Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-07
Kennebec Housing
Corporation Houses
Are Model Homes

one of the finest things that can be
done for city is to provide homes
for it's people and if this is true, the
work of the Kennebec Housing Cor
poration is worthy of the greatest
praise. Starting the project at q
time when there was a crying need
for homes in Waterville and awaiting
themselves of every opportunity to
buy material at a cheaper rate than
could be found in the open market,
the men interested in the affair are
now seeing the fruits of their ear
nest efforts in number of very at
-tractive homes in the upper part of
the city on Greenwood and Broad
way streets.
On Broadway, which was former
ly known as<Southern Park street,
are five or six houses situated on
lots measuring 20 by 115 1-2 feet.
The houses are all set back 80 feet
from the street, which is itself 66
height from the ground, making a
symmetrical layout. Standing on a
porch at either end, one may look
through every other porch to the
other end of the street.
The houses are of variety of
styles, both outside and inside, al
though they are all of about the
Portable looking, coZy and we'll
built. Some of them are equipped
with breakfast hooks and some with
out. some have fireplaces and some
have not, but they all are furnished
with what is dear to the housewives
hearf,-closets and plenty of them.
Near the front entrance of every
house is a closet in which to hang
out of door clothing, and in nearly
every one of them there is a closet
at the back entrance, or at least a
back hall large enough for that pur-
pose. In every sleeping room in
every house there is closet and in
some of them two closets in each
room. This is an asset which no
woman looking for a home will
overlook. Then there are the fine,
large porches, which. add so much
to the comfort and convenience of a
home, affording a place for a swing
ing hammock at one side and a
cozy place to sew or serve tea at the
other.
Some of the houses have three
rooms down stairs and some have
four; and some have three rooms
and bath upstairs and some have
four rooms and a bath. The in
terror finish is cypress, a wood of
beautiful grain and one which lends
itself to a handsome finish The
hard wood floors are of oak. The
bath room fittings are of the best
material and the plumbing is of first
class material and workmanship.
Each house has fine high cement
ed cellar in which there is installed
q pipeless furnace. All of the
minor conveniences are we'll looked
out for. such as plug at the side of
the living room for the vacuum
cleaner. another in the kitchen for
the electric iron and a switch at the
door of each room for the lighting.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thompson on Greenwood street is
about ready forS occupancy. This is
built with four rooms below. The
living room with it's coy fireplace is
entered from the front door and is
IN the form of a reception room.
This is at the left and at the right
is the dining room. Back of the
living room is another large room
and back of the dining room is the
kitchen. The latter is furnished
with all conveniences and the dining
room has a handsome built in china
closet. The stairs lead up from the
living room and there are three
sleeping rooms and a bath upstairs.
Some of these rooms are papered.
the downstairs being in soft brown
tones. while little Barbara has her
sleeping room, which opens into that
of her parents. papered with little
Dutch girls and boys.
c. A. Ireland is already moved into
his house on Greenwood street,
which is very attractively papered
and furnished. His little daughter
Dorothy has a pretty little white
room for her sleeping room. The ar
rangement of his house is entirely
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