The residence of Clarence Illingworth, Esq., at 
Fox Chase, Philadelphia, as the architect visual¬ 
ized the finished work of remodeling 
BUILDING, REMODELING and the WAR 
While There Is an Almost Total Cessation of Domestic Building , These Are the Days to Plan for 
Building and Remodeling After Peace Comes 
P. B. O’CONNOR 
Four bedrooms, two 
maids’ rooms and 
three b'aths, all 
grouped en suite, 
make a livable ar¬ 
rangement 
The house as the ar¬ 
chitect found it was 
a dour example of 
over-porched Centen¬ 
nial design, a bit 
gloomy in effect 
A WRITER in a recent architectural jour¬ 
nal recently summarized the present status 
oi building in these words—words which tell 
the whole story succinctly. 
“There are two phases to the war building 
situation—building for the Government and 
non-Government building. They are so closely 
related that they ought not to be separated. 
All building is either for or against the war. 
Let us not forget that for one moment. Let 
us also remember that 
in the decisions which 
will be taken, some ol 
them will be wrong, 
some of them will be 
unjust; but just as there 
is no way of going to 
war without shedding 
blood and taking lives, 
so there is no war with¬ 
out casualties in busi¬ 
ness.” 
And, it might be 
added, casualties in the 
plans and dreams of 
perfectly worthy citi¬ 
zens whose schemes for 
building new homes 
have been rudely shat¬ 
tered by the demand of 
war industries for raw 
materials and labor. 
The remodeled house 
followed the sketch. 
C. E. Schermerhorn, 
architect 
The arrangement of 
the rooms on the first 
floor, shown below, is 
particularly happy 
Some time ago Mr. McAdoo, speaking for 
the railroads, put the domestic building ques¬ 
tion up to citizens on a purely patriotic ground. 
The transportation is needed for more neces¬ 
sary articles and purposes. That load of brick 
must go into a war factory, that load of cement 
is required for the foundation of barracks. In 
addition to this the War Industries Board in 
its rulings sets strict limitations to the output 
of certain raw materials and their disposition. 
In short domestic building is practically at a 
standstill save such necessary developments as 
industrial housing. 
But there are two phases of the present 
situation that should not be missed, for they 
have a definite bearing on the future. 
The present is a time par excellence for 
making future plans. Granted, the greatest 
problem confronting the American people to¬ 
day is the winning of the war—our share of 
it, at least; we must 
also think ahead to that 
readjustment which 
will necessarily come on 
the cessation of activi¬ 
ties. Whether those 
days will be prosperous 
or evil, no man can say 
with any measure of 
certainty, but each man 
can help to make them 
prosperous by planning 
now to go ahead then. 
Don’t stop dreaming 
of the house you are go¬ 
ing to build—keep it in 
the back of your mind. 
It will serve as a relief 
when the news is bad 
or the times dark. Study 
the subject in detail— 
go into the roofing 
