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ing panels, which 
are of rough plas- 
ter and are tinted a 
soit «ywelliow. A 
softer yellow color- 
scheme is used for 
the wall space above 
the plate-rack and 
across the ceiling. 
The service end of 
the house is most 9 Ke 
complete in all its  "geaah/7/(7i0] 
appointments. The | = 
second story  con- 
tains three  bed- 
rooms and a_ bath- 
room, anid one 
servant bedroom 
over the kitchen. 
The former has 
white painted trim, 
with mahogany fin- 
ished doors, while 
the bathroom is 
in white enamel 
throughout, and is furnished with porcelain fixtures, 
with exposed nickelplated plumbing. The third floor con- 
tains two bedrooms and a trunk-room. ‘The heating appara- 
tus and fuel-room and cold-storage and laundry are placed 
in the cellar. Mr. Howard Bowen, of Chicago, was the 
architect of this interesting house. The house, illustrated in 
Figs. 7, 8, 13 and 14, was built for Mrs. Rose M. Kavana, 
at Oak Park, Illinois, from plans of Lawrence Buck, archi- 
tect, of Chicago. ‘The house is a most interesting one, and 
thoroughly artistic and distinctive in character. The brick- 
walk, which leads direct to the entrance-porch, with steps 
also built of brick, leads to the front door, over which is 
built a hood with pergola effect. [he massive wall space 
of stucco, of which the house is built, from the grade to the 
peak of the house, is well broken by an artistic grouping 
of small lighted windows. ‘The soft gray of the stucco 
walls, the green of the trimmings, and the red of the shin- 
gled roof is most harmonious. The front door opens direct 
into the lobby, from which the living-room is reached. This 
living-room and the adjoining dining-room are finished with 
Fig. 3—The first floor plan 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Fig. 2—Mr. Cleveland’s house is built of cement stucco and shingles 
Fig. 4—The bay window of the living-room 
December, 1909 
cypress stained a 
soft brown. The 
living-room has an 
open fireplace, with 
facings and hearth 
of brick, and a sim- 
ple stained wooden 
mantel. A paneled 
seat is built in at the 
side of the fireplace. 
The staircase, orna- 
mental in design, 
rises out of the liy- 
ing-room to the sec- 
ond floor. Opposite 
the staircase is built 
a French window, 
by which a pergola 
porch is reached. 
From the dining- 
room another 
French _ window 
opens on to the liy- 
ing-porch, which is 
formed by massive 
stuccoed arches. The service end of the house is most 
complete. The second story contains three bedrooms and 
bathroom, the latter furnished with porcelain fixtures and 
exposed nickelplated plumbing. The house of Harrison A. 
Smith, at Wilmette, Illinois, and illustrated in Figs. 9, 10, 
II, 12, 15, 16, 17.and 18, is another type of the stucco 
house, and was designed by Mr. Howard Bowen. The ex- 
terior walls throughout are of gray stucco, while the trim- 
mings are painted white. ‘The roof is shingled and finished 
natural. The front porch, quite unique in its form, is built 
in the center of the house, while the living-porch, which is 
used in summer as a breakfast-room, is placed at the rear 
of the house, adjoining the living-room. This living-porch 
is connected with the lobby in order to have direct service 
from the kitchen. The hall is trimmed with oak, with a 
paneled wainscoting above which the walls are treated with 
a pea-green paint. The living-room is also trimmed with 
oak, and its walls are treated with a soft tone of écru. 
A broad open fireplace, with facings of red brick laid in 
white mortar, extends from the floor to the ceiling; the 
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Fig. 5—Second floor plan 
is artistically designed with leaded glass 
in the upper sash 
