HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1912 
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In the environs of Chicago has arisen a distinctive type of house design sometimes called the Chicago School. This style is well represented in 
much of the work of Mr. Walter Burley Griffin. It endeavors to produce a home that reflects the environment of the vicinity 
and to create a background that is entirely consistent with the life of the place 
THE HOME OF 
MR. F. B. CARTER 
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 
Walter Burley Griffin , architect 
Much allowance is made for outdoor life. Both 
balconies may be used as sleeping porches 
The formality of the exterior is planned to coincide with the straight 
lines of the street. The horizontal wooden strips accentuate this 
In the interior there is a freedom from applied decoration and absolutely 
nothing that is used merely for the sake of ornament 
