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The kitchen is separated 
from the main part of the 
house by a_ passageway 
under the front stairs and 
the pantry between the 
dining-room and _ the 
kitchen. The kitchen is 
provided with range, dress- 
ers, sinks, and a_ lobby 
large enough to admit an 
ice-box. 
The second floor con- 
tains two bedrooms, pro- 
vided with large closets, 
and a maid’s room. ‘There 
is also a bathroom fur- 
nished with porcelain fix- 
tures and exposed _ nickel- 
plated plumbing. A den, 
opening from the owner’s 
room and 
provided 
walt "an 
open fire- 
place, can 
be utilized 
for a_bed- 
room, if de- 
sired. The 
cost of this 
house was 
$3,027. The 
edo rissor 
the  archi- 
Living Room | 
AMERICAN 
Dining Room ! Covered Plazza 
| 
The house of Mr. Edward O. Kenney at Reading, Mass. 
GARDENS 
HOMES AND 
May, IgII 
tects and owner were ex- 
erted to produce a simple, 
practical house which would 
have character and combine 
all the essential features of 
the modern dwelling for a 
small amount of money, 
and the result has been 
most satisfactory. 
The second house was 
designed by the same 
architects, for Mr. Harry 
L. Dane, at Readings 
Mass., and is of a different 
style from the one built 
for Mr. Kenny. It is a 
copy of the old New Eng- 
land village house, ‘The 
site upon which it is built 
is very heavily wooded 
with large 
pines and 
birches, and 
Guest Room 
Closet 
the structure 
sits down 
among them 
in a manner 
not often 
seen in a su- 
bu r barn 
building lot. 
The color 
Canvas 
Roof 
| Canvas Roof 
= 
Second floor plan 
combination 
on_the out- 
