December, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



481 



generous in ap- 

 pearance. 



rhe purch ex- 

 tends across the 

 entire front and 

 has square concrete 

 piers supporting the 

 roof and the ex- 

 posed rafters at the 

 ends for vines. The 

 wood forms on 

 these piers were re- 

 moved before the 

 concrete was en- 

 tirely hard and the 

 tine sand brushed 

 out, leaving the 

 washed pebbles of 

 yellow and brown 

 exposed, giving an 

 Interesting texture 

 and affording an 

 excellent cling for 

 vines. 



The first story 

 has a large living- 

 room extending the 



entire depth of the house, with rough brick fireplace to ceil- 

 ing, oak shelf, and closets on each side with glass doors. 

 At the side is a square bay with triple sash and window 

 seat with box under. The stair goes up directly from the 

 living-room to a platform with a seat at the rear, and a 

 small bookcase has been built in under the stairs. The din- 



The living-room 



ing-room opens like 

 an alcove from the 

 large living-room 

 and is similarly fin- 

 ished. The kitchen 

 is not large, and 

 has been planned to 

 save steps. The 

 kitchen closets 

 about the walls are 

 extremely conveni- 

 ent, and the loca- 

 tion of range and 

 sink side by side 

 economizes labor in 

 cooking. A hood 

 over the range with 

 vent to chimney 

 makes the kitchen 

 and the room above 

 much cooler than 

 they otherwise 

 would be. 



From the pantry, 

 access is afforded to 

 the cellar, the din- 

 ing-room, the 

 kitchen and the living-room, and the ice box is built in with 

 an ice door opening outside. In the second story one large 

 chamber with four closets occupies space over the living- 

 room, and two smaller chambers are placed at the opposite 

 end of the house. The bath is centrally located. There are 

 no moldings to catch dirt or dust. 



A Craftsman's House Costing $2,400, Complete 



;HEN a man wants to build a house for the 

 amount of twenty-four hundred dollars, 

 the average architect will inform him that 

 it is impossible. If anything out of the 

 commonplace is desired. 



Yet a close study of the model house 

 which is Illustrated herewith and which 

 was built for W. F. 

 Struthers, will 



show what an 

 architect did build 

 for twenty- 

 four hundred dol- 

 lars complete. 



The elevations 

 are exceed- 

 ingly artistic and 

 attractive, and the 

 interior arrange- 

 ment of both the 

 first and second 

 floors are as com- 

 plete in every de- 

 tail, as it is possible 

 to make them. 



Of course, the 

 house is not a large 

 one, neither is the 

 family which is to 

 occupy it. 



The illustration 

 of the exterior 

 shows every 



A craftsman house built of brick and stucco 



evidence of a very careful study on the part of the architect. 

 In design. It Is what might be termed a Craftsman house, 

 and is one that Is adapted to any locality. 



The underpinning and the first story are built of red 

 brick, laid up In white mortar, with raked joints. The 

 second story is of cement rough cast. xA^U the exterior 

 woodwork Is of cypress, stained and finished In a soft 



brown color. 



A novel feature 

 Is the arrangement 

 of the front porch; 

 the glass doors 

 which enclose part 

 of the front of the 

 living-room swing 

 out, meeting doors 

 which are hinged 

 back of the porch 

 piers, and enclosing 

 the portion of the 

 porch, forming a sun- 

 room when desired. 

 A small vestibule 

 lorms an entrance 

 to the house, in 

 which tlie stairs 

 from the first floor 

 ascend to the second. 

 A door opens into 

 the living-room. 



A broad arch- 

 way Is built in be- 

 tween the living- 



