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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 19 10 



Fig. 8 — The front of the house, showing the entrance porch 



Fig. 9 — The rear of the house showing the hving-porch 



rangement 

 could b e 

 obtained 

 than the 

 exampl e 

 presented 



deavor to do something is manifest in the shrubs that have 

 been started about the front door. 



This is a dwelling, however, containing all the charac- 

 teristics and conveniences of the larger house, but with the 

 elimination of the usual staircase hall, and building the 

 stairs so that they can be reach^ d direct from the living- or 

 dining-room is a well-considered feature. By this arrange- 



Fig. 1 — First floor plan 



herewith, for each of the rooms of this type has a direct 

 communication with a dressing-room. The bathrooms have 

 tiled wainscotings and floors, and exposed nickel-plated 

 plumbing. Mr. Walsh was the architect of his own house. 



The second house, illustrated in Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 

 13, was built for Miss Rhoda B. Long, at Minneapolis, 

 Minnesota. 



This house is an evidence of the desire of the home- 

 builder of modest means to have one that will be in har- 

 mony with the pro- 

 gressive movement 

 toward cement con- 

 struction, and a 

 simple interior ar- 

 rangement of 

 rooms. 



This is a dwelling 

 built on small 

 grounds, and the 

 noticeable features 

 are the plants and 

 shrubs and flower- 

 boxes which are 

 added to soften the 

 severity of the 

 stucco walls. Even 

 this does not pro- 

 vide the effect de- 

 sired, for it needs 

 more large shrubs 

 and trees planted 

 about it; but the en- 



Fig. 1 1 — Second floor plan 



Fig. 1 2 — The living-room and staircase 



ment the space usu- 

 ally utilized for a 

 hall is thrown into 

 making one large 

 room, which would 

 have been impos- 

 sible under the pre- 

 vious planning of 

 small houses. 



Miss Long's 

 house is a very ex- 

 cellent example of 

 the building of a 

 small house costing 

 $2,000. 



The exterior 

 walls are covered 

 with cement stucco, 

 while the trimmings 

 are painted brown. 

 The roof is covered 

 with shingles and 



