New-York tribune., 1922-04-23
Architects, Builders and
Lumber Interests Re.
gard 1t Model Small
Home: Is Attractive
and " eli Planned

Selection Of the above design as the
best design of small frame house
produced by architectural competition
in recent years Is concurred In by the
New York Lumber Trade Association
the Long Island Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation and the Westchester County
Lumber Trade Association, according to
Arthur {. Lane. chairman Of the ar
chitectural committee. Own Your Home
Exposition.
A five-foot model Of this tive-room
Colonial house, perfect in every detail
of its construction, is one Of the fea
lures Of the exposition. 1t is exhib-
tied in the booth Of the National Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association. The
original sketch of the plan. by John
Floyd Yewell, architect, can be seen in
The Tribune booth. Complete working
drawings and specifications of the plan,
ready to build, can be seen at the booth
OF the Home Owners Service Institute
House Of Beautiful Lines
Because Of the compact arrangement
OF floor space, the beauty OF It's trim
Colonial lines, 50 popular for suburban
building near New York City, and the
selected by the jury Of award in the re-
cent National Architects Small House
Competition as the winner of the first
group prize" according to Mr., Lane.
For the same reasons the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association de-
cided to feature model of this little
house in its exhibit, so that a better
idea of it's proportions and desirability
as a home could be obtained by visitors
to the exposition.
According to the Home Owners
Service Institute, this splendid example
of lumber construction can be built for
$500 within a twenty -hvcmile radius
of New York It's content is 1873
cubic feet, including the three porches.
James Dwight Baum, chairman Of
the Architectural Committee of the
Exposition, was the New York member
Of the jury award, numbering five
nationally known architects. who Sc
lected Plan No. 6 in the Tribune SER
les, AS the first group prize winners.
What Designer Says
John Floyd Yewell, who designed the
house, describes its architecture and
features as follows:
"The style of architecture in the
house here pictured is called English
Colonial and is found mostly in the
northeastern states. Three of the
chief essentials that enter into the de-
signing of this house are beauty, econ
omy, and comfort.
"The small windows on the front and
rear of the house make it possible to
bring the caves little lower, giving a
long. low, appearance, thus making the
house not only picturesque, but eco
nomical in construction. Shingles may
be used in place of clapboards if
desired, painted white or very light
gray. A porch with seats on either
sides is placed at the entrance q 6 q
protection from rain or storm while
waiting to enter.
LAS you enter the hall, the living
room is on one side. II is 13x19 feet
unobstructed by any projections. The
fireplace, being built in, brings the
chimney in the center of the house
This keeps the chimney warm, making
the flues of the kitchen stoves, fur-
mace and fireplace draw better. Off the
living room is spacious porch, partly
screened by lattice and vines from the
street, making a comfortable place to
read. sew, or breath in the fresh air.
con the other side Of the hall is the
dining room, from which an attractive
breakfast porch is arranged for sum
mer, and, if preferred, could be in
closed to make sun porch in winter.
To make the dining room more desira
Bile it should be placed so that it faces
south and east.
"The kitchen is small, but is ar