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The TOUCHSTONE MAGAZINE Mary Fanton Roberts, Editor 1 West 47th Street New York City Garden Gatczi'oy I of Touchstone House X 0 17 CONTENTS PAGE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOlUHSTONE TOT TCH STONE HOUSE No. I HOUSE No. 2 HOUSE No. 3 HOUSE No. 4 HOUSE No. 5 HOUSE No. 6 HOUSE No. 7 HOUSE No. 8 HOUSE No. 9 HOUSE No. 10 HOUSE No. II HOUSE No. 12 HOUSE No. 13 HOUSE No. 14 HOUSE No. 17 HOUSE No. 15 HOUSE No. 16 HOUSE No. 18 HOUSE No. t 9 HOUSE No. 20 HOUSE No. 21 HOUSE No. 22 HOUSE No. 23 HOUSE No. 24 HOUSE No. 25 HOUSE No. 26 TTOUSE No. 27 HOUSE No. 28 Stone House with Slate or Shingle Roof Planned to Face the South . Six Room Bungalow of Wood for a Suburban or Country Lot. Dutch Colonial House on Old Lines but with Alodern Floor Plan . Two Story House of Stucco and Hollow Tile with Porch Front and Rear .. House of Tapestry Brick with Slate Roof and Sleep¬ ing Porch. Bungalow or Summer Camp with Dining Nook in Kitchen. Metal Lath or Hollow Tile with Stucco, Designed for Narrow Lot. Summer Camp to be Built of Clap-Boards or Logs, with Novel Porch . .. Hollow Tile and Concrete House along Spanish Lines for East or West. Two-Bedroom House Designed to be Erected at Lowest Possible Cost. Servantless House of Metal Lath and Stucco with Shingle-Thatch Roof. Country Home of Stone and Half-Timber Construc¬ tion, with Loggia. Five Room Bungalow with Shingle -1 hatch Roof and Sleeping Porch. Colonial House with Hall on One vSide and Ideal Floor Plan. Hollow Tile and Concrete with Ploor Plan Well Designed for Comfort. Servantless Cottage of Metal Lath and Stucco for Suburban Lot. House Without Stairs of Five R.ooms for Narrow Lot. Small Country Home Planned for \Voman who does Her Own Work. Stucco and Stone House Designed for a Hill Side . Tapestry Brick House for a Level Lot with Practical Floor Plan. House and Garage of Stucco Designed for a Fifty Foot Lot. Tavo Story House of Field Stone for a Small Family . W orkingman’s Cottage Convertable into a Two- Unit Flouse. Two-Family Workingman’s House of Metal Lath and Stucco . Moutain Bungalow of W ood witli Sleeping Niches for Extra Guests. Duplex Studio Home with Kitchenette, Dining Room and Bath. Small Shop-Home for Returned Soldiers or Craft WTrkers. House with Small Shop in Front for Men who Work at Home. 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 U 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28. 29 30 .p 32 33 34 Page Four CONTENTS t'- TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCJISTONE 'lOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 29 HOUSE No. 30 HOUSE No. 31 HOUSE No. 32 HOUSE No. 33 HOUSE No. 34 HOUSE No. 35 HOUSE No. 36 HOUSE No. 37 HOUSE No. 38 HOUSE No. 39 HOUSE No. 40 HOUSE No. 41 HOUSE No. 42 HOUSE No. 43 HOUSE No. 44 HOUSE No. 45 HOUSE No. 46 HOUSE No. 47 HOUSE No. 48 HOUSE No. 49 HOUSE No. 50 HOUSE No. 51 HOUSE No. 52 HOUSE No. 53 HOUSE No. 54 HOUSE No. 55 HOUSE No. 56 I 4 ctures(iue Stone House of Great Dignity and Ef¬ ficient Floor Plan.. Servantless Cottage of Five Rooms and Living I^orch. Log Cabin for Summer or W inter Living, with Out Door Living Room. Cottage for Woman who Prefers to do Without a Servant . .Stucco House with Shingle Roof: Economical to Build and a Good In\'estment. Picturesque Bungalow on Spanish Lines Suitable for East or West. Brick Homestead in Shades of Brown with Brown Woodwork. Garden Entrance of House Built of Fieldstone, Cement and Wood. Country Home with Large Living Room Designed for Corner Lot. Small Stone House with a Sense of Space, Built to Last for Generations.. Bung'alow of Stone and Stucco witli Convenient Floor Plan.. . Servantless House of WWod with Living and Din¬ ing Room in One. Cement Studio Home Designed for a Side Hill . Small Stone Studio for Craftsman or Artist, with Kitchen and Bath.♦. . . House and Garage of Hollow Tile for Fifty Foot Lot, with Sun room. Servantless Cottage of WWod with Central Hall and Large Living Room. House of Gray Stone for W oman who Does her Own W^ork. Hollow Tile and Stucco House with Garage Entered from Side .. House of Rough or Pressed Brick for Small Servant¬ less Family. Cottage of Stone with Cemient Face in which Colored Tile Could be Set. House and Garage with Interesting Sunroom and Sleeping Porch... Bungalow with Large Living Room Designed for a W^Oman’s Comfort.. . Two-Story Servantless House of Stucco and Metal Lath on Frame. Bungalow of Stucco and Metal Lath on Frame for Woman who Does Her Own Work. Servantless House on Colonial I.ines Designed for Easy Housework. Bungalow with Charming Floor Plans, of Stucco on Lath. Log Cabin for Summer Camp or Home for Returned Soldier. Small Summer Camp of Logs, or Home for Re¬ turned Fighter . 35 30 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 4.6 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 6 r 62 >- Page Five ¥ A merica and the Housing Problem merica Needs More Small Houses. Every State in the Union would like a few thousand. Every Amer¬ ican city^ town and village is running short. It is to help supply this demand that we are publish¬ ing THE TOUCHSTONE BOOK OE HOMES—a beautiful book with lifty-six wash drawings of Touch¬ stone Houses, with floor plans, with hints for the garden and a very practical offer tor securing the blue prints of these Houses free. Touchstone Houses are designed to meet America’s immediate need of Small Houses that are Beautiful, Practical and Economical. The most vital problem of homemaking and housekeeping are met in the floor plans of these H omes. We believe that The Architect must solve the Servant Problem, and so we design our Touchstone Houses to make housework easy. At the same time we de¬ sign them so that cultivated men and women of moderate incomes will enjoy life in them. ^ We plan every house for one big living room, for an open fire, for cozy bedrooms, convenient bath and a ‘‘miracle kitchen”, that makes housework easy. The Touchstone Architectural Department gives ad¬ vice to people using Touchstone House plans. The blue prints of Touchstone House plans are sent out ready to put into the builders’ hands. America’s great need today is more homes. THE TOUCHSTONE has fifty-six different kinds of beautiful, practical designs ready to help meet this need. Stone House with Slate or Shingle Roof Planned to Face the South Touchstone House No, i 0 ' 6 > 12 ' f 1 4 DINING ROOM ■ I O tone house of great dignity plan¬ ned to face the south, with a sun room and sleeping deck above it. The plan is con¬ venient the construc¬ tion permanent and silhouette picture¬ sque. It could be built in pressed or tapestry brick or concrete if preferred. The kitchen has been arranged' so that work can be done easily by the mistress of the house. There are two bedrooms in addition to the large master’s room on the second floor, with abundance of closets and a bath. Woodwork on the outside of the house should be stained instead of painted and a terrace could ex¬ tend from the end of the dining room across the front of the house to the end of the sun room. Blue prints ready to put into hands of builder show four elevations, first and second floor plans, basement and sheet of details. Whoever builds this or any other house in the book is entitled to architectural department service. Page Seven Six Room Bungalow of Wood for a Suburban or County Lot Touchstone House No. 2 A house without stairs to be built in the suburbs or out in the country. Floor plan is divided into three distinct sections to facilitate housework and isolate bedrooms from kitchen and living rooms. Each room is well ven¬ tilated. Closets are aired and lighted by windows, kitchen is completely equipped and working furniture arranged for the greatest ease of house work. The front porch could be enclosed in glass for winter sun room. Kitchen porch could be enlarged for outdoor din¬ ing room if desired. Bungalow is made of clapboards for the house is designed to be constructed as in¬ expensively as possible, but shingles could be used instead if preferred. By converting the maid’s room into a den for a boy or girl, this house would make a delightful summer camp for a family of three. It then could be entered directly through the kitchen doorway thus preventing tracking of clean swept rooms by muddy or wet shoes and clothing. Vine planting should l3e done on lattice against the house to prevent decay. 11-0“ ■4 mm io»ir ] 1 Page Eight i Dutch Colonial House on Old Lines but with Modern Floor Plan Touchstone House No. j T his small servantless house built on Dutch Colonial lines especially suitable for erec¬ tion in the East. OTICEYAB Kitchen is so arranged that work can be efficiently done and the tradesman entrance to it is through a lovely vine clad arbor. Service yard to be enclosed in lattice. Per¬ gola can be extended to end of porch if wanted which would give a fine out door living room. The large hallway with the wide doors opening on either side into dining room and living room converts the three practically into one room. This sense of space niay be further increased by the use of one dec¬ orative scheme throughout the first floor. The interior is modern in ever}^ respect. There is sunlight in the kitchen as well as in the living room. Floors are of hard wood; furniture to be of the simplest. Rooms have been condensed yet give an effect of space. Hall runs directly through as in early models. House should be painted white with green shutters. Page Nine Two Story House of Stucco and Hollow Tile with Porch in Front and Rear Touchstone House No. 4 This house is of fire-proof construction and has a porch both front and rear. Living and dining room can be practically one by leaving large arch-way in between. This could be converted into a servantless house by omitting the bath room out of the maid’s room thus turning it into one large room for a member of the family. Back porch could be convert¬ ed into a service yard if desired. Page Ten House of Tapestry Brick with Slate Roof and Sleeping Porch Touchstone House No. 5 <=> ■ developed in stone or ce¬ ment if preferred for lines are equally good for any permanent material. Roof could be built of shingles, asbestos, slate or tile. Such a house should be built to last generations, therefore, only the best class plumb¬ ing and heating systems should be installed. Grace has been obtained for this dignified substantial house by recessed doorway and use of arch in porch. ouse of pressed or tapestry brick. Roof of tile or shingles. Closet in every room, plumbing of kitchen and bath cen¬ tered. Sleeping porch entered from two bed¬ rooms. Fireplace in nook off sitting room with seats and book shelves on either side. Porch be enclosed if desired. Roof slightly rolled over one of the windows to give graceful line. This house could be Page Eleven Bungalow or Summer Camp with Dining Nook in Kitchen Touchstone House No. 6 dining nook just out of the kitchen, planned for economical construction. Fire¬ place is in the corner of the living room. A passage way gives seclusion to the bedrooms. Living and dining room are in one. Windows so placed in wall that furniture can be arranged to best advantage. Flower boxes can be placed on porch rail if wanted. House can be painted white with green roof or in shades of gray. If the owner wished, the floor of the porch could be set with soft colored tiles to carry out the color scheme of the roof. The inside, however, should be decorated in bright tones giving a sense of cheer and sunlight. If this house were built in the East, wood¬ bine or clematis would grow rapidly if the soil were cultivated properly. If vines are planted, train them on a lat¬ tice separate from but close to the house in order Ito (prevent wood decay. Path could be of gravel, set with brick; and care taken of rain seepage. Page Twelve Metal Lath or Hollow Tile with Stucco, Designed for Narrow Lot Touchstone House No. 7 This house was designed to be erected on a narrow lot. Though simple in outline it looks homelike because of the pergola porch and presence of vines which should be trained on lattice. Pergola porch could be enclosed in glass for winter sunroom if wanted. There are three bed¬ rooms upstairs and a sleeping porch. The pergola porch at the back could be decked over to form another sleeping porch. Arrangement of rooms so con¬ venient that mistress of house could do without a servant. This is. distinctly a friendly house and one that would be at home in the heart of a village, the soft stucco tones and har¬ monious roofline blending with any type of neighboring struc¬ ture. TOXC W ■ —^ Slimmer Camp to Be Built of Clapboards or Logs, with Novel Porch Touchstone House No. 8 f 1 1 f ip If .S'! ^J- his house though shown of clap¬ boards would be more attractive if constructed of logs. The rooms are large for a camp yet so arranged that no space is lost nor unnecessary walls used to add to expense. Bedrooms and bath completely separated from the rest of the house which assures quiet. There is a large fireplace in one end of the living room with seats at each side. Corner of the living room is cut ofif and the columns of the porch so arranged that an un¬ obstructed view can be had from the room. By build¬ ing the chimney on outside of house there is a chance for an outdoor fireplace which would form a most attractive and unusual feature. If house is made of clapboard's the columns of porch should be rough saw¬ ed or adzed. If of logs then columns must be of logs. If this house is used as winter quarters as well, heat¬ ing plant can be installed in basement. If it is used only as summer camp and most economical construc¬ tion demanded, then, walls separating rooms can be built up to within three feet of ceiling. This is often done in summer camps for it gives greater ventilation and saves cost of building. Hollow Tile and Concrete House Along Spanish Lines, for East or West Touchstone House No. 9 M. oderate size house with the romantic beauty of the old California Spanish house with comfort of the best new domestic architecture. The repeating of the arch over the windows and the curving of the roof are particularly in¬ teresting. The arrangement of the k'itchen and dining room, occupying one end and with the living room jutting out from the dining room gives a condensed working scheme as well as a pleasing vista upon entering the hall. Kitchen is well ventilated. The three bedrooms and bath are separated from the rest of the house to give seclusion. Windows should be indented as shown on blue prints of elevation. Blue prints also show that entire face of end of house should be roughly stipled to give interesting texture. Chimney should be built as shown in drawing for that is characteristic of the vSpanish architecture. Porch can be roofed instead of built in pergola effect as shown. Big leafed vines such as grape should be chosen to grow over porch. A suggestion sketch of garden accompanies blue prints, if requested. This house is particularly interesting if developed in detail. It has been most carefully worked out according to Spanish type of archi¬ tecture. With the blue prints may be had any advice from the architect¬ ural and interior decorating depart¬ ments as to con¬ struction, heating plants, paints, varnishes and furnishings. Page Fifteen Two-Bedroom House Designed to Be Erected at Lowest Possible Cost 1 !-r — 1 ' lW«: ^ :1 riBlijk —i ‘9r-1 -j ikB K HI, ^ ■niiiiinni Touchstone House No. lo servantless house to be built at the least possible cost consistent with comfort. The plan is the simplest yet is complete. Entrance is direct into living room from porch. Living and dining room are prac¬ tically one which gives the house a sense of spacious¬ ness not generally seen on so small a plan. The two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen are entered through a small hall which separates them from the body of the house and thus gives them quiet and seclusion. Kitchen is planned to allow the most efficient placing of range, dresser, sink and table. Sink is on the outside of room beneath a group of windows and range in an inner wall, as is advised by kitchen experts. There is a generous pantry well equipped with shelves and the ice box is to be kept in this room. There is also a small service porch. One great advantage in having the sink and drainboard close to the dining room door is that the woman who does her own work will not have to carry the dishes so far in clearing the table. This could be even more facilitated by the use of a small serving table on wheels on which the soiled dishes of each course could be piled and wheeled to the drainboard, thus making one trip instead of many. Windows have been so placed as to secure the utmost sunshine and air circulation. At night the door could be closed and locked leading from hall into the living room, and, by leaving the doors of bedrooms and bath open a circulation at night could be obtained for the sleepers. • TORCH 0 11 1 \6-zo' i J* 1 ■»--—-- Page Sixteen Servantless House of Metal Lath a»d Stucco with Shingle-Thatch Roof Touchstone House No. ii A practical, servantless house in which the work can be done with ease and in comfort. The living and the dining room are practically thrown into one, for the hall that separates them is not closed away by doors. A feature of living room is the bay window with seats in it just opposite the fireplace. Kitchen is well equipped for efficient doing of work. One entire end is devoted to sink and dressers. Dishes can be washed and put away with ease and no extra steps. This room should be fin¬ ished with bright rich colors, for since the mistress does' her own work she will spend much time in this room and therefore it should be as cheerful and beautiful as is possible to make it. There is a service porch for the con¬ venience of the tradesmen, and the stairway to the furnace and laundry leads out from the kitchen. Roof should be made of shingles rolled slightly at edges, or, better still, of shingle thatch. Sharp corners of roof are cut back to give additional grace. Roof over bay window curved slightly for same purpose. Whole roof is practically designed for shingle thatch and any other type of roof would lessen the attractiveness of this charming little cot¬ tage. Page Seventeen Country Home of Stone and Half-Timber Construction, with Loggia Touchstone House No. 12 In this house the servants working and living quarters have been segregated in most satisfactory manner. Itut one door separates their wing from the rest of the house, yet the maid wha answers the bell does not have far to go to it. Stairway leads directly up from the living room and the archways on either side the hreplace lead to dining room and library. A feature of this house is the position and design of the fireplace. By centralizing the fireplace it becomes the axis around which are group¬ ed the main rooms of the first floor, giving each room a fireplace of its own and also a chance for a wall fountain in the loggia. Arches leading to the sun room are directlv opposite the stairway. Upstairs are four Tagc Eighteen bedrooms, two baths, a sewing room and large sleeping porch. Owners room has ])rivate bath and a fireplace. If additional bath is recjuired then the room indicated as sewing room could be converted into a bath. Servant problem can never be really solved without the aid of the architect; for in his hands lies the power to arrange rooms so scientifically that housework becomes easy. Blue prints of this house show four eleva¬ tions, first and second floor plans, basement and details of fireplace construction. Rooms are exceptionally well planned for beauty and comfort. House so substantial¬ ly built that it would last generations. Five-Room Stone Bungalow with Shingle-Thatch Roof and Sleeping Porch Touchstone House No. is Bungalow of stone designed to get a good roof line. Could be built of hollow tile or brick where stone is scarce. Floor plan condensed in order to get rooms so arranged that house work becomes easy. Living and dining room are practically one, a plan always good in a small house. Kitchen complete and pleasant to work in. Dresser for dishes is near the dining room to lessen number of steps needed to set the table. Shelves of pantry to go from floor to ceiling ex¬ cept where ice box stands. Range is on inner wall and sink beneath windows. Edge of roof should be rolled a little to soften it. Chimney flues are of dift'erent heights just to add a note of informality. House should be fitted into the ground so that it looks as though it rises from it and a rock garden planted about it. Be,st situa¬ tion for this house wouUl be up on crest of gentle hill, witli stones grouped about it in natural position. Roof rolled at edges, of shingle thatch. Full information about laying of shingle thatch roof given upon request. Such roof is practical as well as picturesque. Can be colored by use of stain, which should be fire-resisting. Stones can be laid in even or uneven courses using dark or light cement for joints. If stones are grey, all exposed woodwork should be stained grey or green; if red or brown pre¬ dominates in the stone, the exposed wood¬ work should be stained brown. The entire hottse could be kept in tones of stone-grey or grey-green to advantage. Blue prints show four elevations, floor plans and de¬ tails. Heating plant and laundry in base¬ ment. Full information given on request. Colonial House with Hall on One Side and Ideal Floor Plan i rff A .L if p l‘-i m ¥ 111 |l Touchstone House No. 14 serves to keep out odors of cooking. Cellar door is near the kitchen. Upstairs are four bedrooms, small sewing room and bath besides the maid’s room and bath. If the mistress of the house wishes to do her own work, the maid’s bath could be omitted and a large bedroom gained. Deck of sunroom forms excellent place for sunning blankets or could be converted into small roof garden to good effect. House should be furnished with Colonial furniture. Old copies can now be had faithfully reproduced at moderate cost. through the center as shown in Touchstone House No. 3. Position of hall gives a living room at the right, with a dining room opening from it. Sun room can be omitted or converted into small con¬ servatory. Kitchen has been planned for efficient working. It has its own service porch. Pantry is between kitchen and dining room which is not only convenient as far as work is concerned but Page Tzventy Hollow Tile and Concrete House with Floor Plan Well Designed for Comfort Touchstone House No. 17 ira®i his house is a bungalow as far as completeness of first floor plan is concerned, but roof was raised to get better lines which made room for a bedroom, bath and storage room in the second story. A novel feature is position of hall, which has been introduced in such a way that it not only leads directly to the living room, but through its large group of windows permits light to flood into the dining room. Large glass doors or portieres could be This hall also forms glass hung between dining room and hall. normal passageway into kitchen and main body of house, where bedrooms and bath have been placed. Thus three distinct divisions of house have been created. Kitchen and maid’s room completely separated from rest of house. Roof should be shingle thatch if possible. Shingles' should be stained with weather proof materials. Paqe Tiuenty-One Servantless Cottage of Metal Lath and Stucco for Suburban Lot Touchstone House No. ifi wo-room bungalow for woman who prefer a house without stairs. The living and dining rooms are separated and two bedrooms given quietness by placing them on opposite side of hall from living room. Bathroom and kitchen centered to save cost of plumbing. Each room is provided with closets and large windows'. There is a coat closet near the front door and place for a seat at the end of the porch. There is a storage pantry near the kitchen and a service porch. House is of shingles which could be bitten a lovely soft gray if built down on the sand dunes or stained brown if built among the trees. Roof could be mossy green if built inland. Chimney could be of brick or of stone according to which material was most convenient. Page Twenty-Tivo House without Stairs of Five Rooms, for Narrow Lot Touchstone House No. i6 should be informal, preferably of local material. Vines should be grown on lat¬ tice close to but separated from the house to prevent wood decay. Layout for gar¬ den and information as to planting will be given upon request. A two-bedroom house with living ami dining room in one, to be built of metal lath or hollow tile and stucco. To give the best line possible in a little bouse, the roof has been brought down over a small porch thus gaining breadth and dignity. Kitchen is well supplied with dressers. Ice box is in the pantry. Stair¬ way has been placed in back of hall to save cost of construction, to give picturesque feature and form con¬ venient artery from kitchen to the front door. Up¬ stairs are two bedrooms, a hall and a small sewing room that could be connected with one of the bed¬ rooms and thus form a recess or child’s sleeping room. 1 dumbing of kitchen and bathroom centered to save the cost of building. Cottage should be tinted a light grey by use of acids if house is built on seashore, and ' stained brown with green roof if built in the woods. A small house should be as inconspicuous as possible, all contrasts are to be avoided. Blue prints show four elevations, floor plans and details. Heating plant and laundry are to be located in basement if house is de- ^igned as winter quarters. The chimneys may be made of brick or stone or cement according to the material which is most accessible. There is a chance for outdoor fireplace in back of chimney that has opening in living room. Pergola awning could be constructed over out¬ door fireplace if desired. All planting about the house Page Tzeenty-Three Small County House Planned for Woman Who Does Her Own House Work Touchstone House No. i8 Servantless house of one story with interesting treat¬ ment of dining, living room and porch. Every house should have a garden but often lot is too small for a large one. This plan gives the garden vista across diagonally, which increases its apparent size. On entering the foyer hall view is had through glass doors leading to porch, out to gar¬ den, across lawn to pergola at far corner. To left of foyer is hall¬ way leading to two bedrooms and kitchen. A fireplace is in living room for every house should have an open fire. Heating plant,is in basement. House to be budt of shingles or clapboards, painted or stained as builder prefers. Sketch shows that the garden at the back of house is raised a trifle above the front. This not only gives impor¬ tance to the more formal portion but permits the use of grass steps which are always picturesque. Complete blue prints ready to put into the hands of the builder show details of construction. Sugges¬ tions for garden are sent upon re¬ quest. Help also will be given as to the best paints, varnishes, heat¬ ing plants, plumbing, in fact every¬ thing that goes into the building are, if asked for, furnished with the house. Page Twenty-Four Stucco and Stone House Designed for a Side Hill Touchstone House No. ig I Many of the choicest suburban lots are upon a hillside and this house of stucco and stone was designed especially for such a situation. However it would look just as well on a level lot. The foundation of field stone should be built up irregularly from the ground and the stucco of the house walls should also join the stone irregularly. Thus the house would seem to grow out of the ground. The two bedrooms and bath are separated from main house by hall which gives seclusion. Dining room and living room could be thrown into one by omitting partitions. Kitchen complete in every de¬ tail. Passageway leads to the maid’s room so she will not have to enter directly from kitchen. Roof is of shingles. This should be stained moss •nNiNaTOM- IV-fc', It-f •KITCHtMl green if stones are brown and grey if stonework is grey. If modern rich color is required, it can be introduced by row of tile about the win¬ dows and along the top of stone retaining wall. Page Twenty-Five Tapestry Brick House for a Level Lot with Practical Floor Plan 'J'ouchstone House No. 20 separated by pantry. Breakfast room close to dining room. The maid’s porch, at front of house, balances design of silhouette. Brick can be rough or pressed, in autumn shades of bronzes and reds, or cream color. Suggestions for laying of bonds given with set of plans if requested. All possible help to prospective builder given if needed. Roof of wood, asbestos, composition, slate or tile. , o* T, wo story house of brick for a level lot. Entrance floor should be made of same brick as house or (lull red or green square tiles. Working and living sections of house radiate from a central hall. Porch to be enclosed for winter sunroom if desired. Maid’s suite in a wing to itself. Kitchen and dining room Page Twenty-.Six House and Garage of Stucco Designed for a Fifty Foot Lot Touchstone House No. 21 JL Ian for a house and garage of stucco to be erected on fifty foot lot. Good roof line is gained by setting garage far back. Driver of car can enter house through kitchen porch. First floor shows living room with fire¬ place, dining room and dining porch which cati be enclosed or not as you de¬ sire. LTpstairs are three bedrooms and sleeping porch besides the bath. Third story is large attic. House de¬ signed for servantless one. but maid could use third storv. Page Ttventy-Seven Two-Story House of Field Stone for a Small Family Small servantless house of stone. Beautiful, durable and inexpensive in a region where stone is abundant. ' Entrance is through a charmingly hooded doorway. At right is stairway which leads to second story. Living room and dining room in one with large fire¬ place. Pantry between kitchen and dining room. Range using central chimney. Icebox in corner nearest entry. Coat closet in hall. Upstairs are three bedrooms, bath and sleep¬ ing porch. Roof has been lifted in graceful curve over windows to break severity. House would be much more attractive if roof was of shingle thatch. If stones of house show predominating tones of grey, roof and all exposed woodwork could be stained grey. If stone shows reddish tones roof should be stained to match. Gateway to kitchen to be made according to design, that is, as an in¬ tegral part of the house with a wall leading ^ out from it and enclosing a garden. This "gives greater apparent size as well as an in- , teresting note of detail. Windows are placed for external symmetry and to give wall space within for best airrangement of furniture. Terrace of flat flagstones could be made at the back along line of kitchen to edge of porch. Page Twenty-Eight Workingman’s Cottage Convertable into a Two Unit-House Touchstone House No. orking man’s cottage, Dutch Colonial in type, easily convertable into a two-unit house by joining to the end. This brings kitchen plumbing together, which saves cost of con¬ struction. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bath. Bath is over kitchen which is economical point in building. Kitchen unusually large for so small a house, but gives chance for breakfast table if desired. Service entry at the back of the house. This house should be paint¬ ed white with green roof, green lattice over door and green shutters if desired. By convert¬ ing this house into a two unit house the appear¬ ance of it would be greatly improved because it was designed primarily for a double house. As it now stands it would look too tall for its base if it were not for the skillful sweep of the roof. It should be made of shingles, though if expense be a vital matter it could be construct¬ ed of clapboards. Laundry could be located in basement, if desired, and this room used as a breakfast nook, or even as a large storage pantry if this was necessary. It would also make a convenient washup for the working men. Blue prints are ready to put into the hands of the builder. Consult the archi¬ tect as to materials O* Page Twenty-Nine Two-Family Workingman’s House of Metal Lath and Stucco Touchstone House No, 24 metal lath and stucco. Chimneys and closets arranged in the center of the house so that they form a sound proof wall. Sit¬ ting rooms placed as far apart as possible. Entrance to the porch can be concealed with planting of evergreens. Wall between two front porches adds to privacy. Stucco should be stained slightly and roof shingled mossy green or peacock blue. Over each unit is a place for storage. Though small the house is complete and could be built at slight cost. By setting such a house in dif¬ ferent ways on a lot, a whole street of them could be made without a monotonous result. A two-family house is an economical form of construction, and in this case, real privacy is gained by position of porches. Group of evergreens between two porches would more completely shut houses apart. Page Thirty Mountain Bungalow of Wood with Sleeping Niches for Extra Guests Touchstone House No. Bungalow for a summer camp to be built at lowest possible cost. Can be m^ade of clapboard or shingles. Would look much better built of logs. Feature of the house is living room with three sides facing dif¬ ferent directions in order to get full benefit of view. On each side of living room is a nook large enough for a couch-bed. Could be closed with curtains during the day or, when supplied with pillows form decorative color scheme of the room. Windows in each nook provide cross-ventilation. Porch large enough for extra cots if desired. Bedroom and bathroom separated from main rooms by small hall. Kitchen designed for easy working. Large storage room for extra supplies. If built of logs this house would make cozy appearance. Logs should be peeled and well-seasoned before using. The two sides of the logs which come together should be adzed to make tighter joint. Caulking should be of cement instead of clay. Blue prints show four elevations, floor plans and sheet of details. Page Thirty-One Duplex Studio-Home with Kitchenette Dining Nook and Bath Touchstone House No. 26 D uplex studio with great north light. Kitchenette back of fireplace and dining nook. Bedroom and bath reached by a stairway leading out of studio which gives picture¬ sque design to the room. Porch could be extended length of house if desired and window beneath balcony converted into a door. This would form pleasant home for any craftworker. The building is so simple that with the help of a set of blue prints this studio could be constructed with almost no help from pro¬ fessionals. If desired as a permanent all-year home, heating plant could be in¬ stalled in basement. The fireplace is sufficient for summer and fall months. Would be most attractive 70XCH* if brilliant color were introduced on the outside as well as inside the house. This studio could be built of shingles or clapboards, it could even be developed in stucco or metal lath. Interior could be finished with building board if expense be an item of consideration. Fireplace could be of stone, brick or bright tile. Page Th irty-Tu'_o i Touchstone Shop-Home No. sy Shop-home designed with special view to need of returned soldiers disabled in the war. Most inex¬ pensive type of construc¬ tion. Designed for nar¬ row lot. Chance for drive¬ way at one side, by which material such as lumber, could be taken to the shop situated at back of house. Living and dining room in one. If shop is not wanted, it could be converted into a dining room. The same number of rooms if built on one floor would be much more expensive. The bed¬ rooms were placed above living rooms in order to save cost of building. A more interesting roofline is gained by lifting peak, thus giving large storage place. j i I House with Small Shop in Front for Men Who Work at Home Touchstone Shop-Home No. 28 A shop-home for returned soldier or any man who works at home. Shop at front of house with large windows in which wares could be displayed. Could be built near a highway and serve as florist shop. Weavers, basket-makers, potters, or in fact any craft- workers would find this a practical, inex¬ pensive house. Shop could be converted into an office or living room as desired. If this house be made of shingles they could be stained brown or bitten with acids to a soft gray. There is a store room reached by a nar¬ row stairway and coat closet by the vestibule door. Economical construction was the ideal in designing this house. Interior fumishings should be few as possible, good in quality, simple in design. All hangings should be washable with bright, cheerful colors every¬ where. With the house plans we furnish ad¬ vice on all details of exterior and interior of the house to whoever cares to ask for it. Though small this house has an atmosphere of home which could be enhanced by planting of flowers about its base and vines over the porch. »z. - o Picturesque Stone House of Great Dignity and Efficient Floor Plan Touchstone House No. 2g vate bath and dressing room. Large fireplace in living room and chimney of kitchen g i v e balance to house design. Rooms large,- s u n n y well ventilated, giving sense of space and home comfort. Floor plan condensed and practical in extreme. I~I o u s e of stone with broad base and graceful roof¬ lines. Floor plan of great practicality. No waste spaces. Every bedroom supplied with closets. Owner’s room with pri- Page Thirty-Five Servantless Cottage of Five Rooms and Living Porch Touchstone House No. sqr Small stucco cottage furnishing maximum of comfort and beauty for minimum of price. Recessed entrance leads to hall, on right of which is living room supplied with corner fireplace. Graceful sweep of roof gained by adding sun- porch at rear of house. Hooded entrance adds notes of interest and design. There are two bedrooms upstairs, and a bath over kitchen which saves cost of plumbing. Large closets in each bedroom and a coat closet in front hall by the stairway. Kitchen entrance is through side door into rear hall as well as through a service porch on garden side. Page Thirty-Six Log Cabin for Summer or Winter Living with Out Door Living Room B ungalow of peeled logs for summer or winter living. Large porch serves as outdoor living room. Kitchen at left with bath nearby to save cost of construction and plumbing. Small hallway leads to bedrooms at rear of house which gives seclusion so much needed for informal house of this type. House should be given stone or concrete foundation to prevent de¬ cay of logs. Sides of logs should be adzed where they come together and chinking done with clay or concrete. One difficulty in de- T signing a log cabin is to get short enough logs. Hence front of living room was made octagonal. T •mXOOH' to ft*. 5*.a* •m-TOOK* ^ Cio^ m-xooM ib'-o'. ir-o* 'SATH- Cuo» •KITCWLM- lo-oV ATH KITCW^ "ALCOVE, • ; • 5>TUJi)0 • e'. o". ft’-o* ^ 33-o’ of front buttressed to add dignity and give sense of permanent strength. One buttress to be converted into stone seat. Garden wall joins the other buttress in which is a wall fountain. A great window in the north. Opposite large fireplace with flagstone hearth is alcove with kitchenette on one side and bath on other. Sleeping quarters are on balcony above this alcove. House to be heated in winter with furnace. Modern vogue for color seen in pea¬ cock blue of rcK>f and birdhouse. Blue prints show construction of bal¬ cony and stair leading to it. House should be fitted into natural contours of hill with existing boulders left as undisturbed as possible. If storage or heating basement is excavated stones uncovered by excavation could be used for sidewalls. Stones can be laid with light or dark joints. House would look best in tones of grey, roof being given same tint as predominates in stones, thus brilliant color used in tile on face of house would show to better advantage.. Page Forty-Eight House and Garage of Hollow Tile for Fifty-Foot Lot with Sun Room Touchstone House No. 43 H ouse of hollow tile designed for a fifty foot lot. Length or roof is gained by bringing it down over garage. Garage is separated from main house by two doors, one leading into an entry which opens to basement and the other into the hall. Thus no odor of gaso- oor. line can reach the house. At end of living room is sunroom. Above which is sleeping porch. Dining room is at end of hall. It is separated from kitchen by pantry. K,iltchen fully supplied with dressers. Coat closets in back hall. Dresser for dining room dishes in one end of pantry. Upstairs four bedrooms and bath well supplied with closets and ventilated by cross draughts. Fl OOP Page Forty-Nine 27-e Servantless Cottage of Wood with Central Hall and Large Living Room Touchstone House No. 44 Simple inexpensive servantless house that contains every modern comfort. Smallest possible house that could be built and gain any degree of beauty. To be made of shingles or clapboards or even of metal lath and stucco. On first floor is a large living room with fireplace on one side of the hall with dining room and kitchen on other side. Coat >\l 9WH • ' 1 HAIL 7 —^ I 1 1/ 1 KlTCHtM \Z o" f- ri VtOTimt- Coro I ' n I •MNIWaTO' l 5 o‘. IZ O' 3&-o‘ Page Fifty closet is in vestibule. Doorway at back permits view of garden from hall. Upstairs are two bedrooms. The kitchen should be in bright light colors. It has windows arranged to secure a good ven¬ tilation. Though small this house does not appear so because its lines are good and distinction has been given through placing of chimney and overhang of bed¬ rooms. House of Gray Stone for Woman Who Does Her Own Work JwCH- [ r 1 UlTCHLM-gl on one side of hall has large hreplace. Dining room and kitchen across the had. Kitchen planned for efihciency. No useless wearying steps need be taken preparing meals. Dish closet near sink. Upstairs are three bedrooms and bath in addition to maid’s room which is reached by stairway from kitchen wnich joins platform of main stairway. Attic in third story. npretentious friendly house of stone with every window letting in sunlight and a floor plan which considered house¬ wife’s comfort and convenience. En¬ trance is through a porch running length of house which could serve as outdoor summer living room Living room Page Fifty-One Hollow Tile and Stucco House, with Garage Entered from the Side I'ouchstone House No. 46 living room view is had into dining room and sunroom which gives light from three directions. Space against walls for piano or book shelves. Rooms have been segre¬ gated in order to make housework easy. Doorway at end of hall opens into kitchen hall thus pre¬ venting odors of cooking reaching main room. Entire end of kitchen given over to sink with double drainboards and dressers. Up¬ stairs are five bedrooms and two baths. O uburban or country home of hollow tile and stucco. Fine silhouette gained by introducing garage at side of house. To com¬ ply with fire laws house should be built of hollow tile and stucco or brick. It will be best built on corner lot with entrance from garage entering street. Garage can be entered from porch. From Page Fifty-Tivo House of Rough or Pressed Brick for Small Servantless Family Touchstone House No. 4/ Cottage designed for small family. Pressed or rough brick form walls. Roof of shin¬ gles stained to correspond with colored brick. Floor plan shows practical consideration for woman who does her own housework. First floor-plan complete in itself so second floor need not be completed unless desired. Kitchen and dining room in separate wing. Icebox to go in pantry which is supplied with sink CLOC>m cr. ^ L and dressers for dining room dishes. The three bedrooms andi bath separated from front of house by small hall. Be¬ cause of the hall angle and window kitchen odors are prevented from seeping into the sleeping quarters. Page Fifty-Thrcc Cottage of Stone with Cement Face in which Colored Tile Could be Set E(xposed woodwork in this house should be adzed, to make it in perfect keeping with the stone. Front wall is of hollow tile and stucco which gives variety of texture and a chance to introduce color through use of tile. Terrace could be extended several feet beyond the eaves of house and finished with a low stone parapet. Since this is a servantless house of small dimensions, a breakfast nook has been introduced in the kitchen which would save the mistress many a step. This nook would be a convenient place to serve the children's lunch. Kitchen is equipped with labor saving devices and each article placed at the correct height. There two bedrooms and a bath in the sec¬ ond story. Mod¬ ern vogue for color can be given full swing in this house not only in color of roof, exposed woodwork window shutters and doors but colored tile could be set in the doors or medallions placed in the front wall. This wall was made of cement on pur¬ pose to give variety of texture and opportunity to gain brilliant color. Window boxes should be painted bright colors and filled with gay flowers and placed in front of three upper windows. Page Fifty-Four House and Garage with Interesting Sun Room and Sleeping Porch Touchstone House No. 49 mce so many peo¬ ple wish to build on a fifty foot lot, we are showing still another narrow house. It is of hol¬ low tile and stucco, roof of wood or composition shingles. Above the sun room is a sleeping porch. At the back of kitchen is sitting o r c h for maid. Delivery of kitchen supplies is Jhrough porch near garage. Garage is set back a little and vine trained over a lattice ex- tended out from porch, in order to make garage doors less conspicuous. Ce¬ ment should be niix- ed with color to harmonize with roof. Page Fifty-Five Bungalow with Large Living Room Designed for a Woman’s Comfort Touchstone House No. 30 T, his house was designed especially for a mother and d-aughter. Kitchen is so placed that dining room can be served from either side. Beside the range is a dumb-waiter for con¬ venience in bringing up the wood for the fireplace and range. Living room designed to give picturesque setting for grand piano. For this reason the two little windows on each side of the bay are high. Mother's room — 1 —. r - ' TDX 1 1 has individual dressing room in which bath could be placed. Daughter’s room on opposite side of house so that each may have seclusion. The second story can be left unfinished or divided as shown by plan. Large open fire¬ place in living room and range in kitchen are arranged to use one chim¬ ney. Careful placing of mirrors in living room gives sense of space. 50- C>* Fifty-Six Touchstone House No. 51 Servantless house containing living and dining room, kitchen, laundry, four bedrooms, hath and sewing room beside a large hall. If these rooms were placed on one floor the cost of con¬ struction would be greatly increased. Kitchen is directly back of fireplace so but one chimney is needed. It is lighted by two windows be¬ neath one of which is the sink. There is a large pantry with much shelf space and at sink. Small laundi*}^' next to the kitchen in which icebox is kept. Bedrooms upstairs, compactly arranged, ?nd windows planned for purpose of ventilation. To be built of stucco and metal lath on frame because this is inexpensive and artistic form of building. o' Page Fifty-Seven Buncralow of Stucco and Metal Lath on Frame for Woman Who Does Her Own Work o Touchstone House No. 52 T hough this house of stucco is small it does not look so. Combination living and dining room gives sense of space. Bedrooms are well separated from body of house. Bath near kitchen to reduce cost of building. Stairway to laundry and furnace reached from back hall. Stairway to attic from bedroom. Porch can be enclosed if de¬ sired. Greater apparent size gained, at little additional cost by putting porch at end. Stairs great the porch as shown in plan. Thus, a outdoor sitting or workroom could be gained This room could be treated as a terrace, if preferred. lead from it out to garden. Can be made attrac¬ tive by planting a curtain o f vines. If back porch facing garden is need¬ ed it would be a simple matter to extend it out from the kitch¬ en to the end of Page Fifty-Eight Servantless House on Colonial Lines Designed for Easy House Work Touchstone House No. 53 I louse of old Colonial lines but with modern floor plans for a woman who does her own house¬ work. Hall is center artery of the house. Living room and sunroom on the one side of hall with dining room and kitchen on the opposite. Ter¬ race at the back serves as outdoor sitting room. Chimneys of stone or brick. Upstairs are four bedrooms and bath conveniently placed. No un¬ necessary wall space. Stairway leads from bed¬ room up to attic. Though exterior follows old ideals, interior is modern in every respect. Page Fifty-Nine Bungalow with Charming Floor Plan, of Stucco on Lath Touchstone House No. 54 Inexpensive bungalow of stucco with charmingly arranged floor plans. In the city a five room apartment must be long and narrow, but in the country rooms can be grouped more con¬ veniently as they are shown here. Fireplace is in corner of living room which is lighted from three directions. Back hall leads to bedrooms and kitchen. From it is stairway leading to basement and also to attic. Kitchen, scientifically planned, with sink be¬ neath window and range on inner wall with closet for pots and kettles close to it. There is a large storeroom and place for icebox. A service porch makes kitchen delivery easy. The stucco wall can be stained cream color and shingle roof brown or mossy green. Page Sixty Log Cabin for Summer Camp or Home for Returned Soldier Touchstone House No. 55 T his house was designed for use by returned soldiers who planned to take up government land and wished to build their home of trees cleared from the land. Floor plan is as for a farm¬ house, that is, it has a large kitchen and an extra large storage room. Place on the back porch for farm helpers to wash up before enterinig dining room. Large woodshed under same roof as house for winter com¬ fort. Could be used in summer time for serv¬ ing extra farmhands. The living quarters of the house are as adapt¬ able and convenient as though planned for a surburban village. The room has large large open fireplace and the kitchen is ar¬ ranged for easy housework. living Page Sixty-One Small Summer Camp of Logs or Home for Returned Fighter I'ouclistone House No. 56 i his log cabin designed for speedy erec¬ tion by men who have taken up Govern¬ ment land and wish to make a home. Can be enlarged when desired. Living and dining room in one. Large storage room for winter supplies. If more space is needed for storing seed corn and potatoes cellar could be excavated. Logs should he peeled and well seasoned if possible. Farmhands can use the porch as washroom. Porch can be extended if desired. Chimney of stones, brick or concrete. Extra fireplace in bedroom. Range on inner wall, using central chimney. , Such a house serves ex¬ cellently as a nucleus for a summer camp, that is. sleeping tents could be pitched all about it and all furniture used in them could he securely stored in this house dur¬ ing the winter. Kitchen is ample for use of large family and meals could he served out of doors under trees or kitchen porch could he extended to accommodate large number of diners. If house is used for returned soldier as we hope, logs should he chinked with concrete to make it perm¬ anent and warm. Logs can he used from au}^ trees felled in clearing fields. J. ' • • • • • 0 • ® L . Ptujc Sixty-'!'zoo Touchstone Gardens Eloise Roorbach,, Garden Editor T HE TOUCHSTONE Garden Department will plan gardens for Touchstone Houses or for any other houses that require simple designs and economical plans. W e will also remodel old garden plots, make suggestions for new, yards, help you make a wild dower garden, tell what shrubs and flowers should be planted to attract the birds and plan treat¬ ments for city back-yards. Since city yards cannot always be made to bloom luxuriantly, they must bd designed all the more careful¬ ly. There must be some archi¬ tectural plan about them. W^e are in a position to give our readers free information as to where to get the best seeds, nursery stock, roses, trees and garden fittings such as pergolas, sun dials, bird baths, wall foun¬ tains, arches, seats, in fact, every¬ thing that goes into the furnish¬ ing of a garden. If you wish advice, write to us. If you kno\v of something beauti¬ ful, tell us about it, so tliat we may pass on the information. All our counsel is free to subscribers, but if a detailed planting is re¬ quired a slight fee will be ciiarged. We are especially interested in ])lanning children’s gardens and city gardens. Cour:esy ol Qorham Co A Corner the Toiichstone Garden i THE TOUCHSTONE MAGAZINE Z_Art, cy^vsic, The Stage, Fiction, Poetry Education, Homes, Gardens and the Crafts w e believe that the new, great art of the future will find its expression in America. The object of this Magazine is to help discover and present this growth of beauty in our own country. We want to publish a popular art magazine, and we believe it possible, because all art should belong to all the people. We want this Magazine cheerfully written, beautifully printed, richly illustrated. We desire in the production of the Magazine the co-operation of all lovers of beauty among our subscribers and our contributors; in other words, we aim to make the Magazine so full of beauty, so simple in its presentation so fine in its production, that it expresses the life of, and belongs in the home of all intelligent men and women. We want our pages to become an open forum for the best new achieve¬ ment in Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Story Telling, Poetry, the Making of Beautiful Hom.es and Gardens, and the Development of the Crafts —a Magazine for the rich and poor, for the busy and leisurely, for the young and old; a Magazine that stands for beauty in the American home and for everything fine and new in America. MARY FANTON ROBERTS, Editor.' $4.00 a Year 35 Cents a Copy 1 West 47th Street, New York City \ ^ The Touchstone ^ * A Monthly Magazine from which the plans in this book were taken \ RE you interested in House Plans, Garden and Servantless Homes? Then you should be a regular reader of The Touchstone Magazine $4.00 per year Editorial Forecast F or 1920 THE TOUCHSTONE will be a magazine for homemakers and lovers of the beautiful, the best of American art, music, poetry and fiction will appear. Illustrations will show the most progressive and beautiful art of the season. Photographs will be used of the great painters and singers, sculptors and musicians. Two new Touchstone Houses will be presented each month, always designed for Beauty, Comfort, Economyj and to Help Solve the Servant Problem. Gardens new and old, large and small will be shown, and gardens will be planned in the Touchstone Garden Department for the great estates and little homes. The most brilliant fiction of the year will appear in our pages and poetry that has essentially the American note. The Art Students Department will be enlarged and modern ideas of homemaking and furnishing will be given. 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