January, 1911 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 21 
A house with Spanish feeling 
plumbing. A screened sleeping porch is built at one side when combined with fine artistic treatment, as in this in- 
of the house overlooking the patio. stance, sums up about all the requirements that can be 
The house is provided with a basement under the entire demanded of a dwelling place. 
building, and is furnished with a heating apparatus, fuel- Apart from the plan and the arrangement, the qualities 
rooms, laundry and storeroom. of this house which particularly call for consideration and 
Here, then, is a very simple dwelling, unpretentious in which most decidedly assert themselves, are its simplicity 
its structure and development, yet a very charming house and its charm. The charm of the house is due to circum- 
to live in, and amply equipped with every essential con- stances. The surroundings are, of course, interesting, but 
venience. it took the skill of a trained architect to create a design 
The design is an extremely happy one for the situation, that would be harmonious and in keeping, not only with 
the house and the site having that direct relationship to the site upon which the house is built, but also with the 
each other which characterizes every good house and which, requirements of the family who are to live in it. 
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