Price 75 Cents E. W. Stillwell & Co. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA /ILL are architects of fate, working in these walls of time; some with massive deeds and great, some with ornaments of rhyme; for the struc¬ ture that we raise, time is with materials filled; our todays and yesterdays, are the blocks with which we build. X V ^ ' —Longfellow BLANK FOR SKETCH CL **) „ tr So 3 2 C n “ rt r+ ST O ft ri C ST P* ft O- S* ° » ~3 P 0-0 w sti 3 0 3 ?r c cl 3 *| 3 O J3- ft O- o-k'S 5 ?rc o a> si -* o\ to r+ O a- ft w r ► * ►n O xn X W H n E ! A Personal Talk About the Stillwell Service X N offering prospective builders the benefits of a new way and a better way to approach that most im¬ portant business, home building, I find we are confronted with a perfectly natural inclination to question the truth of our claims, and the more so because your acquaintance with our work is made largely through the medium of Uncle Sam’s mail. In this brief account I shall try to show you why and how we do as we do, as well as to give sound reasons why we can help you as no one else can. This business was begun in 1906 and taken over under the present name in 1907. Thousands of houses have been built from our plans since that time, the majority of which were secured through our correspondence system. We have studied the building question from the standpoint of the needs of our clients not only in every part of the LTnited States, but in foreign countries as well. Our business is still small enough that I can give per¬ sonal direction to most of the inquiries which come in, as well as supervise the special work in the drafting department. When you deal with us, I want you to feel that you are dealing with someone who will treat your problems as an individual responsibility. I believe that we know the real needs of the home-builder in almost every locality. I have been a resident of South Dakota twenty-five years, and know what extremes of heat and cold are, wind, sun, snow and rain. Every person em¬ ployed here has had similar experience. We know the neces¬ sities of your climate, and that the plans we offer are adapt¬ able to your needs no matter where you live. Read very carefully all of the printed pages in this book. 1 have personally supervised the preparation of our three books. They have been compiled right here in our own office. I do not think any statement is exaggerated. They are not the exuberant claims of a paid advertising agent, written to get your money. The testimonials selected are more enthusiastic than our own claims. Complaints or requests for extra special infor¬ mation are almost unbelievably rare. Nearly everyone gets more than he expects. I am confident you will be equally well pleased. Los Angeles is literally the melting-pot of the nation, people coming here from every state and country. Many come for the sole purpose of making a home. These homes cover an amazing range of style and cost, to suit almost any taste. Home-planning and home-building are fine arts. It is well within the truth to say that in this respect this city is fully twenty-five years ahead of any other. Our reason for mentioning this is to show you that we have first-hand oppor¬ tunities to observe and keep ahead with the latest ideas, selecting the best, by which you will profit. Southern Cali¬ fornia homes are models for all the world. You can put a little California in your home and always be glad of it. In the preparation of this open letter, I appreciate what is your probable state of mind. You have not decided what style to build; whether to let a contract or not; whether tp have a one or a two-story house. You have a number of books from which to select plans, and perhaps nothing ex¬ actly suits you. It is a question whether to get ready-made plans, special plans of a distant architect, or to have plans made locally. These problems confront everyone who builds, and sometimes it becomes a question of “to build, or not to build.’’ Make a selection to suit yourself. If this isn’t possible, let us' prepare floor plans after your own ideas, and we will design an exterior of which you will be proud. Remember that Stillwell plans are guaranteed to be sat¬ isfactory, as represented, or your money back. We shall be glad to send plans so that you can inspect them, compare them with any others, or have them figured by your con¬ tractor. You be the judge, and if you don’t want to keep them, they won’t cost you a cent. Why not take advantage of this proposition? F OOLS build houses and wise men buy them,” is a say¬ ing true only of those who do things unpreparedly. Anyone is wise who builds or buys a Stillwell Bunga¬ low. Many letters of appreciation come unsolicited, which is gratifying; but then we expect Stillwell plans to win approval—they are made that way. Still, we are often surprised at the number of clients who say they are so pleased that they would care to make little, if any, change. ‘‘I would not take $20,000 for my Bungalow, and know I could not have another like it. If I were to build a dozen houses, they would all be just like the one I am in. Will tell you just how well I like it in one sentence— there is not a change I would make —al¬ though my friends told me I would never build a house without wanting to make a few changes.” FLORENCE POYNTER. Martin, Tenn. A TENNESSEE [ST1LLWELL-CALIFORNIA] BUNGALOW IN MID-WINTER TWENTY BELOW—“I am very much pleased with the building built from plans sent me by you. I made some changes, but would not make them again, excepting the stucco finish. People from all parts of the city make it their business to view the place. There is nothing resembling it in this locality. I consider myself fortunate in knowing where to send for the plans. “Very convenient in every particular and cost no more than other modern houses. It has both appearance and comfort, cool in summer and warm in our severe winters. We were comfortable last winter with twenty degrees below' zero.” Michigan City, Indiana. E. W. HANLEY. STILLWELL BUNGALOW BRINGS GOOD PRICE— “You will note by enclosed clipping I have sold the house built from plans purchased from your Company tw'O years ago. I am pleased to state I received every dollar I asked for it.” Michigan City, Indiana. E. W. HANLEY. ‘‘Edward E. Hanlev today sold his handsome Bungalow on South Washington street to George .J. and Herman Staiger, the consideration being $6500. Messrs. Staiger bought the place as an investment. The Bungalow is built on a California plan and is one of the attractive places on South Washington street.” (Newspaper clipping.) UNLIMITED PRAISE IN KANSAS— “Under separate cover I am sending you a picture of my newly built Bungalow, the plans of which I secured from you last Spring. The house is receiving an unlimited amount of praise for its appearance both inside and out, and for the convenient arrangement. It will, perhaps, be gratifying to you to know that w'e are very much pleased with our new home.” ,T. R. GEIS, Salina, Kansas. Vice-President Farmers National Bank. EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS —“The plans received and my client is perfectly satisfied with them. They exceed my expectations, as it is hard to tell just what is wanted by correspondence.” Gallup. New Mexico. DAVID BROWN, Contractor. WAY BACK IN 1209—“I am seriously think’ng of building some Bun¬ galows, and since you drew the plans for my home, don’t think anyone else can draw them. Please send me some books that you think will do me some good and I will remit for them.” Olympia, Washington. FRED W. CARLYON. Page 2 “ REPRESENTATIVE CALIFORNIA HOMES A Book of Two-Story and One-Story Homes of Moderate Cost Suitable for Reproduction Under Nearly All Climatic Conditions Price 75 Cents A California Mission Style Home E. W. STILLWELL & CO. 410 Henne Building, 122 West Tb lrd Street, Los Angeles, California Page 4 Homes of the The Most Beautiful and the Most Practical. The IDEAL home is undoubtedly the small house on a large lot. This idea has been developed to a remarkable extent on the Pacific Coast. Our homes are generally conceded to be the best in the world, and this country’s most appealing attraction. Why? Because the beautiful surroundings of California, the congenial climate and luxuriant vegetation have furnished for them the finest settings under the sun. Californians have the year-round oppor¬ tunity to realize that which we all most desire—beautiful homes. No other part of the world offers such opportunities for the in¬ spiration of architects, builders and home owners. This is the reason why builders all over the continent are drawing more and more upon the latest ideas as developed in the wonderfully prac¬ tical homes of the Golden West. Substantial and Comfortable. These are year-round homes. They are built of the same kinds of materials as are used elsewhere. The better class of Bungalows and two-story houses all have good concrete foundations, double floors, furnaces, etc. Even the cheapest have masonry founda¬ tions, are framed up and plastered throughout. As a rule, our builders use as good grades of materials as are employed in the Middle West and East; but our mild climate does not require very tight construction and other precautions against extremes of cold. For Eastern building the required tightness and warmth are as easily secured in Bungalows as in any other style of architecture. ear There’s a little side street at the edge of the town, That slopes from the brow of the hill, Where the shadows lie deep from the sun going down. And the harsh city noises are still. The white wings of peace seem to brood in the air Of this little side street that I know, And Phyllis so fair is awaiting me there, In our own little Bungalow. E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Golden West The Stillwell Architectural Service. In accuracy and completeness of detail drawings, Builders find our plans exceptionally easy to follow. Particularly in our cor¬ respondence service, have we realized the necessity of reliability and explicitness in the plans, if the houses are to be faithfully re¬ produced. People in every State in the United States, Canada and many foreign lands are enjoying homes built from our plans. We have had a longer experience in correspondence work than any other architect in the West. A few testimonials printed herein do not in the least exaggerate the work we do. We do no supervising or superintending of buildings under construction, nor do we take bids for the same. By eliminating the doubtful value of supervision and specializing on plans only, we do not perform the full service of local architects. On the other hand, we make Stillwell plans more plain and explicit and furnish more and better drawings and specifications than most regular architects who get 5 per cent or more for their services, which usually include supervision. Most architects will not fur¬ nish a bill of materials, but we prepare very minutely itemized quantity lists. The aim of the Stillwell service is to produce such perfectly explicit plans that any prospective builder can use them intelligently, let his own contracts safely, and save money in so doing. We have the confidence in the value of our services which en¬ ables us to make our remarkable Guarantee and Money-back offer on all the plans in our books. Fires The stern wheel of Toil—let it drive as it may; At even its driving is done, And my cares fall away at the close of the day As the morning mist melts in the sun. In the quaint inglenook, with my pipe and my book, I sit by the fire-light’s glow, With Phyllis so fair, with the light on her hair— In our own little Bungalow. Representative California Homes Page 5 No. R-854. In the planning of Bungalows it requires considerable skill to arrange for one with a side porch, at little extra cost, that will be in architectural harmony with the spirit of the Bungalow as a whole. On the porch of this Bungalow one can have complete privacy, using a screen. With such a big porch the necessity of an entrance hall—so often spoiling the plan of many otherwise good homes—is avoided. In winter, the whole can be glassed in for a northern climate and used for a sun porch, a practice which is not uncom¬ mon even in California. The side porch makes it easy to have a separate entrance to the dining room, which is a valuable feature, too. In convenience of arrangement, the floor plan is the equal of any six-room house. There is an inside stairway to a two-thirds basement. This is combined with stairs to the attic (nearly eight feet high) to economize both space and cost. iiiiii]|iiiii!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiliii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii!iliiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiii»iiiiiiiii Divide the cost of plans by the years you will live in your home For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 4-fl-o" Page 6 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-86 Representative California Homes No. R-86. In drawing the plans of this house, the first requirement was that it should provide every conceivable comfort and convenience. Another was that the quality of materials and workmanship—vis¬ ible and concealed—was to be of the very best. Plans, therefore, call for good construction—suitable for the North or elsewhere. The following plans in this book are like¬ wise prepared for practical use in any climate. The court is the most notable feature of the first-story plan. It has a cement floor and is partly covered by the overhanging bal¬ cony. The expectation is that one day the remainder will all be glassed in. Page 7 The kitchen porch is walled up and plastered. High screened openings are permanently equipped with outward swinging sash. The floor is cement and the porch is suitable for laundry purposes at all seasons. The hall, den and living room are finished in quartered oak, the dining room and bed rooms in white enamel with mahogany doors. Bed Room No. 5 is a sleeping porch with high openings, equipped with sashes which drop into pockets under hinged stools. The plumbing and electrical equipment was costly. The house built by day labor before the war represents an investment of $7000. Page 8 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-88. This is perhaps our most handsome story and a half exterior. It is a house of great richness and refinement. The porch masonry and outside of the fireplace are hard burned and clinker brick laid rough. The walls are shingles. The porch floor and steps are concrete. The rooms of each plan are well connected and most of them easily accessible from a hall. The dining room and living room are separated by a wide open arch. These rooms have beamed ceilings and a paneled wainscoting. A breakfast room is coming to be a necessity with many families. In this case it is conveniently located with reference to the kitchen and dining room. Provision is made in the working plans for the following conveniences: Bookcases, fireplace, coat closet, kitchen cabinets, buffet, built-in refrigerator, laundry on screen porch, large closets on second floor and clothes chute. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Representative California Homes Page 9 No. R-89-A. These plans are an alteration of R-88 to provide especially for an extra bath room and larger bed rooms. There is a concrete basement up as far as the living room and den, the ground under these rooms being merely excavated four feet below the joists. A breakfast porch is one of the unique features of the plan. A pass-pantry completely isolates the kitchen. The form of the house admits of very large second-story closets under the slope of the roof. NOTE:—All second-story rooms of all three plans have full height ceilings. No. R-89-B. The form of this house is exactly the same as the original on the opposite page. The plan is entirely different. This basement is small, being but 10^4 feet wide through the center of the plan, being intended only for heating requirements. Enlarging to any desired size would not necessitate any altera¬ tion of plans. While a pantry like this adds to the cost and increases work some, it has obvious advantages. The stairway location is ideal for accessibility from first-story rooms. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 1 0 E. W. Stilhvell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-810. This is a fine specimen of the many beautiful things California has to contribute to the New Architecture. A house of this kind must have plain flat surfaces or panels with windows carefully grouped and placed. Although the roof in perspective appears flat, there is a sufficient air space under it and special roof ventilators are provided as well as vents under the wide cornice. The front porch is one of the best features. The roof above is flat so that it may be used for all the purposes to which balconies are put. Rooms throughout are of generous proportions. The room opening off from the stair hall may be furnished as a den, library or even as a bedroom. Under the stair landing is a fine light cloak room with a lavatory. The second floor has three large bedrooms, bath, a maid’s room, and a dressing room for the front bed room. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Representative California Homes Page 1 1 No. R-811. Where a cement plaster exterior is desired, it is more appropriate to adopt some simple, plain design, rather than to substitute plaster on what would otherwise be an ordinary sided or shingled house. Plain surfaces and solid construction of a design to carry out the idea of durability and strength of that material are best. Such a house might appear to some as suitable only to a semi-tropic climate, but this has actually been duplicated in Iowa with extremely gratifying results. The plans provide for large, well arranged rooms, large closets and all modern conveniences. In addition to the usual number of rooms is a breakfast room with a china cupboard of its own. Sometimes such a room is converted into a conservatory. There are two rear porches—one open and one enclosed. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 1 2 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-812 The exterior of this fine two-story house is stucco, with a cream color sand finish surface and brown stained shingles. The dividing line between the stories is marked by a slight offset of the second- story walls beyond the first story. The entire exterior might be all stucco or all shingles. If it were necessary to have a wider front porch, that could easily be arranged. No. R-812 is an arrangement of 12 rooms which cannot be excelled for con¬ venience or low building cost. The kitchen work is compassed in a small space, but there is plenty of compact cupboard and storage space. The back porch is a real room, permanently enclosed. No. R-812A No. R-812-A is an alternative plan for the same exterior. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 No. R-812 Representative California Homes Page 1 3 No. R-813. The advantage of the square shape for economical construction is well known. It is especially true of any full two-story house. The difficulty lies in designing it so that the cheap-to-build idea will not result in a mediocre looking house. Thousands of square-shape look alike, often many in the same block. This house is decidedly different without being expensively so. Lower walls are siding and the second story is shingled. Porch and terrace walls are white cement. The plan is perfect in the accessibility of all parts of the house. A special point to be noted is that each room is independent of all others. Among other features, which are most always lacking in cheap houses, but provided here, are: A downstairs toilet—a breakfast room (that could also be a maid’s room)—stairway lighted above as well as below—big closets—a clothes-airing balcony—and a clothes chute to the laundry in the basement. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 1 4 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-814. Exterior walls of this bungalow are siding over insulating paper and sheathing. The siding is stained brown, the shingled roof is brown of a lighter shade and the win¬ dow trim is painted a light cream. In the first story the front closets are so large that they could accommodate a concealed wall bed or disappearing bed which so many like to install to make the den an emergency bed room. The breakfast alcove will seat 4 or 5 persons comfortably and the use of it will save a lot of unnecessary work at all times. While the house is really one story, it is so large as to give an unusually good attic. We have planned it with two nice rooms in which the low walls are 5 feet high, sloping from that point upward. The basement occupies the entire space back of the living room line and is divided into the usual number of rooms. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Sccorip 5Tot?v PlaH Representative California Homes Page I 5 No. R-815-A. No. R-815-A is a change of the plans of R-814 for outside walls of hollow tile and face brick. The front of the house is like the orig¬ inal reversed and the attic is the same with a nice bath room added. The basement in this case is full size. An especially commendable feature of the plan is the glassed-in porch so convenient to the entrance and bed room. No. R-815-B. No. R-815-B is a simple revision of the plans of R-814. The elimina¬ tion of one bed room provides an entrance hall and gives more porch space. The location of the porch just reverses the front of the orig¬ inal house. The basement and attic plans are like R-814 except there is an addi¬ tional bath in the attic. No. R-815-C. The first-floor plan of this alteration is nearly like the original on the opposite page, but plans call for a generally better construction. First- story walls are solid brick; second-story gables are stucco. The floor line is 6 feet above grade. This admits of large windows in the basement so the house is high and dry. A basement garage takes up the space under bed rooms No. 2 and No. 3. Where lower cost must be obtained a study of the working blue prints will reveal several places where reductions can be made. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page I 6 No. R-816. This mission style home is essentially a warm climate house, although plans provide for heating with a furnace. Outer walls are water-proofed white stucco over metal lath. The beauty of the stucco is accentuated by the use of trimmings of terra cotta tile roofing. The location of the house requires no regulation covered porch, although the front one could be roofed if desired. The living room is so planned as to always be light and cool. The second-story arrangement is unique in many ways. The family bed rooms have three exposures, but if anyone wants to sleep out, there is a big second-story porch. Originally, the sewing room space was planned as a part of the porch, the sun room was not enclosed and the maid’s bath was a store room. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 E. W . Stillwell <§- Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Wall laonm?y jmw Kitchen Porch «©- Nursery or bedroom I6 2 *I3 2 Kitchen Wardrobei HaliI Wrap Clos. Pantry; Living S3 2 Dining Room Uncovered Porch -Bcamj over— ir 3o 2 *s>^ Representative California Homes n No. R-817. This is one of the best examples of the true mission style. It has the typical plan of a court or “patio” enclosed by three sides of the building. The two wings extend back from the front and as they are independently roofed, the court is open. This offers the greatest amount of comfort as all the rooms are perfectly lighted and ventilated. The roofs of these houses are commonly made of Span¬ ish tile, but look well of shingles with tile hips and ridges. The principal rooms are finished with heavy box ceiling beams and paneled wainscoting. The living room fireplace is very large and is built of split field stone; that of the den is smaller and has a tile front. A stairway leads to an open air roof garden which is one of the attractive features of the house. This house is heavily framed, and is covered with sheathing, building paper and cement plaster. Page 1 7 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii “ Preparedness ” in building paps right from the start !lllll!llllll!lllllll!llllllltlllllltlllll!lllllllt[llllllllllllllllll!tlllllllll1lllllllllltll1]llllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllll!llllll!lltlllll[llllllltllllllllllllll For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Page 1 8 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-818. If one starts out with the idea of the most for the money, this plan cannot be beat. The house has a neat appearance and the shape permits very rapid construction. It is different and shows up well for the cost. The room plan is laid out around a very inexpensive stairway arrangement—none could be more conveniently situated. If one prefers a very large living room, this can be secured by remov¬ ing the partition between the den and the living room. The one bed room downstairs has a large closet and toilet room. The location makes it avail¬ able for an aged person’s room, a maid’s room or a sick room for the isolation of a contagious case. Second-story rooms have two outside wall exposures, always assuring good light and ventila¬ tion. The sleeping porch is equipped with disappearing sash and screens. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Representative California Homes Page 19 No. R-819. The term Swiss Chalet has stuck to the Bungalows and two-story houses that have flat roofs and more or less timber construction showing especially in roof supports. This house is a beautiful example of the medium-cost Chalets. Exterior walls are siding and the roof of a white asbestos-coated roll roofing. First story ceilings are 9 feet high and second 8 feet. The plans were prepared under the censorship of a woman having expert knowledge of woman’s housekeeping needs. Note the accessibility of all parts of the house and the many built-in acces¬ sories. A special feature of the plan is the manner in which the first-story bedroom is connected by a small room with the toilet. The purpose is the complete isolation of these rooms in cases of contagious diseases, an inestimable advantage to any family. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Page 20 No. R-820. This flat roof and wide overhang style of Bungalow is known as the “Swiss Chalet.” The exterior construction otherwise is like any other Bungalow. The roof is covered with white asbestos composition roofing. The construction is so strong that it will stand up well in any locality. Plans call for concrete floors in basement and front porch. The arrangement of the interior is ideal. Note the special feature of the Holmes Disappearing Bed. The den, with its beautiful built-in cabinet, may be instantly con¬ verted into a bedroom simply by drawing out the concealed bed. The second story screened rooms are built in the center of the attic. By extending the back room to the rear kitchen wall, it could be made large enough to divide into two rooms. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Representative California Homes Page 21 No. R-821. Although of a rather narrow width, this exterior is designed to give the appearance of quite a large house. It is suitable for a lot as wide as 35 feet. Outer walls are siding to the tops of windows where a frieze runs around the house to form a stop for second-story shingles. Plan No. R-821-A is same house cut down to fit a 30-foot lot. No. R-821A For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 No. R-821 Page 22 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R- 822 . This house meets a popular demand for a story and a half house at a very low cost. This is made possible only by keeping the exterior plain and avoiding a good many “extra” features in the floor plans. The main part of the house and porch is under one roof. The porch work is brick with a cement floor. Siding is stained brown and trimmings painted white. There is a large cellar which is reached by stairs from the back porch. The plan provides for six rooms. The living room has a plain brick fireplace. The buffet in the end of the dining room is a most attractive thing with a high window above and long windows on each side. The kitchen has a ventilated cooler and com¬ plete cupboard equipment. The second floor has two balconies and much closet room. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 FipsT 5 tory Plah iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Good plans, like good tools, make good workmen lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Representative California Homes Page 23 No. R-823. This is another Bungalow with two attic rooms. Exterior walls are siding and shingles with surfaced trimmings. The overhang of the roof is supported by substan¬ tial brackets characteristic of this style of architecture. The porch floor is wood but might be made of cement. Compared with many Bungalows, the rooms are large, and one of the special ad¬ vantages are roomy closets below and above. The living room has a large practical fireplace which is decorative inside and outside. The pass halls give access to the bath from three principal rooms of the first floor and is conveniently located in con¬ nection with the stairway. The stairway and hall above are well lighted from a rear gable. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 23U2 Wall 5-o" Bed (faori II* xVT* l J ) < X J=q Bed [(’oom I3 t »n’ 1 Jcloselt Closest | vAll^'-o' t Attic PlaH Page 24 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-824. This is a splendid example of the way in which a Bungalow with ordinary plan and exterior may be finished in plaster. Such a house as this can be built of metal lath on framing, brick, or hollow tiles. Work of this character requires plans pre¬ pared with the utmost care in every detail. As a rule the ordinary Bungalow can not be finished in plaster without certain changes in plans. On account of the simple roof lines, this house is a very economical one to build. There are seven rooms. The two rear bed rooms have deep wardrobes. The screened porch with ventilated cooler, closet and laundry trays is large enough to be called a work room. Entrance to the cellar is from the kitchen while the attic stairs go up from the rear. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii Get your wording plans Well in advance of the time of building For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 llll!lllllllllllllll!llllllll!llllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllinillllllllllinillllllllllllllllll!!llll!lllllllllllllll»llllll!IIIN Representative California Homes Page 25 No. R-825. Here is something entirely new in Bungalow design. The exterior is cement plaster and the roof is red Spanish tiles. The lines are simple, dignified and decidedly “classy.” This is an excellent house for either an inside or corner lot. The floor plan appeals to many who require many large rooms, but do not like to climb weary stairs to reach half of them. There are eight principal rooms, halls, closets, bath and screen porch. Also a large cement cellar and stairs to the attic space. All of the cabinet work, including bookcases, arches, buffet, closet drawer chests, kitchen cupboards, are beautifully designed and leave nothing to be desired. Outside and inside this is a house of quality and therefore requires more of an investment than an ordinary bungalow. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 26 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-826. well finished outside and inside as most houses costing ten thousand dollars. The outside is a pleasing combination of brick, siding, and shingles, the brick running to the window sills, the walls sided, and the gables shingled. Square columned arches separate the reception hall and nook from the living room. This room has box ceiling beams and paneled wainscoting. The dining room has a beautiful buffet; also an extra china closet. Kitchen and pantry are equipped with every desirable convenience. The attic contains two rooms, each 12x13 feet with closets and storage space. These rooms are in the main side gables. Ceilings are partly sloping, the side walls being cut by rafters at a height of 5*4 feet. iniiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Lumber dealers make their BIG profits on “ extras ” and small lots. If you b uild by the day our detailed bill of material will pay for itself and more For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. Representative California Homes Page 27 No. R-827-A. These plans and the following ones are modifications of the original house on page 26. The second-story plan to the right is prac¬ tically the same as in R-826. The difference in the first-story plans is in the minor changes in arrangement. This plan has a full size basement containing a work shop, a store room, a laundry and a dust-proof concrete fuel room. No. R-827-B. These plans are special alterations of R-826 and the construction is such that it is superior in every way. All exterior walls are of brick. The base¬ ment is full size and is divided into large rooms by solid concrete walls. One of them—a chil¬ dren’s play room—occupies all the space under the living room and nook. As the house floor is 3*4 feet above grade, this room has seven windows, also a fireplace. The roof is higher and somewhat steeper than the original. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 28 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-828. People are greatly attracted to anything that is different from the average mediocre house. This is a unique specimen of domestic architecture, having the genuine home aspect. Exterior walls are shingled with broad courses to the weather. The rough tapestry brick seen in the porch walls and bay windows is laid up with thick white mortar joints. Floor plans are unlike the average bungalow. Every provision is made for the simplifi¬ cation of housework, including a conveniently located maid’s room accessible from the enclosed back porch. The open terrace-porch off the living room could well be built as a sun porch or con¬ servatory. Second-story ceilings are all full height, leaving an abundance of storage space under the eaves. The sleeping porch is equipped with Pullman windows, the sash disappearing under hinged stools. It has been suggested that a dormer on the roof might improve the appearance. The chief characteristic of the house is simplicity of outline, but a dormer would be all right if one more room is needed. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Representative California Homes Page 29 No. R-829. Rarely does a house so successfully combine the general lines of the true Bungalow with so many qualities of the old cottage styles. The house presents a most pleasing front with its beautiful cement porch enclosed with a simple rock-faced artificial brown-stone railing. In arranging for light rooms the central thought was to reduce the living requirements of a fair size family to a simple one-story proposition. The accessibility of the rooms is obviously exceptional. The permanently glassed- and-screened back porch is large and might be used for laundry purposes. The concrete basement occupies the rear two-thirds of the building, and is divided into a furnace room through the center, laundry room and store room; all accessible through a hallway having outside and inside stairs. The attic space is eight feet high. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllll Not hotv cheap, but horv well For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiiiiiiiiiiii Page 30 E. W. StilllDell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-830. Brick Bungalows of very moderate cost can be built, altho often regarded as prohibitive in cost. The design selected is a replica of one of the South¬ land’s most attractive homes with changes to make it applicable to any climatic requirements. The exterior is hard pressed face brick, gray predominating, but with enough variation in shades and surface to produce a beautiful mottled effect. The plan is for seven rooms of good proportions. The sanitary arrange¬ ments are excellent, there being separate plumbing to isolate completely the small bed room in any case of sickness, or if it is used as a maid’s room. The exceptional convenience of the built-in furniture is a feature of the plan. Both sides of the arch buttresses have splendid roomy recesses for books, writing desk, etc. The bath room and kitchen have an extraordinary amount of cupboard room. The roof is designed low, but still there is an unfinished attic about 8 feet high in the center. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Practical Serviceability of STILLWELL-PLANNED California HOMES EASILY ADAPTED TO MEET ALL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS The beautiful homes of California are a natural product of the Pacific Coast. A wide range of climatic and site conditions furnish a variety of settings for ideal homes. A kindly climate and a beautiful land promotes originality in architecture. The classic architectural forms of ancient Greece, Rome and the other Mediterranean countries, were adopted throughout the world and adapted to the varying conditions of climate. So have California style homes—the bungalow in particular —been found practical under the severest tests and accepted as a distinctly American architectural style. Yet few people outside of California and the tourist class under¬ stand what bungalows really are. A prolific source of misinforma¬ tion about bungalows is the publication of some good bungalow pictures secured through Los Angeles photographers, but accompa¬ nied by plans that do not fit and do not reproduce the original exteriors if built from. Most of the so-called bungalows, Eastern built, that are illustrated in various publications are so unattractive as to give many prospective builders of artistic tastes an entirely false conception of the beauties and advantages of California homes and bungalows in particular. The average North American home has to provide for a combina¬ tion of climates—extremely hot in summer and bitter cold in winter. The homes of the Pacific Coast that are shown in Stillwell publica¬ tions are, for the most part, perfectly adaptable to the requirements of cold climates. All of these houses have solid foundations—usually concrete. Most of them have cellars or basements which provide for heating equipment. The same kinds and sizes of timber and other materials are specified for construction as are universally used. Local conditions may require such changes as the elimination or addition of insulating papers, sheathing, or change of size or depth of foundations. These more or less concealed details of construc¬ tion in most cases can be arranged by the builder to suit the owner. Specifications therefor are left open for individual selection in our specification blanks. Other changes as to arrangement can often be specified in the building contract or in a supplementary sheet attached to specifications. In all our plans, provision is made for screening all windows with full length screens. Where screened sleeping porches are not pro¬ vided, bedrooms may be equipped with hinged casement sashes, or with disappearing (drop) sashes or more of the double sliding type of windows added. In most cases, sleeping porches may be built out from bedrooms without affecting the original plan. Very few of our plans provide for vestibules as they spoil the arrangement of a small plan and do not look well. But winter vestibules can be made to set up in sections. Front porches may be glassed or screened in according to season and location. Every one of our plans show a screened porch or enclosed entry. These are rooms which are considered indispensible in warm climates and are even more necessary in cold climates. These porches, or rather rear entrance halls or vestibules, are studded up and have walls the same as any room. Openings are high, which feature shuts out the hot sun, dust, rain or snow, allows the full use of the wall and floor spaces and effectually conceals the interior. The screen openings are so made that they can be equipped with winter sash and storm doors. Thus the glass enclosed screen porch serves as a rear vestibule and often provides a very comfortable basement stairway location which does not interfere with the convenient arrangement of other rooms. Dirt is not tracked through the kitchen and proper ventilation is secured. Sunshine is both a germicide and nerve tonic, so the large window area which is so characteristic of California homes is equally desirable in other climates. If this increases the cost of heating, it is a healthful measure and less expensive than doctors’ bills. It also promotes dryness within. The wide overhang or roof extension of these homes shields outside walls from the intense heat of the summer sun at mid-day. When the sun is low in winter, the roof is high enough to admit his cheering warmth. The height of most first story ceilings in these houses are between 9 and 10 feet—the average American room height. Second story ceilings are 8 feet high. For the South and Southwest, ceilings may be raised to conform to custom if desired. By increasing the width and length of floor plans, this will, with higher ceilings, give the spaciousness of open rooms and halls which add to com¬ fort during the long heated period. But the cost of building is greatly increased thereby as is also the expense of furnishing. It is often better to save by building on a medium size plan, but giving special attention to the ventilation of overhead attic and under-floor spaces. By exercising a little ingenuity, any builder can use our ready-made working plans for building homes in any part of the country. To enable builders to use these low cost stock plans, we are always glad to offer suggestions as to changes. Where extensive departures from the original plans make it advisable to have special plans prepared, we will do this for a reasonable fee. Page 31 A MAN BUILT EIGHT STILLWELL BUNGALOW Used ready-made plans. This letter is an unsolicited testimonial.) Gentlemen: Edwardsville, Ill. I mailed you a check a few days ago for $10,00, covering the plans sent me October 23rd. I received the two books and thank you very much for them. I have built eight California Bungalows in one block this last summer, and they are the first genuine Bungalows that have been built in this locality. Some fifteen hundred people have visited them during the last three weeks and they have created considerable ex¬ citement. For your information I am sending you one of the circulars I got up announcing the completion of them. I have a great many Bungalow books, but I have found nothing that is as complete in every detail as the plans shown in your booklets. You certainly have the proposition down to perfec- tl0n ‘ S. F. LLOYD. STILLWELL BUNGALOWS IN ILLINOIS Page 32 The Modern Bungalow Home Nothing in recent years that so completely affects home life has grown so rapidly in favor as nas the modern Bungalow. First from the West and South, and now from the East and North, comes the unqualified approval and adoption of this style of home. We are all inclined to question the merits of most things upon which we are not informed. This has been true to some extent with the Bungalow, but these objections are quickly eliminated when an investigation is made. In this section of the middle West, where we have a combina¬ tion of climates, many builders modify the plans and constructions of the Bungalow until it loses its identity. This, while it may not destroy its many advantages, does destroy its beauty and denies the extra satisfaction and comfort which a combination of beauty and convenience affords. One hears nearly every type of country and suburban home called a Bungalow, provided only that the house is somewhat in¬ formal or picturesque in its lines. Some one has remarked that in the new dictionaries a Bungalow should be defined as “a house that looks as if it had been built for less money than it actually cost.” Simple as a Bungalow appears outwardly, an economical arrangement of living room, dining room, service and bed rooms, with means of ready communication is not easily accomplished. It is not uncommon to find an otherwise attractive Bungalow with 25 percent of the floor space wasted. With all due respect to the complete knowledge that every new builder of a home has, as to just what is right and proper, it must be admitted that the architectural profession deserves a large place in the arrangement, if the best results are to be obtained. It is well then to go fully into every detail and feature of the plans before changing or discarding them. The Bungalow must be long, low, plain and massive. To de¬ viate from any of these on account of cost, or for any cause, destroys the true Bungalow effect, while to get these effects and carry them out in every detail requires the most careful planning. Some have thought that the Bungalow, with its wide departure from our cottage and two-story type of house was only a fad and would pass as other fads do. Such opinions are without foundation, for the Bungalow is here to stay. Beautiful in lines, substantial in construction, and practical for health and convenience, it has taken its place as one of the best styles of American homes. Tke Building m Edwardsville of tke First Genuine Tkorougkly Modern Bungalows After a very careful study of all the styles of architecture of moderate priced homes, T became convinced there was nothing that could compare with the Bungalow, and with the purchase of the spacious grounds that are now Logan Place, I was afforded the most desiraole location for the building of such homes. To-day, five months after starting, eight modern Bungalows, of six and eight rooms each, grace this beautiful park. The plans for these Bungalows were drawn by Los Angeles, California, architects and but for some minor changes, the finished buildings are just what you would see if you were upon the streets of that most beautiful city, where you can ride a hundred miles and pass nothing but Bungalows. The deep satisfaction and delight it has given me to plan and build these homes, with their beautiful surroundings, fills me with the desire to have every one interested in the ideal, visit them, and I invite all to come and see, that they may learn the merit and many advantages of tho Bungalow. Par too often the builder of a new home is disappointed with it; some important feature or the quality of some material has been over¬ looked, while a desire to get something cheap leads to a cheapening all along the line, with the result that the home, when finished, falls short of expectations. This is a severe disappointment, for if there Is anything in all the world that concerns one vitally, it is one’s own home. Although we may build ever so many houses we will always find room for improvement, but experience becomes more valuable here, per¬ haps, than anywhere else in all the vocations of life, more valuable because it concerns the most vital work. If you are once interested in a home you will see how completely the objectionable features in building have been eliminated in the construc¬ tion of the Logan Place Bungalows, and also how many features are added that make up the perfect house. The arrangement in these houses is considered by the many who have inspected them to be as near perfect as is possible in houses of this size and cost. Every feature that could possibly be included will be found, every inch of space that could be utilized has been wisely used. S. F. LLOYD. Wko Is Best Qualified to Draw Your Plans/ It is an attribute of human nature to desire the good opinion of others, hence every home owner wishes his house to he attractive. The exterior is seen by all passers by and their idea of the interior is apt to be formed from the appearance of the exterior. People who consider appearances and appreciate the advantages of an interior planned for convenience and comfort are careful to retain the best talent to make plans for their homes. The most important consideration from the viewpoint of the owner contemplating the erection of a small home is the expense. For this reason he often feels that he cannot afford the services of a regular architect. This seems to make it necessary for the contractor to draw the plans. All contractors of wide experience agree that they can not afford to devote much of their time to this phase of their werk. Very few are qualified for it. None would attempt it were it not so often necessary just to land the jobs. The architect of restricted local practice can not afford to neglect larger work to draw small house plans at any price. If you have less than $5,000 to put into a home, it is net likely that you can secure the best service from any local architect. Ordinary architects are trained for big work and are not much interested in the planning of small buildings. The planning of homes is a specialty and styles are changing from year to year. This requires constant study and special training which the average architect lacks. Who, then, is qualified to draw your plans at a price you can afford to pay? Unless local conditions are such as to require personal supervision of the job by a local man, we can render a better service than a local architect. At your disposal is our many years of experience covering this whole country. We specialize on homes. We have a general working knowledge of all conditions of climate. We save owners real money because we are experts and plan homes to be built economically. Unlike specialists of most professions, our experience and volume of business makes it possible for a prospective builder to engage our services for much less than those of a general practitioner. Stillwell plans assure you the protection you need before you start to build. Page 33 SEND FOR PLANS ON APPROVAL SATISFACTORY BUILDING COST GUARANTEED No contractor can tell you what any house in this book should cost until he sees the detailed working plans and specifications. A builder is not a mind reader. He must have something definite to figure on with any accuracy. Contracting is enough of a gamble under existing conditions. It is worse than a gamble financially and usually disastrous to the owner when a builder at¬ tempts to build without plans a house with which he is not familiar. For your own protection now—for your own satisfaction in the long, long years to come—don’t take any chances. Have definite plans, incorporating your own ideas; that is the only way to get a dollar’s worth for a dollar. The great war has taught us that careful preparation is essential for success in any undertaking. This is no time to guess or to trust to luck. The farmer tests his seed corn; the manufacturer buys only tested and tried materials. Bankers take no man’s word for anything—every business proposition goes down in black-and-white. Building a home is strictly a business proposition. Treat it as such with cold business-like judgment. GET PLANS AND TEST THEM Use your own common sense; don’t accept any contractor’s statement that he doesn’t Page 34 need plans. They all need plans and it is a bad sign if any contractor opposes archi¬ FERDI N AND FISH Mayhew Avenue Larchmont Park Larchmont, New York January 26, 1916. I repeat what I have already said to you a year ago, that I regard your plans as the most practical of any I have used. They are workable in every respect, but the chief charm to me lies in your method of detailing. Usually much is left to the genius and taste or conception of the foreman, or the mill, and as a rule, they have to do a lot of drafting and submitting of sketches in order to get an interpretation of the purpose of the architect. I am an architect and builder of over thirty- five years’ experience and I am frank to say that, while I am occasionally compelled to do designing, I find your plans all that I could wish and I would never touch a pencil if I could help it for low-cost houses while I can get what you offer at such prices. My time is worth more on other work. With one exception, 1 consider that you have no real rival in the interest¬ ing field you cover so efficiently. You are welcome to make any use of this letter you wish, as I believe worthy effort should be recognized. FERDINAND FISH. Larchmont Park, Larchmont, New Y’ork. tects’ plans before he has seen them. You need plans to settle and clarify your own ideas if for nothing more. Plans are the logical starting point for any building operation. If on account of cost, you are not fully decided, get plans anyway —at least ready-made plans. That will give you something definite to figure on as a basis. You can send for any of the plans in this book under any one of our five offers as stated on page 57. Every one of these is a money-back offer so you get the plans on approval. Note that offer number four is especially liberal. Send a certified personal check which we will hold long enough to give you 10 days’ examination of plans plus the necessary time for transmission of mails. If you want to return the plans within that time, we will return your check. That will give you 10 days—a week and a half—to decide what you want to do. In that time several builders can give you the actual cost of building in your community, built as you want it built. Apply the acid test to our arguments in favor of plans and we will risk your judgment. SEE SIDE VIEWS AND INTERIORS We can not send other photos of exteriors or interiors. The plans will give you an adequate conception of the side and rear views. The interior details of each house are very interesting. You should study them. . , . Write for plans—on suspicion, as Elbert Hubbard would say—in accordance with our offers. Representative California Homes Page 35 No. R-835. This is one of the most desirable homes, having all rooms on one floor. It is substantially built and compactly planned. Foundation walls and porch pedestals are brick. A delightful wide porch extending across the front and half of one side with all the other good features of design and plan combine in producing a most distinctive home. A corner of the front porch was en¬ closed to make a sun room after the house was built. Special interior details are a big open fireplace, bookcases, writing desk, ornamental arch, massive buffet, linen cabinet and built-in kitchen fixtures. The small room at the rear might be a breakfast room or a maid’s room. The attic is large enough so that one or two rooms with very low ceilings could be finished off in it. This is an exceptionally fine looking Bungalow for a corner lot. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 'lilliiiiiliiiliiiiiiuiiiiiililiiiiilliiiiNiiiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii To build without good compre¬ hensive plans is inexcusable Waste iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Page 36 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-836. A Bungalow of exceptionally striking character. The gray brick work of the porch is worked up in uncommonly pleasing forms, harmonizing well with the white stuccoed gable. The house has seven regular rooms and an attic planned similar to R-814 with two low rooms, each 12x12%. Note should be made of the hall arrangement which connects all but one of the principal rooms. Anyone willing to dispense with access to the hall from the living room, could run the front bed room over to the living room and dining room, making it 17x13. The number and size of the closets alone would make this an unusually desirable house. The basement extends from the living room back under the main width of the building. The stairways, up and down, in combination with the grade level door is an ideal arrangement. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Be sure you get the right plans; then go ahead For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin [O^Awe^s Representative California Homes Page 37 No. R-837. The simple construction with care given to the right combination of materials make this a most attractive and inexpensive two-story home. Exterior wood work is painted and stained with dark colors; the cement block trimmings are light gray. All the rooms of both plans are grouped around the stairway, which is the most original feature of the interior. This stairway is not concealed as might be supposed from its position. The entrance to it is a passage with square columns as seen from the living room side. The railing of the stairs is a grill in the beautiful Craftsman style which extends from the top of the living room paneling to the ceiling. Among the details and specifications of the interior finish are: Beamed ceilings, paneled wain¬ scoting, double floors, bookcases, columned arch, roomy buffet, much cabinet space in the kitchen, and plenty of closet room. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 38 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. This is one of the most original designs to be found in all Bungalow Land. It has a reserve and dignity all of its own, yet it looks comfortable and most inviting. The outside walls are cement plaster (stucco) on metal lath. The floor plan shows all the comforts and conveniences anyone could ask for. A compact room arrangement saves space, yet the plan shows complete isolation for each bedroom. This Bungalow has one feature, which on account of lower roofs cannot be found in many others, viz., a really valuable attic. Here is a bedroom, a sewing room and closets. Write for attic plan. The basement is full size. Walls are solid concrete, excepting the front porch walls, which are cobblestones. The floors of the porch and basement are concrete. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll: Beautiful homes are not ac¬ cidental nor experimental, but products of the combined ex¬ perience of skilled designers and practical mechanics llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllli 36-0 Representative California Homes Page 39 No. R-839-A. This special alteration of R-638 was designed for brick construction on a lot sloping from front to rear. The floor line is about three feet above the front grade line, but high enough in the rear so that a large gar¬ age is located under the sleeping porch and bed room No. 3. The basement is full size. The large span of the roof provides a big attic space which is divided into a number of bed rooms. This is a splendid plan for brick construction and the cost is low for the space and convenience shown. No. R-839-B. This alteration of R-838 was drawn to meet the special requirements of a very cold climate. The porch is in front to provide a vestibule-hall and coat closet. The basement is made full size and has inside and out¬ side stairs. The exterior walls are siding. The attic space is the same size and shape as in the house on the opposite page, but not divided into rooms. One special feature of the plan is the use of two types of disappearing beds. The counter-balanced, up¬ ending one in the den-bedroom and the roller beds in the attic. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Page 40 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-840. Here is a one-story-and-a-half house that, in point of design and plan, may cor¬ rectly be called a Bungalow. The exterior design is not altered to make a second story, except the placing of necessary window openings. Lower walls are siding. The outside head casings of all windows are on a line and made wide enough to form— with a molding and corbels—a finish for the shingled upper walls. Porches are cement with stippled cement plaster pedestals and walls. The side of house is even more attractive from the opposite corner, making it suitable for a double frontage, but this view shows front and roof lines best. The slope of the roof makes the rafters cut the second story bedroom ceilings, but only a little as the walls are six feet high at the lowest point. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Representative California Homes Page 4 I No. R-841. This Bungalow combines a most beautiful exterior with a perfect plan. Walls are covered with alternate courses of wide and narrow siding. Porches have cement floors; also the basement. Basement area 234 square feet. The accessibility of any room, and complete equipment, makes housekeeping easy, really a pleasure. Each outside closet has a window and chest of drawers. In the kitchen a woman can almost sit on a piano stool to do her work. This Bungalow will be a revelation to people used to larger houses. Anyone who is willing to leave the collection of artistic junk and large libraries to public institutions will find this the equal in comfort of any $5000 home. 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii California homes are models for all the world iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii!i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 luTSiOCJ E.riTHAr Page 42 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-842. This California Bungalow reproduced in a colder climate meets every require¬ ment perfectly; there is no question about that, says the Builder. The plan is a slight deviation from the typical Bungalow arrangement, but has similar conven¬ iences. The foundation wall is brick while the exterior is cement plaster on metal lath. The roof is good cedar shingles with hanging gutters. A seven-foot basement under the rear, back of the dining room, is reached by a grade level landing. The porch steps, being ins’de the glassed-in screen porch, are safe from slippery ice and sleet. This combination grade-door is a comfortable inside entrance arranged in such a way that the necessity of a second or outside cellar stairway is eliminated. The plan has many obviously valuable features and the exterior is of such a beautifully simple design that it is worthy of serious con¬ sideration to anyone about to build. illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllin Stucco can be substituted for siding in any bungalow lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Representative California Homes Page 43 No. R-843. The Bungalow, more than any other style of house, seems to require some form of masonry in the porch construction, in order to appear to best ad¬ vantage. Brick, in its varied forms and colors, or artificial cement stone, as in this house, are most popular. With masonry porch walls, cement floors are invariably used. This floor plan—living room and dining room both fronting the street— is a most satisfactory arrangement. The effect is of one great room, 31x15, with a massive six-foot buffet at one end, a huge open fire-place at the other, and a central dividing archway flanked by bookcases in buttresses of appro¬ priate design. This gives the dining room a double exposure—which is not common in six-room houses of any kind. One bed room is made with seven screened casement openings, so that it will fill all ordinary sleeping room requirements and, at the same time, be instantly convertible into a screened sleeping porch. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Plans that really save time and material for builders are rvorih the most money ..........llllllllllll.[IIIIMIIIIIIIIIII...Illtlll.[IIIMIIII.. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Page 44 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-844. The exterior of this beautiful home is a pleasing combination of the least ex¬ pensive of materials. Porch and fireplace masonry are cobblestones of various colors and uneven sizes, laid up in dark mortar. Walls are shingles which are oiled with a light brown stain. All trimmings are smooth and painted dark brown. Dormers on each side of the roof make the Bungalow as attractive in perspective as directly in front. This home has the uncommon feature of an entrance hall set off by an attrac¬ tive arched opening into the living room. One wouldn’t ask for greater accessi¬ bility between rooms. Being inter-communicating, heating with a furnace is a simple matter, and in summer it is equally easy to keep the rooms cool by cross ventilation through so many opening windows. The combined enclosed porch and basement entrance is a worthy convenience and offers complete protection from the weather. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Insufficient plans are cheap, but you pap big when pou use them lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Representative California Homes Page 45 No. R-845. Everyone likes a wide, circular porch, but it is very unusual to find one which looks so well on a small house. The outside covering of this house is the narrow siding over sheathing. The belt course encircling the walls above the windows is of diamond shape dimension shingles. The projection of the roof is two feet and lined with ceiling on the under side. This house, being more on the cottage order, looks better painted than stained. A door in the dining room provides easy access to the side porch. The front windows have leaded glass transoms. The cellar floor is cemented and has an area of about 500 square feet. It is arranged for a furnace, with plenty of space for a laundry. Illllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli:illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllll Fine homes grow out of knowing how to do the little things the one best Wap llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Page 46 No. R-846. The exterior walls of this distinctive house are all shingles, which are beautifully stained with a light tobacco brown. The wide overhanging verge boards of the roof are also covered with shingles, which gives a touch of originality to the entire design. A unique effect is also secured by inserting cobblestones into the brick work of the porch and fireplace. The Bungalow has six rooms with all up-to-date features, including a pressed brick fireplace of special design, arch with cabinets built into the high buttresses, large buffet, kitchen cabinet, linen cupboard, medicine case, etc. The living room has a beamed ceiling and the music room a wood cornice. The cellar has a floor area of 300 square feet, making room for furnace, fuel, etc. The attic of the house is unfinished, but our plans show the proper arrangement for two full size rooms with eight-foot ceilings. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Stillwell detailed plans make Stillwell houses easy to repro¬ duce anywhere in the world For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllll Representative California Homes Page 47 No. R-847. This is the Stillwell Bungalow shown in the Red Cedar booklet. It is a good conservative example of the true Bungalow, something which will always prove at¬ tractive, no matter how styles may change. This stone work is cement blocks made like brown sand stone, laid up broken ashlar style. Walls may be shingled or sided with alternate wide and narrow courses. The room plan is different in several respects from some of the others. The music room has a sliding door opening into the living room, so that it may be converted into a bed room at will. The closet is large enough for any of the popular styles of concealed beds. The wardrobe in the corner bed room supplies as much hanging space as most closets, but if trunk room is needed, a real closet may be built to jut out at the rear. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ The dining room buffet, as seen through the wide columned arch from the living The use of Stillrvell Rians removes room, is an artistic piece of built-in furniture. It is six feet wide inside and has two //, e temptatation to sl(in the job pairs of leaded glass above an open counter shelf with a bevel plate mirror back. ° lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Page 48 E. IV. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. / - \ No. R-848. Gabled roofs with the gables facing the street make very attractive bungalows and the construction is inexpensive. The rough cast cement plaster of the porch wall and pedestals is very pleasing in contrast to the dark stain of the house. The porch has steps and a floor of cement. The front bedroom windows and also those on each side of the large plate glass in the living room are casements with diamond shape lights. The interior of this house is planned without any waste of space and it is one of the best arrangements of rooms possible. The principal features are two roomy seats, extra closets, fireplace, columned and buttressed arch, buffet, hat and drawer cabinet in middle bedroom closet, kitchen cabinet, etc. This house has a grade en¬ trance to a concrete cellar, in which arrangement is made for a furnace. Cellar area 286 square feet. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Time and trouble saved is money earned. Buy your plans and save both IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINII Representative California Homes Page 49 No. R-849. This porch is the original and strikingly attractive feature of this Bungalow. This style is very popular and has been followed with many variations of detail. If properly constructed, the gambrel roof is a great success, although plans must be followed carefully. Cut stone is used in the porch and terrace walls; also as a veneer for the front from the ground to the windows. Cement blocks, laid broken ashlar style, clinker brick, or cobblestones, could be successfully sub¬ stituted. The attic is high enough for storage or a low room. In plan, the Bungalow is most conveniently arranged. A columned arch divides the living room into a reception hall and the living room proper. Our plans provide for a molded wood cornice and paneled wainscoting in the living room and hall, but these features are not at all necessary except to give a better finish. The basement is excavated in the entire rear back of the living room. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!llllllllllllllllllllllllll The house that looks well usually costs no more than the house that doesn't lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 50 E. IV. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-850. This simple and attractive home has been popular everywhere. The outside is a combination of rustic siding and shingles. The house not being on the more extreme Bungalow order, finds especial favor in communities still given to the building of the cottage style. A more convenient plan cannot be found. The buffet of the dining room is larger than in most small houses, being five feet wide. It contains deep drawers and cup¬ boards for the accommodation of a large quantity of china and linen. The fireplace is of pressed brick. The kitchen cabinet is especially complete, having doors and drawers below the counter shalf, and above, two cupboards at each end built to the ceiling. The large screened porch is one of the best features. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlll “Best" materials and “first-class" workmanship as used in most mechanic's specifications cover a multitude of future troubles For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Representative California Homes Page 5 1 No. R-851. A substantial-looking house, and artistic in every detail. Hundreds of this style of bungalow are built in Los Angeles with endless variations in details and plans, the general lines of the houses remaining the same. The stone veneer extends across the front only, the rest of the house being wide, rough vertical boards and battens to the window sills and shingles above. All exterior wood work is stained. The bungalow is conveniently planned. The living room might be made smaller, and a den or music room nine feet wide taken off the end. The living room and dining room walls are paneled with upright wide boards and battens to a height of four and one-half feet. This house will be a continual delight to a lover of a good home. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilillllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll An ounce of prevention is rvorth a pound of cure lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 52 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-852. This is one of our most delightfully simple Bungalows in an attractive setting. A broad porch is enclosed with a cobblestone wall. The exterior finish is plain. Eyebrow louvre ventilators look well and serve to ventilate the attic space. This is one of the best five-room plans ever devised. Every room is of fairly com¬ fortable dimensions and privacy of bedrooms is observed. The built-in cabinet work which so much simplifies housekeeping, includes book cases, buffet, medicine case, linen cabinet, kitchen cupboards and cold air closet. This house shows the growing tendency to more and larger windows, admitting more light and air for the better health of the family. A concrete cellar 13 feet square is reached by means of an outside concrete stairway. iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii Prudent business men retain lawyers to draw up contracts. Builders and Owners need full and complete plans for the basis of satisfactory contracts For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ Representative California Homes Page 53 No. R-853. In a trip through Southern California, the traveler is amazed at the wonderful variety of styles in Bungalows. They run all the way from attractive houses like this one built on simple lines, up to many extremes impractical for any severe climate and of questionable taste anywhere. This is a design that will give universal satisfaction. The exterior is smooth siding painted gray and it has pure white trimmings. Variations in exterior form and color account in part for the extreme popularity of the genuine California Bungalow. The plan is an ideal arrangement of six rooms in which every foot of space gives the builder fullest value for his investment. There is a full width concrete basement back of the dining room. This and the kitchen porch are reached via the same grade level door, the most desirable arrangement, as the porch is expected to be built sub¬ stantially like any other room, only showing high glazed and screened openings all around. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii Telegraph orders filled the dap received ...ilium.........ilium.... For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 54 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-856. The body of this house is rough siding over sheathing. The porch gable is finished in shingles. Cement front steps. The principal rooms are private, yet accessible. Built-in fixtures and closets afford plenty of room to stow away the many things in daily use. Bookcases are large enough for a small library. The buffet has glass doors above a counter shelf two feet eight inches from the floor, and below are drawers and doors. This looks like a piece of furniture. The kitchen cupboards above the counter shelf run to the ceiling and have wood panel doors. One of the advantages of this house over the smaller bungalows is the large attic having one fine room and space enough for another. Outside and inside base¬ ment stairs. :lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllll!llllllll!llllllllllllll!llllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIII With our accurate material lists no builder can bring in a “bill for extras ” unless you agree For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 lllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllilllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Representative California Homes Page 55 No. R-855. This is a style of Bungalow architecture that has proven very popular not only on the Pacific Coast but throughout the country. The lines of the house are graceful. The roof overhang or cornice has rafters exposed with fancy curved ends supporting gutters. This exterior is a highly satisfactory selection to make in a locality not suitable for extreme types of Bungalows. The plan of the house successfully meets the needs of the average size family. Having the living room and dining room both in front is the most satisfactory arrange¬ ment with many peoples, especially where the central hall gives separate access to each room in the rear. Anyone preferring to go down cellar from the kitchen might reverse the stairway arrangement, but a roof dormer would then be required for attic landing room. The attic is about 7*4 feet high in the center and the basement 7 feet. Stillwell Specifications specify. They give you a chance to agree upon grades, kinds, etc., before the contract is signed. This is better than to fight for what you rvant afterwards, and avoids a bill for "extras.” For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 56 E. W. Stillrvell & Co., Los Angeles , Cal. THE TRUE COST OF BUILDING FROM STILLWELL PLANS Our estimates of cost may be above or below the cost in any given locality, depending upon the wage scale, prices of material and climatic conditions. If you were in Los Angeles today, you would know why a home costs much less here than in any Eastern city. Here, and in certain other parts of the country, conditions are favorable for the lowest building costs. How¬ ever, our estimates are not local, they are calculated to be average United States costs at this time. Broadly speaking, the cost of building is lowest along the Pacific slope and in what we know as the South from Texas and along the Gulf coast and the south Atlantic coast. It is higher in the Central and New England states and the very highest in Canada, the Intermountain states, the north Central states and in all districts that show great industrial activity, it does no good to speculate or “guesstimate,” as some say. on cost—the only way to find out anything dependable about cost is to submit complete detailed plans to builders operating in the given locality. Don’t guess or expect anyone else to do so. The costs given in the following table are as near the average as can be estimated in the spring of 1919. For many localities, they are entirely too high ; at least 20 per cent, should be deducted for Los Angeles. The estimates will be too low under certain conditions. They are relatively correct, one as compared with another. The estimates are made upon average quality and upon the exact con¬ tents of the plans. If anyone from necessity or choice makes enlargement of any part of the building or basement, or selects the most expensive materials, it is bound to affect the cost of building. We are honest in our desire to give interested people exact information so far as possible. We know conditions. We are familiar with prices and general requirements throughout North America, but our experience goes to show that there are often unaccountable differences of cost under seemingly similar conditions. Therefore, we take this means of explaining why no one but an experienced builder in the locality can be expected to say what a house will cost. Even local architects are proverbi¬ ally low estimators. Furthermore, we never can know what kinds, grades and qualities, catalog numbers, etc., the Owner may fill into the blanks in the specifications provided for the purpose. We don't know what per cent, of profit a contractor may Plan No. Estimated 1919 Cost (See Explanation on Pages 56 and 57.) Blue Prints Specifica¬ tions Material List Plans Specifica¬ tions and Materlal List Plan No. Estimated 1919 Cost (See Explanation on Pages 56 and 57.) Blue Prints Specifica¬ tions MATERIAL List Plans Specifica¬ tions and Material List R-854 * 4,050 to 1 4,950 *15.00 *3.00 * 5 00 *21 00 R-816 *9,000 to *10,500 *40.00 *3.00 $12.00 $53.00 R-86 10,000 to 11,000 50.00 3.00 10 00 61 00 R-817 9,000 to 10,500 40.00 5.00 15.00 58 00 R-88 7,500 to 9,000 35.00 3.00 10 00 46 00 R-818 5,000 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 7.50 28 50 R-89A 8,700 to 10,125 40.00 3.00 12 00 53 00 R-819 5,250 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 7.00 28 00 R-89B 7,988 to 9,450 35.00 3.00 10 00 46 00 R-820 6,000 to 7,050 30.00 3.00 10.00 41 00 R-810 7,500 to 9,000 40.00 3.00 15 00 56 00 R-821 5,700 to 6,900 30.00 3.00 10.00 41 00 R-811 8,250 to 9,750 40.00 3.00 15 00 56 00 R-821A 5,250 to 6,300 30.00 3.00 10.00 41 00 R-812 6,750 to 8,250 | 35.00 3.00 10 00 46 00 R-822 3,750 to 4,500 15.00 3.00 7.50 23.50 R-812A 6,250 to 7,750 | 35.00 3.00 10 00 46 00 R-823 4,500 to 5,250 17.50 3.00 6.00 24.50 R-813 6,000 to 7,200 30.00 3.00 10 00 41 00 R-824 4,500 to 4,950 15.00 3.00 6.00 22 00 R-814 4,950 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 7 50 28 50 R-825 6,000 to 6,750 25.00 3.00 7.50 33.50 R-815A 5,850 to 6,900 25.00 3.00 10 00 36 00 R-826 6,750 to 7,500 25.00 3.00 10.00 36 00 R-815B 4,950 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 7 50 28 50 R-827A 7,500 to 9,000 30.00 3.00 12.00 43 00 R-815C 10,000 to 11,500 40.00 3.00 15 00 46 00 R-827B 10,500 to 12,000 I 40.00 3.00 15.00 56 00 For Contents of Plans, See Page 63 Representative California Homes Page 5 7 need to keep liim in business during the idle winter months. In short, we are not mind readers. We are not prophets or profiteers and it is not necessary for us to list unbelievably low estimates to sell plans. We make the foregoing statement to eliminate unnecessary correspondence. Any correspondent can, without inconvenience or expense to himself, ascertain what any house will actually cost by sending for the plans as stated in the five offers on page 6.3. These are the fairest offers made by any archi¬ tect in the United States. Don’t let any local builder estimate from the pictures and sketch plan in the hooks ; that is the merest guessing without any knowledge of the contents of the plans or specifications. Our estimates include all costs, except the electrical fixtures and the heating plant are not included. These are subject to a greater variation of cost than other selections that the Owner makes and generally are separate contracts. The difference between figures will represent the range of bids one may expect to receive. To determine the exact cost , just send a letter requesting us to submit plans on approval according to our offers on pages SI/ anil 63. You will be under no expense or obligation to your contractor or to us. PLAN No. Estimated 1919 Cost (See Explanation on Pages 56 and 57.) Blue Prints Specifica¬ tions Material List Plans Specifica¬ tions and Material List R-828 ,17,500 to $9,000 $35.00 *3.00 $12.00 $48.00 R-829 4,800 to 5,400 20.00 3.00 6.00 27 00 R-830 5,250 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 7.00 28 00 R-835 5,250 to 5,850 20.00 3.00 6.00 27.00 R-836 4,650 to 5,250 17.50 3.00 6.00 25.50 R-837 6,000 to 6,900 20.00 3.00 7.50 28 50 R-838 4,500 to 5,250 20.00 3.00 6.00 27.00 R-839A 9,000 to 9,750 30.00 3.00 10.00 41.00 R-839B 5,400 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 7.50 28.50 R-840 5,250 to 6,300 20.00 3.00 7.50 28.50 R-841 4,050 to 4,950 15.00 3.00 6.00 22.00 R-842 3,750 to 4,500 15.00 3.00 5.00 21.00 R-843 4,500 to 5,100 15.00 3.00 5.00 21.00 R-844 3,750 to 4,500 15.00 3.00 5.00 21.00 UlMIIIIIMItllllllllMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinillllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIUi TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE FIVE OFFERS YOU WILL NOT BE UNDER ANY OBLIGATION OR EXPENSE IF, AFTER 1 EXAMINATION. YOU CAN NOT USE THE PLANS | MONEY-BACK OFFER—(I). Remit with order and we will send plans pre-paid | by return mail. If they do not prove to be what you want, return them | within 10 days of receipt and we will refund all your money. | EXPRESS C. 0. D. OFFER—(2). Plans sent C. O. D. with privilege of examin- | at ion. | BANK C. 0. D. OFFER—(3). We will consign plans to your bank with special | instructions to allow 10-day examination and contractor to figure for cost. SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT OFFER — (4). Plans consigned on approval direct to any | firm or individual, but a certified check (which we will hold) must accompany = such request as a guarantee that plans will either be paid for or returned within = the 10 days limit allowed for inspection. If we don't hear from you by the | expiration of 10 days plus the time required for the transmission of mails, | we will then deposit the check. | EXCHANGE OFFER— (5). If, within 30 days cf the receipt of plans you decide | they are not just what you want, you may return them and select any other f ready-made plans in exchange. Or, return them within 30 days and credit for what you have paid will | be applied in full upon the cost of special plans. NOTE: —All plans returned under the above offers must be returned in | good condition and must not be used or copied. nilUIIIIMIIIIItlllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMinilMIIMIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIMIIIIIHIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIMIMIIIIIIIHIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIlH Plan No. Estimated 1919 Cost (See Explanation on Pages 56 and 57.) Blue Prints Specifica¬ tions Material List Plans Specifica¬ tions and Material List R-845 $4,200 to $4,950 $15.00 $3.00 | $5.00 | $21 00 R-846 3,900 to 4,500 15.00 3.00 C71 o o 21.00 R-847 4,050 to 4,800 15.00 3.00 | 5.00 21 00 R-848 3,750 to 4,500 15.00 3.0.0 | 5.00 21 00 R-849 4,500 to 5,100 15.00 3.00 j 5.00 21.00 R-850 3,000 to 3,450 12.50 3.00 j 5.00 17 50 R-851 3,750 to 4,350 12.50 3.00 | 5.00 18 50 R-852 2,850 to 3,450 12.50 3.00 | 5.00 18.50 R-853 3,900 to 4,500 15.00 3.00 § IQ 21.00 R-854 4,050 to 4,950 15.00 3.00 | 5.00 21 00 R-855 3,900 to 4,500 15.00 3.00 | 5.00 21.00 R-856 4,500 to 5,400 17.50 3.00 j 6.00 24.50 R-858 4,800 to 6,000 20.00 3.00 j 6.00 27.00 R-860 5,700 to 6,600 25.00 3.00 | 10.00 36.00 For Contents of Plans, See Page 63 Page 58 E. W. Slillrvell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal, No. R-858 Corner and Front Views One of the criticisms of some bungalows is the small size of porches. But big porches cost a lot of money. In many parts of the country, however, porches on at least one side are an absolute necessity. This design meets such a requirement admirably. There would be no objection to widening. The stone work is cement blocks, floors are cement. Exterior walls are siding and porch gables shingled. fvV-o" Representative California Homes Plan of No. R-858 This plan is one that effect¬ ually solves the servant prob¬ lem. The room arrangement, the accessibility, the many built-in conveniences, the work all compassed in a small space makes it a most livable place and the simple life a reality. There are no wearying stairs to climb, no waste spaces, no necessity for the annoyance and expense of a servant. The cost of building is less than for as good a two-story house of seven rooms. The basement is a little over half-size with outside and inside stairs. The attic is 7 feet high, but may be raised by starting rafters higher on the dining room side and increasing the pitch. Note the de luxe equipment and conveniences of this bungalow: A broad pressed-brick fireplace of our own special design. Three-foot opening; will draw well and will not smoke. Bookcases under high windows. Forty feet of shelving and all enclosed with leaded glass doors. Writing cabinet in den with drop shelf, doors, etc. A patented closet bed. The den may be used as an emergency bed room by swing¬ ing this concealed bed out into the room. Send for bed folder. Massive built-in buffet six feet wide. Leaded glass doors above an open counter shelf. Bevel plate mir¬ ror in counter shelf recess. Paneled doors and drawers below. Deep linen cupboard with paneled doors, counter and drawers. Medicine case with mirror door; also cupboard in the bath room. A big kitchen cupboard is built clear to the ceiling with paneled doors, drawers and bins. The “cooler” is a ventilating cupboard, having a fresh cool air intake, slatted shelves and a vent through the roof. The cold air draft can be regulated at the intake. “Coolers” built according to our plans are successful in keeping fruit, vegetables, butter, etc., at a fairly low temperature except in intensely hot weather. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 57 Page 59 GO SLOW IN YOUR SELECTION of PLANS IT MEANS SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS—OR DISAPPOINTMENT Building is a business. Look upon the selection of plans for your home as a business matter. Invest your money in architect’s plans for the same reasons that you buy the services of first-class carpenters. You wouldn’t hire day laborers to do the work of carpenters. Neither ought you to be content with laboriously drawn and scanty contractor’s plans. Take the trouble to know what you are about to do. Don’t be carried away by enthusiastic desire to get started too soon and thereby overlook the necessity of considering all the small but important details. Neither let the sudden necessity of building hurry you into a premature decision on plans. Consider: haste makes waste as it always did. If you expect to sell, you want plans that will build a house that will sell well and at a profit. If you expect to live in it always, it is all the more important to make a proper selection. People don’t know very much about what plans ought to describe. Some are woefully skimpy and inac¬ curate. Be suspicious of advertised plans which list im¬ possibly low costs. Beware of the very low bidder— especially if he desires to supply his own plans. Make sure the plans you are thinking of getting will actually reproduce the house they purport to represent. Some fall far short of it. Check over with an experienced contractor any published plans you get and do not buy any without a money-back guarantee. Remember that the best homes do not merely hap¬ pen; they are carefully planned. Comprehensive plans Continued on page 61. Page 60 R. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. No. R-860. Homes which measure up to the correct proportions of ar¬ rangement and necessary conveniences, moderate cost and good style are rare. This selection seems to strike a perfect balance between these general requirements. The exterior walls are stained shingles, except below the win¬ dow sills, where they are stained rough siding. The stone-work of the porch is artistic cement block in artificial brown sandstone. The timber construction is such that the two corner posts support the weight of the roof without sag. This gives a splendid unobstructed view from the front windows. Representative California Homes Inside of House No. R-860. There is a full-size basement with a side door at grade. A combination stairway landing makes it unnecessary to pass through any room to reach the second story. Bed room No. 1 is intended to be finished like a den. It is so located that it may be used as a sick room. Separate plumbing permits complete isolation of a patient. In case of contagious disease, this feature will pay for itself in the prevention of further sickness in the family. All kitchen cupboards go to the ceiling. One cupboard with an air flue through the roof acts as a cooler to save ice bills and trips to the cellar. The kitchen entry is solidly walled up to high openings which are fitted with screens for a summer porch and with sashes to form a winter vestibule. The plan shows an unusual number of conveniences and large closets. The sleeping porch is like any bed room, except the windows are high and the sashes are made to drop down under hinged stools. For costs and plan prices, see pages 56 and 51 Page 61 (Continued from Page 59) are just as important as the foundation under the building. The house is built around the idea. The better the details of the plans are worked out, the greater the assurance of success. Contractor's plans are never safe—free or otherwise. (And this does not imply any dishonesty, for it is a matter of method and effi¬ ciency.) They are never complete and never minutely definite in the mention of small points because planning is not a contractor’s busi¬ ness or a part of his training and he hasn’t the time. You will never get truly satisfactory results by letting a con¬ tractor build without architect’s plans. It is unbusiness-like to sign a contract without good plans as a basis. You may blind yourself to the chance you are taking. You may hopefully trust to luck and pray for the best, but inferior results are a certainty. Building by guess is most expensive in the end. To build without architect’s plans is pretty much of a gamble—for the contractor and for the owner. There are a few architects who specialize on homes of a mod¬ erate range of cost. This class, and not the general practitioners, can be depended upon to supply good plans for the lowest fees. Building' a house is not a thing to be dreaded, if one starts about it the right way. It is a simple and safe undertaking if vou take advan¬ tage of the services of experts on home plans. That will cost something, to be sure, but don’t think of that; don't regard architect’s plans as extra expense. Think of the protection and better results they insure. It is short-sightedness to pinch pennies at the risk of dollars Proper plans are but a small per cent, of the cost of building. Divide the cost of architect’s plans by only five years of the life of the building and figure how cheap they really are. Now that building costs more than ever and probably always will be high, carefully prepared plans are indispensable. Starting without comprehensive plans may save a few dollars in the beginning, but it will jeopardize thousands of dollars. Let the question of plans be one of who can’give the best plan service and not one of price. From the very beginning consult a contractor in whom you have confidence, as his knowledge of local conditions and advice on matters of cost are indispensable. Ask his aid in selecting plans, but insist firmly and all the time on having the plans—your mutual agreement—drawn out in detail by a competent outside agent. Contractors who draw plans do so only as a matter of necessity in getting the business. Those of experience confess they would never draw another plan if they didn’t have to. Competition and the absence of local qualified home-planning specialists forces them to it. Honest and well-posted contractors will tell you they prefer to build from architect’s plans if they can get good ones. Stillwell Plans give universal satisfaction. E. W. STILLWELL. Page 62 E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. CHANGES IN PLANS Minor changes that do not alter construction can be arranged without additional expense. Such changes can be written on the blueprints or in the specifications and general contract. We will gladly advise as to the practicability of changes. On request with an order for plans, we will make a pencil floor plan sketch to show changes, or we will note the changes in ink on the blueprint. Occasionally Are-resisting roofs are wanted where plans call for wood shingles. In such cases, slate, asbestos shingles, etc., can be speciAed. Similarly, other materials may be substituted by stipulation and changes in dimensions arranged for. See outline of speci- Acations and description of plans on Page 63. REVERSED PLANS There is no extra charge for reversing plans to suit location. COST OF SPECIAL WORK All of our advertised plans are duplicated by blueprinting from ready-made master drawings. The process is somewhat like printing from photographic negatives and so it is possible to sell them at a fraction of their original cost. The preparation of revised or special plans is a different matter, since new drawings must be prepared to At individual requirements and re¬ sale is improbable. The cost of special plans may be double or more than double the price of ready-made plans, but never exceeding 2 per cent of the building cost. Write for quotations. WRITE FOR SPECIAL PLANS On account of our many years of experience, we can make satisfactory plans to meet indi¬ vidual requirements by correspondence and without personal Interviews. Sketches seldom need to be submitted more than once and we draw up special plans as quickly as is consistent with best draftsmanship. Remember that we are only three or four days by mail from Chi¬ cago and you can depend upon prompt service, no matter where you are. In writing to us about building according to your own ideas, do not fail to give us deAnite data asked for in the attached blank. Enclose all drawings or cuts that may help to explain your ideas and do not hesitate to write copi¬ ously. That always simpliAes matters wonder¬ fully. We always try to answer correspondents in an understandable way that makes it quick and easy and proAtable to take advantage of the Stillwell plan service. In this connection, however, it is our ex¬ perience that it frequently requires at least a pencil Aoor plan to explain some things most fully, and in a way that is of most value to the correspondent. Very often some seemingly simple changes make advisable a material alter¬ ation of an entire plan. Naturally, the individual correspondent does not stop to think that, while a single letter and a Aoor plan sketch may not take much time, an aggregate of hundreds of letters carefully answered means weeks of hard work. We are willing to give ordinary advice freely. But a special letter service with a sketch costs money. If you want to know just how your ideas will work out practically, or if you want us to sub¬ mit original ideas on approval, we are glad to send tentative pencil plans. If you think it is worth while for us to study your building prob¬ lem to the extent of preparing a sketch, we propose that you share this expense according to the following schedule: SPECIAL SKETCH OFFERS Fill out the information blank and sketch out your arrangement as best you can on the sketch sheet in the front cover of the book. We can then understand just what you want and we will develop and incorporate your ideas into an accurate, practical plan. If the sketches are for a story-and-a-half or two-story house in which the arrange¬ ment depends partly upon the design of the exterior or the shape of the roof, take advantage of sketch offer No. 2. SKETCH OFFER NO. 1 For floor plans only, the charge is 25 cents for each room, stair hall and bath. SKETCH OFFER NO. 2 For floor plans with front and side elevations the charge is One Dollar for each room, hall and bath. Representative California Homes FIVE SPECIAL OFFERS OF PLANS ON APPROVAL The purpose of these offers is: First —To enable anyone to get plans and figure cost of building before finally deciding to keep them. Second—To give correspondents a chance to see what each house actually looks like from all sides. Third--To guarantee prospective purchasers that the plans are what they need, that they are complete as represented and worth the price. This is very important as there are a large number of inferior plans on the market, and prices of plans mean absolutely nothing as regards quality of draftsmanship from various sources. GUARANTEED MONEY-BACK, EXCHANGE, C. O. D. AND PLANS-ON-APPROVAL OFFERS MONEY-BACK OFFER —Remit with order and we will send plans pre¬ paid by return mail. If they do not prove to be what you want, return them within 10 days of receipt and we will refund your money. EXPRESS C. O. D. OFFER —Plans sent C. O. D. with privilege of exami¬ nation. (The U. S. Parcel Post will not carry plans and specifications C. O. D.) BANK C. O. D. OFFER —We will consign plans to your bank with special instructions to allow 10-day examination and contractor to figure for cost. SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT OFFER —Plans consigned on approval direct to any firm or individual, but a certified check (which we will hold), must accompany such request as a guarantee that plans will either be paid for or returned within a 10-day limit allowed for inspection. If we don’t hear from you by the expiration of 10 days plus the time required for the transmission of mails, we will then deposit the check. Should you not want to keep the plans and send them back within the 10-day limit, we will return the check. EXCHANGE OFFER —If, within 30 days of the receipt of plans, you decide they are not just what you want, you may return them and select any other ready-made plans in exchange. Or, return them within 30 days and credit for what you have paid will be applied in full upon the cost of special plans. NOTE—All plans returned under the above offers must be returned in good condition and must not be used or copied, or notes marked on them. REMITTANCE REQUIRED—A remittance must accompany all orders, from firms as well as individuals. Otherwise plans will be sent C. O. D. regardless of references or financial ratings. In this way service is economized and prices to all purchasers are kept at the lowest pos¬ sible point by the elimination of unnecessary correspondence and the keeping of accounts. Page 63 CONTENTS OF STILLWELL PLANS (1) General Plans consist of Foundation Plan, Floor Plans and Four Elevations, all drawn to a scale of 14 inch equals one foot. Founda¬ tion plans having basements are planned for the location of the heating plant, etc. We do not specify the kind of heating nor the various pipes and outlets, since there are so many different systems and climatic requirements. All dimensions of all plans are carefully figured. Everything is plain and simple, all the work being prepared in such a way that any ordinary contractor can duplicate the houses anywhere to the entire satisfaction of the Owner. Plans show the sizes and locations of all doors, windows, lights, switches, plumbing fixtures, etc., etc. Elevations show the front and rear and side views, specifying only that which cannot be so well specified elsewhere. (2) Detail Drawings are equal in importance to the General Plans and are specially featured in all Stillwell plans. Knowing that our plans leave our personal supervision, we prepare our detail drawings with greater care and make them more complete than architects usually do. This applies to foundation and framing sections, fireplaces, inte¬ rior finish and cabinet work, such as bookcases, seats, cupboards of all kinds, buffet, stairway, etc., etc. Most of these, details are drawn to a scale of % inch equals one foot and have sectional drawings as well as front views. (3) Specifications explain the general conditions of the contract. They cover all phases of the work—excavations, concrete, masonry, rough and finish carpenter work, plastering, plumbing, hardware, wiring, painting, etc. These specifications are a very long, standardized, mimeographed form with a large number of blank spaces for the filling in of the Owner’s selections. This makes it easy for the Owner to control the cost and to select what his local market affords, conferring, of course, with the local contractors and material, men. These specifications, together with blueprints are the vital part—the sum and substance—- the basis of the contract, without which building is a wasteful gamble. (4) Itemized Material Lists. Every lumber dealer knows that one of the great defects of the present methods of contracting is the inability of the average contractor to make out a correct material list. He hasn’t the time nor the patience to list all the small items with care and something is always overlooked. This is bad for the contractor as well as the Owner, as there is always a big “extra” list. Without correct material lists it is impossible to know what a finished house is going to cost. Our lists are prepared by practical estimators and are really complete. Everything is itemized and segregated in such a way as to make verification by the Contractor easy. Likewise he can add to or deduct quantities, according to changes that may be desired. SOLD AT A HANDSOME PROFIT LUCKY TO GET COMPLETE DETAILED PLANS OWNER ADVISES FRIEND Enclosed find several photos which I took of the house, and it certainly makes a beautiful place. There has never been a house here which has attracted the attention this place has. and I consoler myself lucky in being able to receive plans and details so complete as yours have been. If I can in any way help to get any one else inter¬ ested in this style, or any other, will surely recommend you and your beautiful plans. JOHN J. LEGNER. Arlington, New Jersey. MANUFACTURER COMPLIMENTS OWNER ON PLANS Received plans several weeks ago and was very much pleased with same. I have gone over them with a con¬ tractor and find them satisfactory in every respect. Sev¬ eral manufacturing companies have complimented me very much on my plans; in fact they say it is the prettiest plan of a bungalow they have seen. ... I am sure when I get my Bungalow built that several of my friends will get their plans from you. MRS. W. E. WARREN. Fort Payne, Alabama. CAN CHECK UP CONTRACTORS WITHOUT TROUBLE Never before have I seen such complete and first-class plans and in such good detail for so reasonable an amount which you charge. I am perfectly satisfied; also the contractors find them easy to follow, and I can check up on their work without any trouble. R. E. CUMMINS. Conneaut, Ohio. ADVANTAGEOUS CONTRACT AND CERTAINTY OF RESULTS I am today in receipt of the three sets of blueprints as ordered from you recently and wish to thank you for the prompt and careful attention given same. ... I have already received various advantages due to your careful study and consideration of my special needs. ... I am certain that without your plans, I would not have been able to make the same advantageous contract for the construction that I have made, nor would I have had the same degree of certainty that. I would get so nearly what I want, unless of course I had employed some local architect at a far greater cost to me. W. F. C. ZIMMERMANN. San Francisco, California. I got your address from a friend of mine, Mr. F. L. Chrysler, who got his plans for his house from your Com¬ pany. I like his house and he certainly recommends you peoplo very highly. DR. W. T. LAMB. Casey, Illinois JUST WHAT WAS WANTED Enclosed find money order for which send me blue prints, specifications and material list of —. . . . This plan is just what I want. The plans of yours that we used two years ago were very satisfactory. CHAS. W. SLACK. Waterloo, Quebec. Wholesale and Retail Florist. MUCH COMPLIMENTED I am forwarding you under separate cover several photographs of the Bungalow which I erected in this city from plans and specifications gotten from you last sum¬ mer. This Bungalow has been much complimented. . . . Many people here think that it is about the most up-to- date and complete home in our little city of about 12.000 population The architecture is not common in this community, and we frequently see passersby taking snap shots of our home. . . . After having lived in the Bungalow for four months and after having had an op¬ portunity of judging it from a practical standpoint, we think that the plan is about perfect and we would not care to have any changes made in it whatever. We have no trouble in keeping the house well heated and com¬ fortable in very cold weather. We are more than pleased with the Bungalow constructed from your plans and specifications. J. W. H. PILSON, Staunton, Virginia. Attorney FINEST IN THE SECTION The plans worked out splendidly. . . . We are very much pleased with the plan of the house and it is con¬ sidered the finest in this section You can use my name as a recommendation for your plans. A. H. RAABE. Ft. Jennings, Ohio. Raabe Bros, Grain Shippers PLANS WERE WORTH $500 I thank you very much for the information contained in your letter received this morning. It is so much more comfortable to know that we are not asking for changes contrary to the plans. . . . Mr. Neblett says the plans have been worth $500 to us, and you may be sure we talk “Stillwell." ELSIE R WILEY. Silver City, New Mexico. PRETTIEST AND MOST CONVENIENT After finishing my little Bungalow, which is a beauty. I took a trip and am just back. . . . Will not build double Bungalow now, but when I do, will want you to furnish plans, etc., as mine is the prettiest and most convenient home here or hereabouts. MRS. B. G. SANDERS Roanoke, Alabama. Page 64 During October, 1915, I purchased from you plans for a Bungalow home to be constructed in this city This home was located at 926 Highland Avenue, and com¬ pleted in August, 1916. . . . We have now sold the place at a handsome profit and want to build it over again at 813 West Iron Avenue, this city. Also would like to have you send me plan for a garage to match the house. . . . The plans were very satisfactory and the home has had very flattering comments. ... I will surely talk for your plans. F. A. SMITH, Traveling Auditor, Missouri Pacific, Salina, Kansas. St. Louis, Iron Mt. & Southern Ry. IN MANITOBA, CANADA . . . I am pleased with your plans and have built the Bungalow with some slight alterations ... I have recommended your plans to some of my friends and you may receive inquiries from them. ... I shall be pleased to shew the house to any of your clients who may write to you. EDWARD BEGGS. Winnipeg, Manitoba. CONTRACTOR CAN MAKE NO MISTAKES . . . I saw Mr. Fred Jorgensen’s plans and I found them to be very good, well detailed and very workable plans. A contractor can make no mistake if he follows those plans. A. W. THOMSON. Ephraim, Utah. (Mr Thompson later secured his plans of us.) WELL ADAPTED TO COLD CLIMATE We are enclosing you a few snapshots of our Bungalow built according to one of your plans, in 1914. We thought you might be interested to see that the plan can be so well adapted to a cold climate with plenty of snow as in one of the pictures. The plan was most satisfac¬ tory in every detail. The carpenter had never worked from blue prints before, but he had no difficulty what¬ ever in following them. FREDERICK A. SLACK. Waterloo, Iowa. SAVED MONEY FOR BANKER I have received the plans and specifications which you have drawn for me, and I certainly appreciate your work. They are very, very satisfactory. . . . The owner of the lumber yard from which I contemplate getting the material told the contractor the plans were the most com¬ plete they had seen for a long time. ... I wish again to thank your Company for the splendid work you have done for me You have saved me considerable money and the plans aro just fine. GEO. W. GARTHE. Lorain, Ohio. National Bank of Commerce. rl STILLWELL PUBLICATIONS Before building, one needs to get all kinds of printed information about houses. Even in building a small house, one can get useful ideas from plans of larger ones. Plan books and popular home building magazines are especially helpful. In every community there is a tendency to follow habits in building. The following of plans from local sources perpetu¬ ates more or less of a similarity in many homes. Outside ideas from other sections are of practical value. There is a distinct advantage in getting plans from architects of other localities. Every prospective builder should have the following publications. Every contractor should have them in his library. Every real estate office should have them on display to stimulate a demand for better homes. Lumbermen should have them to show prospective customers. REPRESENTATIVE CALIFORNIA HOMES.. Price 75c Forty-four houses with 53 plans of six to ten rooms costing $3000 to $10,000. One-half are either two stories or story-and- a-half. WEST COAST BUNGALOWS.Price 75c Fifty houses with 72 floor plans of five and six rooms costing $1800 to $4000. These are one-story bungalows, some having attic stairways. LITTLE BUNGALOWS...Price 50c Forty one-story bungalows with floor plans of four, five and six rooms, costing $750 to $3000. BOOK OF SPECIAL PLANS Price 50c This is a book with plans for 23 two-story houses, 23 part two-story houses (two or more rooms in the second story), and 40 one-story houses. The book is illustrated with artist’s pen-and-ink perspectives, mostly of a small size. Complete working plans of all these houses for construction in various parts of the United States are carried in stock. Costs of construction based on 1918 prices, are given. Some plans and exteriors are adaptations of houses in Rep¬ resentative California Homes and West Coast Bungalows, but many are original designs. This is our very best collection 7 of plans. Price 10c GARAGE FOLDER.... Shows 17 garages and gives detailed estimates of cost—cement work, carpenter work, painting, hardware and labor. This folder also contains six De Luxe homes of seven to ten rooms costing $6000 to $10,000. In addition there are nine double bungalows and small apartments with floor plans. A book of Colonial type bungalows and two-story Colonial houses is being prepared. This will be ready for distribution by about Dec. 1, 1919. ' E.W. STILLWELL 6# CO., 410 Henne Bldj., 122 W. 3rd St.. Los Angeles, Cal. GUARANTEE If not what you want, we will refund your money. All books sent pre¬ paid. STILLWELL PLANS GIVE UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION Pa M'CALLISTER. INC., L. A