The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
SHE GUESSED RIGHT
tND NOV an THE HiTERI ~
ron 4 CONPLETE MOI -.
Even the services Of . N"i~h Architect
are Furnished without tharEe to
Miss williamson. winner In Guess"
Ing Contest ~ y ChiraEO Cement SHOW

A house attracting widespread interest
among builders throu ghoui the count ~
and parricuIarly among prospective home
builders IL ia course Of conHt r'ictIon IN
Walden. III The owner Of the hou-e -
Mise Lillian N Williamson, who was the
winner in a guessing contest NJ the third
annual cement show held IN chicago.
The prize consisted ~ material for a
cement house The plan- aud -pecitca-
tions for the house were drawn 10y Arch'-
tee, Francis n Bart on 81 chicago and u
il now under construct ION IN walden n
pretty -Ibarb south II chicago on the
: Rock Island railroad. cement - heing
used throughout tn" binding wherever
po--ible The hou~@ - 10 h" a perfect
example Of what ~ possible ~ cement
residence const rIcs ion AT a moderate cost
The walls and par itions arr being made
Of hollow cement tile insnIring perfect
inhalation. TN exterior ~ the walls -
10 h, fnished with a rough cast cement
master coat The foundations are OF
solid pIain concrete and the floors and
Al airways will be 81 reinforced ConcTete.
Rel ce,nent til. will be used in the roof.
which will he -urmounted by two con
crete chimnsys with round tops.
In general taItline the house IL rec
tan,,,lar in share has a screened porch
nj each end ana = small ent rance Port lco
m the centre Little attsfnpt will ~
made al exterior decoration a simple
moulding being used at the second floor
level ana a moulded corni~a relieving The
Main concrete wall The reinforced con
crete floors will b. surfaced with a special
composition 81 varying colors In the
different rooms The basebOards are 10
h. ~ the sam. material a. he Moor. car
RED up a. boruer -,
utndow seats on either eide aud "A splR.e
~ rcd Tile in front Of each. The fireplace
ana mantel will be 81 solid reinforced CON
cTet. With moulded decorations. The
hookcaae. and china closet are TO he built
IN and nave loaded glA-s doors. The
dining rooin will be unique IN having
LEANED ceiling With an oval central panel
from which the beams radiate. carrying
n,t, tbs. idea Of decoration 10y means ~
actual structural details
In. modern idea 20 living nine months
Of th. yeAr on the poTches 81 = hotis" rather
than inside has been allowed 10, ~ thus
design nv the two spacious porches one
ot..o,nR On the dining room and the other
on tbs. living room. These are entirely
separPte from the entrance DOrttco. giving
the full privacy Of an interior room win
the advantage Ot scr~Hf~n "NIpruI" 'h
thT... sidei The porche~ open on the
living and dining rooms through two gem
erously biR French doors. making each
porch a unit with the interior room.
Tn. house !. typically modern. " has
ban the aim 10 make every line harmonic
nth lie material In the open doorways
the aGt arch - u.ed. and where beams and
columns are needed for support they are
nlaInIy eKpoeed nothing has been at
trmpted IN structure or decoration which
doe. not harmonic in concrete. the aim
being 10 show the highest example u true
concrete construction and decOratIOn.
The process 81 CONSTRUCTION. says me
Co,gr1c,yy will be watched by srOr0s 81
interested people. many ~ whom make
freyuent excursions - the building site
~ watch the various stages. over thirty
Of tho exhibitions 81 Last years cement
show have donated the material 20 he
used in the building. and Architect Barton