August, 1911 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
The front of the house 
Two Types of 
Stucco Houses 
By Burr Bartram 
MIME HE great movement toward the use of ce- 
HSS «ment in house construction is well exem- 
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plified in the two houses which form the 
Zia Mees subject of this paper. 
-_ mail. The house built for Mr. W. L. Serrell, 
at Kenilworth, IIl., is an artistic expression 
of the highest accomplishment in cement 
construction. Mr. George W. Maher, of Chicago, the 
architect of this house, has taken special care to ees a 
dwelling that would meet all the requirements of the owner, 
and at the same time afford him an opportunity to put his 
best efforts into a house of distinction. 
The main walls are covered with cement stucco of a rough 
gray surface, while 
the half-timber work 
and trimmings are 
painted bottle green. 
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KITCHEN {22 
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ascending over the entry to a broad landing, on which there 
is placed a cluster of lighted small windows. 
This hall, the living- and dining-rooms are trimmed with 
chestnut, stained and finished in a soft brown tone. 
The entire ceilings of the three rooms are beamed, form- 
ing panels, the spaces among the beams being tinted an écru 
tone of yellow, which gives life and lightness to the color 
scheme of the rooms. The main walls of the living-room 
have a tinted tone of the same color. The fireplace, built 
of brick with the facings extending from the floor to the 
ceiling, occupies the center wall space on one side of the 
room, while opposite the fireplace there is a bay-window 
furnished with a broad paneled seat. French windows open 
onto the living-porch, 
which is the feature 
of the house. This 
porch isenclosed 
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The roof is covered | eae, eM? ey ee with screens in sum- 
with shingles and SE Kegi Sai red _ mer and glass in win- 
stained a moss green. To Ee ett TS my ter; and, being heated 
The interior ar- 1 Ht | by steam, affords a 
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rangement of the first i Ht I | H place for the housing 
floor is perfect in re- fo i a a of plants during the 
F i lich 4 | DRAWING ROOM. | VERANDA P = 
gard to light an | 5 WOU) aetdtxrzipt 1) 1) Ill setotxret2" cold weather. 
ventilation. f aa if Ho The dining-room 
The entrance hall Wetiice aarti has a cluster of case- 
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is built one step SE es ea eat at ment windows placed 
above the grade lin Siege pe =a. a é 
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while four steps lead a et ae room, while the in- 
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from the entry to the le side wall space is oc- 
level of the first floor. <3 cupied by a_ built-in 
The hall is a central HA buffet. A plate shelf 
one, with stairs First floor plan extends around the 
