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which point a phitc- 

 rack extends around 

 the room. 



The kitchen and 

 the pantry are fitted 

 complete, and take 

 in the remaining 

 space of the first 

 floor. 



The second story 

 has a white enamel 

 trim and mahogany 

 fi n i s h e d doors. 

 There are four bed- 

 rooms and a bath- 

 room on this floor, 

 and three bedrooms 

 in the third story. 



The bathroom is 

 furnished with tiled 

 wainscoting and 

 floor, and porce- 

 lain fixtures, and 

 the exposed 

 plated plumbing 

 is of nickel. 



The cellar con- 

 tains a heating 

 apparatus, fuel- 

 rooms, and laun- 

 dry. 



The house 

 shown in Figs. 6, 

 7 and 8 was built 

 for Mr. H. C. 

 Burnham, at Ken- 

 ilworth. 111., and 

 its exterior is cov- 

 ered with a white 

 cement stucco. It 

 has a white 

 painted trim and 

 a silvery gray 

 shingled roof. 

 Across the front of 

 the house extends 

 the living - room, 

 from which the 

 stairs to the second 

 floor ascend. It has 

 an inglenook pro- 

 vided with an open 

 fireplace and pan- 

 eled seats at each 

 side of it. The din- 

 ing-room has a buf- 

 fet built in under 

 the cluster of win- 

 dows at the rear of 

 the room. The kit- 

 chen and the pan- 

 try are fitted com- 

 plete. 



The second floor 

 contains four good- 

 sized bedrooms and 

 a bathroom. 



The heating ap- 

 paratus, fuel-rooms 

 and laundry are in 

 the cellar. 



Fig. 6 — The house has gray stucco walls and white trimmings 



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Fig. 7 — First-floor plan 



Fig. 9 — A stucco house with an entrance built at the side 



Mr. Howard 

 B o w e n, of Chi- 

 cago, was the archi- 

 tect. 



J he house, Mgs. 

 9, ] and I I, built 

 for J"!dwin H. Ehr- 

 man, Esq., at Oak 

 Park, 111., from the 

 plans of Lawrence 

 Buck, architect, of 

 Chicago, shows a 

 very carefully stud- 

 ied design in its ex- 

 terior treatment, as 

 well as in its inte- 

 rior arrangement 

 of the floor plans. 

 Stucco was the ma- 

 terial used in the 

 construction, and the 

 dwelling, with its soft gray toned walls, blends 

 well with the soft brown stain of the trim and 



the shingled roof. 

 The entrance 

 is built at the 

 side of the house 

 and on the level 

 with the street, 

 while steps in the 

 vestibule lead up 

 to the level of 

 the main floor. 

 The hall extends 

 across the house, 

 terminating with 

 a den at the op- 

 posite end. 



The living - 

 room occupies 

 the front of the 

 house, and is 

 provided with an 

 open fireplace, a 

 paneled seat and 

 bookcases. The 

 dining-room and the 

 service department 

 are built at the rear 

 of the house, over- 

 look the garden, 

 and each is fur- 

 nished complete in" 

 every detail. 



A feature of the 

 ground plan is the 

 hooded gateway, 

 which forms a 

 screen for the rear 

 of the house 

 grounds, and per- 

 mits a certain 

 amount of privacy. 

 The second floor 

 contains three bed- 

 rooms and a bath- 

 room; also a maid's 

 room and a bath- 

 room built over the 

 kitchen extension 

 and reached from 



Fig. 8 — Second-floor plan 



