306 AMERICAN HOMES AND 
employed, as it is to the man- 
ner in which they have been 
combined. One of the houses 
may be built of stucco, an- 
other of brick, another of 
frame and brick, and so on, 
throughout the entire village, 
yet the general aspect of each 
house is distinct in character 
one from the other. In re- 
gard to the planning of these 
houses, there is only one 
standard type of dwelling. 
They have been planned, 
however, after much thought 
and careful study. Each 
house contains a 
large living- 
room, dining- 
room, kitchen 
and pantry on 
the first floor, 
and three bed- 
rooms and a 
bathroom on the 
second floor. The 
hiowsies are 
trimmed _ inside 
with the best 
grade of oak, 
for the halls, 
dining- and_ liv- 
ing-rooms, and 
with Georgia 
pine for the re- 
mainder of the 
dwelling. The 
floors are laid 
with maple. <A 
considerable sav- 
ing of space is 
attained by the 
elimination of a 
hallway, and by 
building the 
Staircase to as- 
cend from the 
living - room. of 
the house. The 
kitchens are 
furnished in the 
best possible 
manner; the 
bathrooms are 
provided with 
porcelain fixtures 
and exposed 
nickel-plated 
plumbing. The cost of these houses ranges from $3,000 
to $3,500, according to the materials used in their building. 
This is a very low expenditure, and is an important feature 
Kitchen 
Dining Room 
Bedroom 
Living Room 
GARDENS 
Bedroom Bedroom 
Second floor plan 
A home of stone and brick 
YY NON 
August, I9II 
in dwellings of this charac- 
ter. The dignity and simplic- 
ity of these houses are also 
matters to be _ considered. 
These features are of partic- 
ular moment when one con- 
siders the high-priced condi- 
tions in the building trade at 
the present time: jlaeethe 
fashioning of these houses 
there has been one thought, 
and that has been to have an 
exterior which has all that is 
necessary to give each design 
an architectural character, 
and an interior so thoroughly 
equipped as to 
meet all the mod- 
ern requirements 
of their class, and 
at the same time 
to eliminate all 
unnecessary or- 
namentation and 
equipment. These 
workingmen’s 
homes show to 
their full advan- 
tage in the illus- 
trations. They 
seem fitted to oc- 
cupy a nice point 
between _ attract- 
iveness and com- 
fort, which con- 
sists here in the 
charming variety 
obtained after 
building on a sin- 
gle plan. Exte- 
riorly they have 
the air of a group 
of houses worthy 
to stand in full 
day in compari- 
son with many 
less econ omame 
dwellings in the 
suburbs of any 
American — indus- 
trial city; and the 
interiors will 
show a working- 
man’s family ben- 
efits as large as 
are to be had in 
many types of 
homes. Differing 
as they do from one another, these houses as planned will 
help the desire of purchasers to own homes with the hall- 
mark of individuality, as here so favorably shown. 
PAY NP RONEN AT NAAN 
