Cottage of Mr. Clarence F,. Shepard, Kansas City, Missouri 
A Small House Which is Good 
COTTAGE AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 
Designed by CLARENCE E. SHEPARD 
T O obtain an attractive exterior and a spacious 
and well arranged interior for the small house 
at small cost, seems in this day of expensive 
materials and labor almost impossible, d'his, how¬ 
ever, has been achieved in the house we reproduce. 
I'he shingled exterior has been treated with a dark 
green stain and the trim is of ivory white. I'he stone¬ 
work pillars and the walls surrounding the grounds 
are of native Missouri limestone. Ehe hooded front 
door is an espe¬ 
cially attractive 
feature of the 
house, and the 
piazza of gener¬ 
ous dimensions 
will appeal to all. 
r his house 
was built in Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo., 
during the last 
year at a cost of 
something under 
$3,000. All the 
floors on the 
first floor are of 
oak. Up stairs, 
pine has been 
used except in 
the bath-room, 
which is tiled. 
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I he standing woodwork of the lower floor is also 
of red oak and has been treated with a mission 
stain. 
The living-room has a native stone fireplace with a 
six foot breast reaching to the ceding. The stone of 
this fireplace, which is a feature of the living-room, is 
well marked with iron. Erom this stone was taken a 
hint for the color scheme for this lower floor. 
h he stairway is exposed and there are built in 
hook cases and 
seats, all ofwhich 
form decorative 
features in the 
room. The walls 
are treated 
in soft golden 
olive tones, ac¬ 
centuating the 
browns in the 
stone. Old blue 
pongee silk cur¬ 
tains are hung 
over ecru net 
curtains next the 
glass. 
In the dining¬ 
room, opening 
directly from the 
living- room, 
the walls are 
FIREPLACE IN THE LIVING-ROOM 
