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is best observed by a study of the various designs and plans 

 of the dwelhngs shown herewith in the engravings and 

 which are a representative type of house now being built 

 throughout the country. To build a small house with an ex- 

 terior elevation that 

 is artistic and dis- 

 tinctive, and to 

 have an arrange- 

 ment of rooms that 

 insures good size 

 and convenience in 

 their relation to 

 each other, and to 

 be provided with 

 all the very best 

 modern improve- 

 ments and uses for 

 light and heat, and 

 all the sanitary fea- 

 tures which are 

 necessary, for so 

 small an amount as 

 stated herewith, is 

 a feat that requires 

 much thoughtful 

 study on the part of 

 the architect. 



The group of 

 small houses illus- 

 trated in the en- 

 gravings presented herewith, except the one shown in 

 Fig. 2, is constructed of the same kind of material and 

 while this Is true, each one of the designs show a distinct 



Fig. 20 — First-floor plan 



Individuality of its own. The use of cement in the build- 

 ing of the small country house at the present time is an 

 advance, from an economic point of view, of the best and the 

 cheapest kind of material of which a house may be built 

 with satisfaction, and is an excellent substitute for wood. 

 It not only makes a more permanent dwelling in which 

 to live, but when you consider the expense of keeping a 

 wooden house well painted and in good repair It will be 



found in the end 

 the cheapest form 

 of construction. 



That the archi- 

 tect is giving con- 

 siderable attention 

 to this kind of 

 house Is evident by 

 the rapid Improve- 

 ment throughout 

 the country in the 

 designing of the 

 small house, con- 

 structed of cement. 

 That much can be 

 done in relieving the 

 cement house of Its 

 monotony and se- 

 verity, is also well 

 demonstrated by the 

 uses of which cement 

 is now being made, 

 In its different forms and colors. One of the principal charms 

 of cement is that It can be molded into any form, and at the 

 same time present a most harmonious and pleasing effect. 



Fig. 2 1 — Second-floor plan 



Fig. 22 — Another view of Fig. 1 9 



