The Small House Which is Good 
A CEMENT BLOCK HOUSE 
HOMER KIESSLING, Architect 
B \ reason of its location as well as the greater 
cost of wooden construction, the house 
depicted herewith is designed to he huilt 
of cement blocks with the exterior walls plastered 
with a cement coat. In this form of construction 
all wood framing, which is a large item, is dispensed 
with. 
A stucco house costs’ a little more than a shingled 
or clapboard house, but this house of cement blocks 
is much under 
all in cost and 
also approaches 
fireproof con¬ 
struction. 
This house is 
designed to be 
huilt on a hill¬ 
side and faces 
due northwest, 
by which means 
the most impor¬ 
tant rooms face 
the south. The 
roof shingles 
are stained red, 
and green blinds 
are used at the 
windows. 
T h e interior 
treatment of 
the first floor is very simple. The hall which is 
central to all the rooms is finished in white wood 
stained a deep brown, while the plaster ceiling is 
tinted green. 
A large and inviting living-room opens up well 
from the hall. The inglenook breathes an air of 
hospitality and for entertaining the living-room could 
not he surpassed. The finish of this room is white 
wood stained chestnut brown, with plastered walls 
tinted green. 
1 he ceiling is 
plastered be¬ 
tween the wood 
beams which are 
stained same as 
other wood fin¬ 
ish in room. 
Y he dining¬ 
room has a 
southeast e x- 
posure and con¬ 
tains a delight¬ 
ful flower bay, 
which has a glass 
roof and a budt- 
i n sideboard 
with glazed 
doors and cup¬ 
boards below. 
The wood finish 
First Floor Plan 
Front Perspective Garden Perspective 
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