New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
House No. 81 Architsesc...
Gives Advice ON Plannin,
Says Rooms Have Been Spread Out Like Dom;no.
Table, With Regard Only to Length and
Breadth, With Height Forgotten

plan is designed for lot vits
row frontage 1t has been the sa.ss as'
until recent years Of mos e,.s1s eassgs
to run the plan Of hous4 ,e .'sssse
lct, rather than that the Ioaa ~ q. 4
the house be parallel 20 tbe et's y
the lot. When building ~
suburban and city lots. il is @i'2s
vantage to turn the house AZ sa az
on the plan, making it's long s,;a ,;t'.cstts
lei with the lots. "A's Il'atsI
If two neighbors can io;r =. ~.
wide space between thar tw' i'ass :
turning the service In each irs.a ao'ass
the opposite sides of their ras@Ree ros =
lots, considerable advantage i 'sses;gs sses',
conveaisnces Worthy Of MOI.
It is my belief that the Mo. !,
No. 80, answers to most Of F,G@ .ha sno|h,
have endeavored to bring ont aus = o0las' .at'
rather new type of differeH Iey.,i 2 saIs
house desig 1t may, haysr.s s,s, sflaH
wise to point out few es.s...It esit Dc
which are distinctly worsb ss'saee' enc
tion by any prospective home y.sssa- Srssia
no matter what the cost of ~
may be-points | have included - -'.s y
specifications and detail woykis. q sae
ings for Tribune House No 10 sT-
points include the following. ~ 1Ae's
The painting Of all plumbino ,,...
with black enamel will save rens,sss ssss
polishing Of nickel plate. PSS'A
a plate rack is provided ne.. ..
sink. This saves much dish vin;,o 'ae
Note closet in laundry for y+s iras...
board '' 'i'a'ss
Solid panel doors painted :, :.
contrasting tones Of enamel psint ,s,l ~
save much glass washing for eapbo,rs. S,
A towel rack near the range /, -,
Venlent and almost a necessity va
Another convenience in the k,,es.s
ls pipe coil radiator, over wbieb 80 ~
towels can be hung to dry. '''4
1t the housekeeper or the coos t,-..
ner fingers for want Of a drop ssstf
near the range, who can be blamss s'l :
not the architect, for not provides
convenient place where the hot -
OF mullins can be dropped. Ike 4.
proverbial "hot cakes" y
Linoleum for the floors in ss,,,.
room IS substantially as good as tiS
and so much easier to clean
a. convenience not usually eos,s
cred ia plans for house is an ~,
rack for shoes six inches from i.
MOOR, in back Of the closets. SSOs,
dry much better placed on such mi
than they do on the floor.
Ihe space occupied by the garags. /,
not required for housing car. nsy
well be used to good advantage as .
work room, billiard room. ! nlsp
room or an Office.
There is considerable advantsss n
be gained in a shallow cellar in rsesnl
to house drains. 4 shallow cellar vii
allow these drains to start atarisj.
mum depth instead Of startinEa he
customary six feet deep.
In the cellar four-inch hufdny Fla
walls around the laundry md sarape
will make a much cleaner locxinr CO.
lar than with the usual wood sheash-
ing on the sides of these inside walls
a clean, dry cellar means much ta
the housekeeper. It means much, TOD
in rocky land or In vet land TO keel
the cellar at minimum area and AZ
high as possible.
In the design shown, it Is sinpk
matter to take in the winters supply
of coal through a chute.
1t is the intention TO use steam heat.
ing.