December, 1909 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 465 
Costing from Four to 
HE modern mind is rapidly coming to the 
conclusion that the country is the ideal 
place in which to live, even though one’s 
business may be in the city, and this feel- 
ing has not been better developed than is 
expressed in the many beautiful suburbs to 
be found in the vicinity of Chicago. No 
city has better suburbs, and the reason of their beauty is that 
they are laid out with a definite plan in view. Broad avenues 
are lined with finely constructed roadways which are planted 
on either side with two rows of trees; one row extending 
along the middle of the grassed plats, which is twenty-five 
feet wide between the 
curb and the sidewalk, 
while another row of 
trees is planted be- 
tween the sidewalk and 
the fence-line. The 
houses being well set 
back from the street 
and on a line with each 
other give a greater 
breadth of space by the 
lawn extending from 
the sidewalk to the 
front line of the houses. 
In order to eliminate 
all the appearances of 
the usual fences the 
planting of shrubs in an 
artistic profusion be- 
tween each house not 
only forms a privacy to 
the rear of the house, 
which is so frequently 
neglected, but it also 
maintains the dividing 
line of each one’s prop- 
erty. 
The group of houses 
illustrated herewith rep- 
resents a very excellent 
type of modern house, 
costing from four to 
six thousand dollars. 
These houses are well- 
built and are thoroughly 
equipped with all the 
modern appointments, 
by which housekeeping 
is made easy and con- 
venient for the modern 
housewife. The first 
Some Western Homes 
By Francis Durando Nichols 
Fig. |—The entrance-porch to Mr. Cleveland’s house is massed with 
an artistic profusion of shrubs 
Six Thousand Dollars 
house, illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, was built for 
B. W. Cleveland, Esq., at Wilmette, Ill. It is an attractive 
house, and is constructed of stucco and shingles, the lines of 
which are well broken by an attractive porch and bay windows. 
The underpinning is built of red brick laid in white mortar. 
The remainder of the house is of wood. The main walls, 
from the water-table to the under side of the sills of the 
second-story windows, are covered with wire-mesh and given 
a triple coat of cement stucco finished in its natural gray 
color. ‘The remainder of the wall surface above is covered 
with shingles stained a burnt-umber, while the trimmings, 
throughout, are painted ivory-white. ‘The roof is shingled 
and is stained a moss- 
green. ‘The entrance to 
the house is direct from 
the street to the porch, 
which is placed in the 
center of the house. 
This porch is provided 
with a_ stucco balus- 
trade and stucco col- 
umns, which support 
the roof of the porch. 
The hall of the house is 
trimmed with cypress 
stained a soft brown 
color. To the left of 
the hall is the living- 
room extending the 
depth of the house and 
finished in old_ ivory- 
white. It has a paneled 
seat in the bay window, 
which is built at the 
side of the house, and 
an open fireplace built 
of brick with facings 
and hearth of similar 
brick, and a mantel of 
Colonial style. At the 
rear of the living-room 
a French window opens 
on to the living-porch, 
which is furnished in 
keeping with the house. 
The dining-room, to the 
right of the hall, has 
a white painted trim, 
and a plate-rack extend- 
ing around the room. 
White painted battens 
extend from the floor 
to the plate-rack, form- 
