February, 19 lo 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



65 



Some Western Homes 



Costing From Three to Five Thousand Dollars 



By Francis Durando Nichols 



T IS a difficult matter to secure a group of 

 modern houses with attractive elevations 

 combined with well-arranged floor plans, 

 and costing from three to five thousand 

 dollars, as illustrated herewith. 



The first house presented in the series, 

 and shown in Figs, i, 2, 3 and 4, was 

 built for Mr. Frank H. Tichenor, at Wilmette, 111. The 

 exterior of the house is constructed, from the grade to the 

 peak, of wood covered with metal lath and coated with 

 cement stucco of a gray color, while the trimmings are 

 painted a dark ivy green. The roof is shingled and stained 

 a moss green. The principal feature of the exterior is the 

 entrance porch, built at one corner of the house, and the 

 living porch, built at the side of the house and reached 

 from both the living and dining-rooms by French windows. 

 The hall and living-room are trimmed with oak finished 

 in Flemish brown, and both are separated by columns and 

 broad openings. 



green and brown covers the wall space above the rack. The 

 kitchen and its apartments are complete. The second floor 

 is finished with a white painted trim, and contains three 

 bedrooms and a bathroom, the latter wainscoted with tile 

 and furnished with porcelain fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. The cellar contains the heating appara- 

 tus, fuel rooms and laundry. 



The house illustrated in Figures 5, 6, 12 and 18 pre- 

 sents the interesting house built for William Schmedt- 

 gem in Greenleaf Avenue, Wilmette. The interesting 

 feature is the cobblestone work built at the front part of 

 the house. The cobblestones used in this house are white 

 in color, and were brought by rail from Wisconsin at con- 

 siderable expense. They add, however, a distinct feature 

 to the exterior. The remainder of the first story of the 

 house is built of frame construction covered with metal lath 

 and then coated with a cement stucco. The exterior walls 

 of the second story, and also the roof, are covered with 

 shingles, finished in a natural grey color. The house is en- 



Fig. 2 — The living-room 





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Fig. 1 — The first floor plan 



The hall contains an ornamental 

 staircase, with turned balusters and 

 rail. The fireplace 

 in the living-room is 

 built of red brick 

 laid in white mortar, 

 the facing reaching 

 to the height of five 

 feet, at which point 

 a mantelshelf is 

 placed. The din- 

 ing room is also 

 trimmed with oak, 

 and has a plate rack 

 extending around the 

 room, below which 

 the wall is covered 

 with green paper, 

 while a frieze of 



Fig. 4 — Mr. Frank Tichenor's house is built of stucco 



3 — The second floor plan 



tered through a vestibule into a hall, 

 which has a groined ceiling and arches 

 opening on either 

 side to a living-room 

 and a dining-room. 

 The interior of the 

 house is trimmed 

 with oak throughout. 

 The hall is finisheci in 

 a dull brown; the liv- 

 ing room hasa yellow- 

 brown finished wood- 

 work, and a soft 

 brown wall covering. 

 The ceiling is beamed 

 and the space formed 

 by these beams are 

 tinted a soft yello\\-. 

 The inglenook con- 



