sy. Be ES SERVTS _ ROM 10-6120" HALL 3/6" wior LIVING R@M 15/0°x 17/0" BASEMENT Five-Room Bungalow, No. 534 —) AFB A |USE FACE BR. | — it Pays | —= Designed for the Service Department of The American Face Brick Association Suitable for the Hillside While the plan on the opposite page has here been reversed, the porch and garage arrangement have been essentially changed, thus producing another attractive exterior. It is shown here on a hillside location, but could be built on the level as well as the house opposite, which, as a matter of fact, could also be built on a sloping site. The living room, entered directly from the porch, together with the dining room, occupy the entire front of the house. Connecting the dining room and kitchen is a breakfast room with a china cabinet. The kitchen is well lighted with a double window over the sink and has a cabinet which replaces a pantry. The refrigerator is iced from the back porch. Two bedrooms, a sleeping porch and a bath complete the plan. There are coat and linen closets and a stairway leading both to the basement and attic off the hall. Besides the garage, the basement provides for a heating plant and fuel bins, if desired, laundry, preserve closet, servant’s room with toilet and additional space that might be utilized for a play- room, workshop, etc. The ceiling heights and content are the same as in No. 533. IH SAN ILA How to Order Plans When you decide to order one of these houses, simply give the number under the lower left hand corner of the plate. If, however, you want one ex- terior design but with the floor plans shown in con- nection with the other design of the pair, say: Design No.___, Plan No.___, giving the numbers under the respective plates. Each set we send you constitutes the complete ar- chitectural instrumentalities for building the house, viz: the drawings and specifications. The drawings are made up of the floor plans, the elevations, and the : details, all drawn to proper scale, and accurately di- mensioned. The price is $15.00, which includes, besides the drawings and specifications, complete estimates of material required for the brickwork of the different types of wall. Additional copies of drawings, speci- fications, and quantity estimates will be furnished at $1.25 for drawings, $1.25 for specifications, and 50 cents for quantity estimates. We shall be glad to give you any assistance possible in the way of explanations, suggestions, or modifications of minor details. We strongly urge the prospective builder, in using these plans, to make no essential change in the exterior design. I rn Cay wd iy a 4 any 7 HLA AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION 130 NORTH WELLS STREET CHICAGO ADNAN AAT HOC Was we PRO A. aT F eS ZNO Rost fe Sail ia