October, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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shown us what a thoroughly desirable plan 

 this is, we are under equal debt of obliga- 

 tion to them for translating the plan into 

 effective and pleasing architectural forms. 

 Such a plan as this will always be good, but 

 excellent as it is in basic idea, it would 

 quite fail of popular approval were the ele- 

 vations less pleasing, the grouping of parts 

 less successful, the detail less ably applied, 

 the color less good. All these important 

 matters are quite notably treated in their 

 way, and hence the effect of the whole 

 group is eminently effective. 



The planning of the houses shows a dis- 

 tinct cleverness, an economical distribution 

 of the interior, and an agreeable disposi- 

 tion of the rooms. The front portion of the 

 house may, for purposes of analysis, be des- 

 ignated as the end; the front overlooking 

 the lawn may be called the lawn front, and 

 corresponds to the garden front of the ordi- 

 narily situated house. The entrance front 

 is on the opposite side, and faces the edge 

 of the lot; it is quite properly subordinated, 

 and is arranged in accordance with the best 

 ideals of modern planning. The kitchen 

 and laundry alone retain their typical posi- 

 tions at the extreme rear of the house, and 

 are located at the furthest point from the 

 street. 



The advantages of this plan are disclosed 

 by a careful scrutiny of the drawings. The 

 living-room is, of course, the most impor- 

 tant room of the house, being the largest 

 and the most advantageously situated. It 

 opens directly from the hall and has win- 

 dows on three sides. The dining-room 

 also opens from the hall, but to make way 

 for the back stairs and necessary closet 

 room it is pushed forward into the lawn 

 space, and thus gains a window on the 

 street front, making in all windows on three 

 sides again. The houses being of moderate 

 size, these rooms constitute the chief con- 

 tent of the first floor; but ample space is 

 still in reserve for the service rooms, which 

 consist of the pantry, kitchen and laundry. 

 As the dining-room has been brought for- 

 ward beyond the main line of the house, 

 these parts are perfectly concealed from 

 most views of the street, yet their windows 

 overlook the central lawn, and the beauty 

 of that spot is thus available from every 

 room on that floor. 



The designers of so good a plan as this 

 encountered no difficulties in making an 

 economical use of their space in the second 

 story. The bedrooms here are conveniently 

 located and are advantageously placed. 

 They are bedrooms of good size, and are 

 provided with ample closet room. Could 

 more be needed? They are well lighted, 

 and as three of the five have windows over- 

 looking the lawn, the larger number of 

 them have full benefit of that very agree- 

 able center. 



There are many reasons, therefore, why 

 an attentive study of these plans, supple- 

 mented with careful surveys of the eleva- 

 tions, will repay attentive study. 



The Half Timber Work and Exterior Wood Are Stained Brown 





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The Living-room and Its Cluster of Windows 



