Jguupry, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



point. The?e houses 

 ly^re built cheaply, 

 •jfnd, even so, they 

 fiave such merit in 

 ithem that they make 

 model houses for 

 any one whose re- 

 quirements are not 

 too great. M r. 

 Moses ha^ designed 

 something beyond 

 the commonplace 

 house and, in order 

 to overcome the cost 

 of building, it was 

 necessary to adopt 

 every possible eco- 

 nomical means in 

 order to meet all 

 the essential require- 

 ments for a well- 

 regulated house of 

 low cost. 



In the designing 

 of these houses there 

 has been but one 

 thought, and that 



has been to eliminate all unnecessary ornamentation, except 

 that which means something, such as the main cornice, which 

 is bracketed and 

 gives a dignity to 

 the building. All 

 the houses have 

 similar detail, of the 

 Colonial style. They 

 have brick founda- 

 tions and underpin- 

 nings laid in white 

 mortar. The super- 

 structures are cov- 

 ered with matched 

 sheathing on the 

 outside of the stud- 

 ding. This sheath- 

 ing is then covered 

 with good building 

 paper and clap- 

 boarded. All the 

 houses are painted 

 white, with blinds 

 of ivy green. The 

 left to weather finish, 



-White Painted Clapboards and Green Painted Blinds Is the Color Scheme 

 of the Small Single House 



roofs are covered with shingles and 

 The arrangement of each house is 



most complete in 

 every respect. 



The small single 

 house presented in 

 Figures i, 2 and 3, 

 cost $2,100 com- 

 plete. The frontage 

 is twenty-eight feet 

 and six inches, and 

 the depth is twenty- 

 six feet; this is ex- 

 clusive of the front 

 and the two side 

 porches. 



The plan of the 

 house which is pre- 

 sented in Figure 1 

 shows an entrance 

 from a small porch 

 placed in the center 

 of the building. This 

 entrance door opens 

 into a hall, which 

 contains an orna- 

 mental staircase pro- 

 vided with white 

 painted steps and 



balustrade. The rail is of dark oak. From the hall access 

 is obtained to the living-room and the dining-room, and each 



of the latter connects 

 with the kitchen be- 

 yond. 



One chimney, 

 placed in the center 

 of the house, suffices 

 for each room, and 

 the rooms on the 

 first floor, being lo- 

 cated as they are 

 with connection to 

 the kitchen, permit 

 of sufficient heat be- 

 ing taken from the 

 kitchen range to heat 

 the living-room and 

 dining-room until 

 extremely cold 

 weather. 



The living-room 

 opens on to the 



porch at one side, while a similar porch, placed at the oppo- 

 site side of the house, opens from the dining-room. These 



-The Larger Single House Is Designed With the Same Colonial Features 

 as the Small Single House 



5 — The Plans of the Large Single House Show a Central Hall with Rooms on Either Side 



