ATTRIBUTES OF A HOUSE 



Unless the location selected already has 

 buildings on it which meet the needs of the 

 purchaser and his family, there will be the 

 immediate problem of building the home or 

 remodeling the structure already in existence. 

 In recent years a great deal of attention has 

 been given to rural homes, stimulated no doubt 

 by the very evident trend of population from 

 the city to the country. These homes should 

 have attributes distinctly their own and should 

 harmonize with the purpose and the location 

 in mind. A house with lines that look well in 

 town or city may be only a blot on the landscape 

 when set in the open country. Many excellent 

 recommendations have been made for country 

 houses by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, the President's Conference on Home 

 Building and Home Ownership (December, 

 1931) and by architects who have given this 

 problem the specific attention it deserves. 



In general, we may say that the exterior 

 of the house should have simple lines and should 

 not be ostentatious or covered with inappropriate 

 decorative effects. This is especially the case 

 where the house is comparatively small and is 

 located in the open country where there is a 

 simple and pleasing natural background. The 

 country house should be low and broad, rather 

 than tall and narrow. The windows and doors 



