October, 1921 
55 
A GROUP OF 
FIVE SMALL 
HOUSES 
In Brick, Shingle, 
Stone and Stucco 
In recent years there has been 
a tendency among architects 
to turn toward French types 
for small house designs. An 
example of this is found in a 
home erected at Germantown, 
Pa., of which Edmund B. Gil¬ 
christ was architect. The 
walls are red brick laid in 
Flemish bond. The roof, pe¬ 
culiarly French, is of slate 
The downstairs rooms are 
placed naturally with regard 
for exposure and privacy of 
living. All service is in a sepa¬ 
rate wing terminating in a 
small greenhouse. The lat¬ 
ticed porch is a concession to 
American customs. It will be 
noticed that the chimneys are 
on the inside of the house, an 
tmeommon position 
Two unusual features are 
the latticed porches, 
which serve as relief to 
the plain brick walls, and 
the treatment of the win¬ 
dows. High dormers 
break the roof. All win¬ 
dows on this side are 
French windows, with 
grills enclosing the lower 
part on the two upper 
floors 
