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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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House No. 2 has a wood frame and is over wire lath. The photograph here shows an interesting effect of the architect’s planning to create a 
house. It will be noticed that the three doorways are treated almost exactly the same and have the effect of the repetition of a unit design, 
it is compact. George Hunt Ingraham, architect 
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shingles, both in qualities of fire resistance and of permanence. 
(3) Fireproof terra cotta blocks, of which there are several 
on the market, finished on the outside with cement stucco, gives 
a very permanent and artistic building. The stucco should 
never be the natural cement color, but either white cement, light 
grays, or light yellows. 
(4) A cheaper and good effect may be obtained with wood con¬ 
struction and wire lathing and stucco, but the advantage is 
very little in its favor when one con¬ 
siders durability and fireproof qualities. 
The roofs should be preferably tile 
construction or slate. On the simplicity 
of the roof depends also the economy of 
construction as well as the dignity of 
appearance. 
To illustrate the above points more 
clearly, three houses which were actually 
built and whose plans and exteriors are 
here given were taken and the costs es¬ 
timated, exclusive of heating, plumbing, 
electric work, interior decorations, and 
lighting fixtures, because the interior 
work is subject to a wide variation of 
cost according to the design and materials 
used, kind of heating, and number of plumbing fixtures. 
Of these three houses, Putnam & Cox were the ar¬ 
chitects of number one, George Hunt Ingraham of number 
two, and James 
Purdon of number 
three. 
House number 
one is built of 
terra cotta blocks 
stuccoed. Flouse 
number two is 
built of wood 
frame, wire lathed 
and stuccoed. 
House number 
three is built of 
brick. 
Table Number I gives the cost of wood construction. 
Wire lath 
and stucco 
No. 1. $8,100.00 
No. 2. 10,970.00 
No. 3. 19,685.00 
TABLE I 
Cypress siding 
(painted white) 
$7,800.00 
16,400.00 
19,625.00 
Clapboards 
(painted white) 
$7,800.00 
16,500.00 
19,625.00 
The cost per cubic foot on the above figures: 
No. 
1, 
34,089 
cu. 
ft., 
23c. 
23c. 
23c. 
No. 
2 
84,837 
cu. 
ft.. 
20c. 
19c. 
19c. 
No. 
3’, 
72,380 
cu. 
ft., 
27c. 
27c. 
27c. 
Shingles 
(stained) 
$7,875.00 
16,200.00 
19,625.00 
23c. 
19c. 
27c. 
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Table.Number II gives the cost if built 
of brick or terra cotta blocks stuccoed. 
TABLE II 
Brick Stucco on Tile 
No. 1 .$8,820.00 $8,580.00 
No. 2 .17,125.00 17,465.00 
No. 3 .21,780.00 20,900.00 
The cost per cubic foot on the above 
figures: 
No. 1, 34,089 cu. ft. 
No. 2, 84,837 cu. ft. 
No. 3, 72,380 cu. ft. 
26c. 
20c. 
30c. 
25c. 
20 'Ac. 
29c. 
Details of wall construction used in the houses 
described 
The per cent increase in cost of brick 
construction over wood and over wire 
lath stuccoed is, respectively, as follows: 
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 3 
12.71% 8.89% 
4.63% .91% 
10.98% 10.64% 
The per cent increase in cost of terra cotta blocks stuccoed over 
wood and over wire lath and stucco is, respectively, as follows: 
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 3 
9.65% 
6.72% 
6.50 y 2 
5.93% 
2.92% 
6.17% 
House No. 2 is more elaborate than house No. 1, and 
its contents is more by fifty thausand cubic feet 
The types of 
wall construction 
for the three 
houses are shown 
above in diagrams. 
Now let us con¬ 
sider the insurance 
rates on the dif¬ 
ferent types of con¬ 
struction given by 
the insurance com¬ 
panies. These are 
shown by Table III. 
