The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

I
constructed by the Russell sagt
Foundation Homes Company Ian on
shoot OF the Russell Sage Founda
tom for the comfort Of the clerk ant
the mechanic who has difficulty II
finding within his means desirable
J quarters I'm the city.
The traveller along the line OF the
Long Island railway may already see
beginnings Of this remarkable com
munity. Below him. roads stretch
across the small plain that flows be
tween the track and the deep green
forest in the middle distance. They
are little ragged In outline now,
but promise TO be lines of beauty
when the borders are sodded and
clipped. Young trees rise from the
irregular shaped spots Of green which
are destined some day TO be park
spaces. Close by Italians are busily
engaged In excavating cellars and lay.
Ing concrete walls II ones imagina,
tion is keen enough he can picture the
village, with It's attractively designed
brick and stucuo walls and red tile
roofs, glowing against the fresh green
of the parking and the forest and the
shimmering smooth-surfaced high.
ways.
There has been a great deal Of mys.
terry regarding the village. Those
who have had charge of the details OF
the plan have been willing to say only
n little until their plans we're fully ma
tured, owing to the unique character
OF the undertaking. The problem in
volved not only the laying out of the
tract in such a way as to provide at
once surroundings that would appeal
to and educate the eye and furnish a
maximum Of light and air to living
rooms, but also the study of methods
Of combining the distribution OF
space, the design Of external walls
and Of building materials in such a
way as to provide ample, conveniently
located and well lighted rooms, sur.
rounded by artistically pleasing walls
In fireprOOf materials. This was to be
done in such a way as to provide the
maximum of quality with the mini
mum of cost. 1t was essential that
they should do more than meet the
competition of the ordinary tenement
house. The accommodations should
be illustrations of what could be done
commercially for the wage Garner in
the groups above the laborer, an in
centive to others to go and do like
wise.
The work Of the projectors has now
been carried forward to a point where
plans for several of the different types
Of buildings have been filed with the
New York City Department Of Build
lngs. While some Of these may be
amended in details, they give an i'm
preston of what the development will
be like. These plans include a rail
road station, a hotel, two and three
family apartment houses, one family
houses and low-priced homes for
workingmen.
The main street of the village is the
only thoroughfare connecting the pres
ent village of Forest Hills on the
north side of the railroad embank-
ment with the model village on the
south side Just east Of the bridge
carrying the tracks over the street
will be the railroad station and the
station square. This square, whose
westerly boundary will be the avenue,
is to be a civic center. 1t
Is to have unusual treatment.
The hotel will front on the square
and face the station. It will be in
Jour parts, the central section of the
main group being an octagonal tower
eight stories in height and topped with
/ tiled dome. The entire building
will be irregular in shape, the main
'oof line being an obtuse angle to
conform to the angle of the square
Ind a street leading from it toward
he southeast. The tower will stand
n the angle. The wing extending
llong the station square will be 110.6
eet long and five stories high, while
he other wing will be 7O6 feet long
md three stories in height. Along the
ront will be an arcade with fattened
md elliptical arches, harmonizing in
urve with those carrying the passages |
,ver the streets. Fronting on the {
rcades behind the arches are to be
torres. The ground floors Of all the !
surrounding the square ap- /
arently will be designed for use as S
places. With these orna- {
rental arches in front of them 1t I
-ould appear that there will be little &
pportunity for display signs. A viii {
lge square without obtrusive and in t
rtistic signs will be a novelty. c
The northerly wing, fronting on the a
luare, will contain four stores, So I
ooms and seventeen baths, according r
} the plans. On the level Of the sec
nd floor and over the arcade there r
to be an open-air promenade 60 a
,et long and 20 feet wide. Along the r
ont of this will be a pergola with b
.tticed columns One would imagine c
ON the design that the young city s
ERIK who chanced to have a room a
ere would have delightful spot to s.
t over his cigar in the evening, look b
g down into the cheerful, almost "
uropean square. Perhaps there will D
} little tables, and he can have ice s
cam or lemon squash while listen
& to the splash Of the fountain and O
70 music Of band in the square. h
~-~-~~~-~~~~-~o~~~~~~