The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-10
Il y I'm Seattle
Conducted bv
DOROTHY FAY GOULD
Mems Characters
Shown in
Their Houses

n iiNSll Nv
~ you want 10 tel nosle mans for.
| tune. or read his character, run into
| the Fine Arts rooms. az Fourth and
/ University. some time within the
next week and look UP his house
Tho exhibition In open TO the public
daily from - 90 3.
There ~ no surcr way 10 get the
I inside track Of n mans fortune or
character tunlera you know his wifel
than by studying the home he builds
for his family or for his business
#, Don't think It's only the pluto
Gratis and war profitecrs who are
building new homes. Not by good
deal one OF the most charming
cottages was ono built by n uniyer.
sity professor on a salary consider
ably leas than that paid the janitor
In his building. The entire cost was
only i5.fs5. and he very kindly put
all the details Of cost on the card Of
drawings, Tho plan. tho sketch OF
the front. and Photographic Of the
cory interior and outside. as they
looked fresh from tho painters. are
all shown. 30 you can SO and do like
wise
or coruHe. this cottage was Colo
NAL style. There In no denying that
I the mOvt economical house 10 buiid
IL a roctangle, ana tho New England
/ crn knew how 20 do that 90 perfec-
ton You will so models NJ every
price at the exhibition. for tho Colo
Mai IL the style %, the hour. and has
been. with cultured people. for 400
/ years.
The IL Roy Dandy lewis house.
~ the Highlands. " one Of the ex-
penslNe ones shown /, wns done by
Mf. WILCOX. and IL reminiscent. OF
the George Washington homestead.
at Mount Vernon
Tho Dr, bentley house. on Federal
ave. done b. Sir Cote. In typical of
the BEST and most refined 81 the New
England Colonial houses In brick.
Tho Archie Clark house il an en-.
. colicnt example 81 the Dutch Colo
Mai.
The Terry houre. on Federal ave.
I by Carl Gould. Just finished. In sim
liar 10 tho Pcaehy house. near b..
and the Feiirr hnuEc. tho In a differ
ent finish. the plan IL similar.
An English house lis almos, proof
positive tina, tho inmate IL middle
aged ana has made good In his call.
ing Tho bankers run 10 half timber
houses. Nj A. Arnoid's. al the High.
lands. the new Trlax homo, and
David Moss are among those TO be
seen. David Myers 10 the Seattle
man who ErcciaiixrH In this English
type OF house.
Notable among the new houses
arc those Of the doctors Or. Wurde-
name home. at Lake Forest Park.
and Dr. Frederick Adams house. at
f.aur-lhurst. with a romantic look.
Ing four story-u;air tower. arc typical.
Every one Of US who had flu and
wanted 70 kisF the doctor every time
he came. W. were NO glad 10 see him.
esn eoun, the dollars We paid out In
tho new homes. offices and hospitals
hat the medical profession has sud
denly begun 20 erect
Many summer homes are hung.
showing wide range. from the
amusing cottage 20 the palafini 80.
tate. 4 cottage made entirely Of
glass and French doorn looks cheer.
ful. and. n shingic house most appro-
pirate 20 our climate is that Of Mr..
Fred Fisher. at Eagle harbor. de-
signed by Arthur IyovoicEs
The John Balllngcr house being
hftiIt uf She Iffehtanda Il. s,,,t,at ~
tho most elaborate homes OF today.
The hail will be- 80 feet long. and
largo rooms. TERRACES and gardens
complete ~ Altho such n house re-
qulrcs expensive service and upkecp.
Il makes an ideal hospitahlc country
place. Mr. Ford. the architect. Is al.
80 doing the Thatcher Dodge house. at
Denny Blaine. II IL expected that
when the Hodges return from China,
their home viii be practically ready
Many architects and many laymcn
believe in trying out something new
rather than Hooking TO the past for
Inspiration Tho strongest school OF
original architecture was inspired by
Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. lie
buih all his houses on horizontal
planes. flat, with long. low lines. in
order to assimilntc them to the plains
about Chicago. Mr.. Willatzen is the
Seattle man who has most ardently
advocated this type. Tho Kerry
house. NJ the Highlands. and the 10
seph Black and Charles Black. jr,. on
Queen Anne. are illustrations.