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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  January, 
  1907 
  

  

  porches, 
  being 
  separate 
  

   from 
  the 
  entrance 
  porch, 
  

   give 
  a 
  privacy 
  for 
  the 
  in- 
  

   mates 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  and 
  their 
  

   friends. 
  

  

  The 
  whole 
  house 
  is 
  fur- 
  

   nished 
  with 
  corner 
  block 
  

   trim 
  of 
  white 
  wood, 
  and 
  is 
  

   painted 
  white. 
  An 
  orna- 
  

   mental 
  chair 
  rail 
  surrounds 
  

   each 
  room, 
  below 
  which 
  the 
  

   walls 
  are 
  painted 
  white, 
  

   and 
  above 
  they 
  are 
  covered 
  

   with 
  artistic 
  wall 
  paper 
  dec- 
  

   orations 
  and 
  the 
  whole 
  fin- 
  

   ished 
  with 
  a 
  picture 
  mold- 
  

   ing. 
  The 
  living-room 
  has 
  a 
  

   neat 
  mantel. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  contains 
  three 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  a 
  bath- 
  

   room. 
  The 
  bathroom 
  has 
  enameled 
  iron 
  fixtures 
  and 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  nickel-plated 
  plumbing. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  scuttle 
  in 
  the 
  

   ceiling 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  hall, 
  that 
  forms 
  an 
  entrance 
  to 
  the 
  attic, 
  

   which 
  contains 
  

   ample 
  storage 
  space. 
  

   Only 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  

   cellar 
  is 
  excavated, 
  

   but 
  it 
  is 
  ample 
  to 
  

   supply 
  all 
  necessary 
  

   storage 
  space 
  for 
  

   fuel, 
  etc. 
  

  

  The 
  large 
  single 
  

   house 
  of 
  the 
  group, 
  

   presented 
  in 
  Figures 
  

   4 
  and 
  5, 
  costing 
  

   $3,000, 
  is 
  designed 
  

   and 
  built 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  

   manner 
  as 
  the 
  small 
  

   single 
  house 
  shown 
  

   in 
  Figures 
  1, 
  2, 
  and 
  

   3. 
  It 
  has, 
  however, 
  

   a 
  greater 
  breadth, 
  

   which 
  is 
  thirty-six 
  

   feet 
  and 
  six 
  inches, 
  

   and 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  

   twenty-four 
  feet 
  and 
  

   six 
  inches. 
  The 
  

   front 
  door, 
  which 
  

   forms 
  the 
  entrance, 
  

  

  is 
  reached 
  from 
  a 
  porch 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  

   On 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  front 
  door, 
  which 
  is 
  glazed, 
  are 
  

   small 
  lighted 
  windows. 
  The 
  living 
  porches 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  

   are 
  placed 
  at 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  building. 
  

  

  The 
  plans 
  show 
  a 
  central 
  

   hall 
  with 
  rooms 
  on 
  either 
  

   side. 
  This 
  hall 
  has 
  an 
  or- 
  

   namental 
  staircase 
  with 
  

   white 
  painted 
  steps 
  and 
  

   balustrades 
  and 
  an 
  oaken 
  

   rail. 
  

  

  The 
  trim 
  throughout 
  the 
  

   house 
  is 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  the 
  kind 
  

   mentioned 
  in 
  the 
  small 
  

   house 
  shown 
  in 
  Figures 
  1, 
  2 
  

   and 
  3. 
  The 
  openings 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  the 
  hall, 
  living, 
  and 
  

   dining-rooms 
  are 
  not 
  so 
  

   broad 
  as 
  to 
  suggest 
  a 
  divi- 
  

   sion, 
  yet 
  are 
  of 
  sufficient 
  

   breadth 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  pleasing 
  

  

  6 
  — 
  The 
  Plan 
  of 
  the 
  Double 
  House 
  Has 
  Separate 
  Entrances 
  

   for 
  Each 
  Family 
  

  

  7 
  — 
  The 
  Exterior 
  of 
  the 
  Double 
  House 
  Is 
  Quite 
  the 
  Same 
  as 
  the 
  Large 
  Single 
  

   House 
  in 
  Its 
  Exterior 
  Features 
  

  

  $£CONO~JToOfZ 
  

  

  effect, 
  and 
  by 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  dra- 
  

   peries 
  any 
  room 
  may 
  be 
  shut 
  

   off 
  from 
  the 
  others 
  as 
  com- 
  

   pletely 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  desired, 
  

   without 
  in 
  any 
  way 
  injuring 
  

   the 
  effect 
  of 
  space 
  given 
  by 
  

   the 
  vistas 
  of 
  the 
  three. 
  

  

  To 
  further 
  heighten 
  the 
  

   effect 
  given 
  of 
  one 
  large, 
  

   recessed 
  room, 
  the 
  hall 
  and 
  

   living-room 
  show 
  the 
  same 
  

   color 
  scheme 
  throughout. 
  

   The 
  living 
  and 
  dining- 
  

   rooms 
  have 
  open 
  fireplaces 
  

   built 
  of 
  brick 
  with 
  facings 
  

   and 
  hearth 
  of 
  similar 
  brick 
  

   and 
  wooden 
  mantels 
  of 
  neat 
  

   design. 
  The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  

   is 
  fitted 
  with 
  dressers 
  placed 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  and 
  it 
  forms 
  an 
  ac- 
  

   cess 
  to 
  the 
  kitchen. 
  The 
  kitchen 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  best 
  mod- 
  

   ern 
  conveniences, 
  including 
  sink, 
  laundry 
  tubs, 
  dresser, 
  and 
  

   range. 
  Two 
  chimneys, 
  one 
  at 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  connect 
  

  

  with 
  all 
  the 
  rooms 
  in 
  

   both 
  stories. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  story 
  

   contains 
  four 
  bed- 
  

   rooms, 
  which 
  are 
  

   arranged 
  in 
  the 
  best 
  

   possible 
  manner 
  for 
  

   light, 
  air, 
  and 
  con- 
  

   venience, 
  for 
  each 
  

   room 
  is 
  exposed 
  on 
  

   two 
  sides. 
  A 
  large, 
  

   well-fitted 
  closet 
  is 
  

   provided 
  in 
  each 
  

   room. 
  The 
  bathroom 
  

   is 
  provided 
  with 
  

   enameled 
  iron 
  fix- 
  

   tures 
  and 
  exposed 
  

   plumbing. 
  The 
  attic 
  

   contains 
  ample 
  stor- 
  

   age 
  space. 
  The 
  cellar 
  

   is 
  excavated 
  under 
  

   one-half 
  of 
  the 
  

   building 
  and 
  is 
  large 
  

   enough 
  for 
  the 
  stor- 
  

   age 
  of 
  fuel, 
  etc. 
  

   Figures 
  6, 
  7, 
  and 
  

   8, 
  present 
  the 
  same 
  exterior 
  of 
  house 
  as 
  the 
  large 
  single 
  house 
  

   shown 
  in 
  Figures 
  4 
  and 
  5, 
  except 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  built 
  for 
  a 
  double 
  

   house 
  and 
  arranged 
  for 
  two 
  families, 
  one 
  on 
  each 
  side, 
  and 
  

   cost 
  $2,600. 
  The 
  general 
  treatment 
  of 
  the 
  exterior 
  is 
  much 
  

  

  the 
  same 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  other 
  de- 
  

   signs; 
  but 
  within 
  there 
  are 
  

   many 
  differences. 
  Glazed 
  

   doors 
  in 
  the 
  vestibule 
  open 
  

   on 
  either 
  side 
  into 
  separate 
  

   halls 
  for 
  each 
  family. 
  Here 
  

   are 
  the 
  stairs 
  to 
  the 
  second 
  

   story 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  cellar. 
  Be- 
  

   yond 
  are 
  the 
  kitchens 
  and 
  

   living-rooms. 
  The 
  second 
  

   floor 
  contains 
  three 
  bed- 
  

   rooms, 
  as 
  shown 
  in 
  Figure 
  

   8, 
  showing 
  two 
  ways 
  in 
  

   which 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  arranged. 
  

   There 
  is 
  storage 
  space 
  in 
  

   the 
  attic 
  and 
  a 
  cellar 
  under 
  

   the 
  entire 
  house. 
  

  

  -The 
  Second 
  Floor-plan 
  Shows 
  Two 
  Ways 
  in 
  Which 
  

   It 
  Can 
  Be 
  Built 
  

  

  