The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
CINCINNATI FLAT HAS
FIVE ROOMS IN ONE
Bedrooms. Kitchen. Dining Room and
Parlor Concealed Behind Doors.
I57 Mirrors on Walls

,,rnnrcement' was made in n special
.,.rat,n 20 THE SuS one day last month
..at n builder IN Cincinnati had solved
n ,roh'cm of high rents by erecting
,.uso with flats of one room which
ali the features Of a large and com
-. housekeeping apartment. Il. j.
LII vas said to be the man who had
IL ,re discovery. and believing that
=, ,,,ch, have something of value to
",na.rs In Now York THE Sun asked
NO., IN send OH for reproduction plans
a"I r,cturcs of his novel house. In
,hc shortest possible time came the re-
r,. with pictures enclosed.
ON 1lu 18Th 1914
Or Sir
vours N eGth jus; rec Il contents
-..,d have Rec 20 or 80 cominunica-
.., IKE YOURS am going TO answer
Al rroush cortcsy designed this
, p.om Myself | am no Architect ! was
,ear Eri'iug IL Started " years
a., mink j. Is perfect You cannot
-. ANYTHING unless | slide the Doors.
- 49,. bwdinG New house | could
,,,,-oye on this - pr ct but 7 had To
c,' M, coat according 10 my cloth.
IA ra, Hutld IL t. make money or for
Sal, or for Rnut but Just to suit my self
u.s 9u wears Younger | would buy
G prf I'D Large Building all IN
.., Room Hlts n make 1t pay Big.
t.ye 1.a.re photoChs of /; but they cost
.,,ii..,,h,o the are Bucties If YOU wish
.s,, could get .snmc Photographer here
rp.L. YOU a Duplicate SGT mine was
...lau hy flash Light yours would not
N,ve ,o re no could take yours from
90 ,h,y arr. Sxl0. Paid ~ 90 IA piece
.,r ,b,nl nut they could he taken for
siderable loss No fash Light In his
..-, studio there is : Of them. | could
.osu YOU mine hui being SO Nancy let
..r. could not Loan them to all OF
en- A. for S,uding n story description
., Il II would take to mutch time 70
...i 10 all uf them hut anything | can
flo FOR you / am wiling To do free Of
arge if there is any Notice of my ia,
. any of the Eastern Papers please
nd ne one here il set Of small
i,.-s-ss q photographer in your city
,.G epa rye them for you Please re-
.r ,'em just now receive 10 rorr
TORS anou. 1t wish I Id a Ivy"
writer nd you Post Picture of !, II
ter trs ago.
l.. J. BEu.L. S27 " Eth :.
Cincinnati -
rss .r...ug the house. a lo'.l. writer
"a recently. f. j. Beall. g., And all
agp ps.tt, well of and with iots
..ref.rtlin.,iug began tiN' months ago
I'd, d-cv ills surplus thoughts coward cs-
.a,"s'lnr permanent homo for him
.f vifl maximum Of conN.enenres
sI o minimum of work.
Mere wa sting too much time III use
..s lpor--toc many los, motions h'
i and any one visiting 81, IVES
seventh avenue may discover Toy HIM
so that REALS thoughts ON the mattel
he vifc'ess fiat have tiourished mos
....rnssfully. FOR he has grown FIAT %
.og- rooms where only one 9vl2 existed
Come into my .parlor." said Beal!, az
'sl the way in the oxI2 room, TIM
ais oeing a succession OF sliding doors
~ SHINY brass handles and painted
10 and panelled with mirrors. Isl "
W." began Beall this is morn
I'll. but f,r the purposes ~ this DEM
.!>trauOn We will begin with the enc
. p no day am going to bed.
With tina. he threw back a s.'dini
or al Tho northwest corner OF tn
ON and disclosed a mattress standing
pr ight In "a niche as in fo.ding bcd
70 pulled down the mattress and va
.sly ~ retire. From the bed electr!'
.4ra and lights are controlled Ny but
ne On arising Beai. merely shoVe
10 mattress upward into the closet
'shes the door shut ana his bedr"o''
: order fgr the day-no swe"v!n'
10 70 furniture 10 tidy NJ.
he pushes back another sliding d"o
"a d,s'loses his dressing tan.e ant
cessories. Then comes breakfast !!
20 w'fy.eSs Hat. y door slides back Al
.aa north wal aud the kitchen appears
small gag stove on Il shelf, q marrow
7k ami hyirani and above the SINK
pantry stocked with canned goods !!k
deNCatosseu store.
. Les enter the dining ROOM say
Boal. lie bows. pushes back anoth"
door aaa there appears A folding tabl
sanding upright Ia its closet like tn
Sl..C bod Down comes the table.
Reals fat has nineteen doors, sevel
Ids par'0r. BEDROOM, dining room an
stcher, hat he evidently has to bath
no river.