New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Tribune House
Becomes Home
If First W eek
Thrbngs of Visitors Coming
From Three States Have
Worn Off the Newness
of the Model Dwelling
Many Would-Be Buyers
Praise Arrangement and
Furnishings Which Give
Comfort With Economy


Tribune House No. has become a
acme. Two or three transforms,
hundreds OF visitors every day and a
real iire IN the living room fireplace
Lave combined to wear off some of the
newness. All the shrubbery has been
planted, and there is nothing abou,
the house, save the huge display sign
at the front, TO contradict the irnpres-
sion that it is being lived in.
The guest book on the mahogany
secretaire bears the names of persons
who have come from New jersey.
Long Island, Connecticut and Port
yervis to see the model house. Since
last Sunday, about 1000 visitors have
been through the building, many hav-
ing returned with their friends for a
second and third inspection. More
tnan Loo saw it on Columbus Day
alone.
One man came from Good Ground,
L. l., to compare the house with his
own home, which is more than a
hundred years old. From the plans
and photographs in last Sundays
Tribune, he said, the model resembied
his own. He went through the cot
tage from cellar to top and praised
every bit of the way.
Furnishings to Remain Week
SO constant has been the stream of
visitors that, despite the passing Of
better Homes Week, which closed YES
tsrday, the furniture and hangings.
which were to have been removed last
night, will remain for another week
They emphasize the exceptionally good
proportions of the rooms, according to
the expert housekeepers and decora-
tors who have seen them,
Repeated offers to buy the house
nave been made by prospective home
owners, but they were told that the
model itself was not for sale. They
obtained price estimates on lots,
houses, heating apparatus, wallpaper
and electrical fixtures. A number of
visitors were interested to learn that
the entire furnishings for the house
cost less than $4,000. Several couples
based their plans on the complete cost
OF the house, including the fixtures,
hangings and electrical equipment.
Soon after the doors of the house are
opened, every morning, the guests be-
gin to pour in and they keep on coming
until night time. The night watchnan
has even admitted visitors until 8 and
10 o'clock. They go through the house
number of times, the man in charge
said, first for an impression and later
for thorough examination of details.
They rest on the broad couch in the
living-room, read the magazines ON the
table nearby, or just sit around and
watch the view through the windows
leading to the porch.
Description of House
Tribune House No. 6 was built un-
der the supervision of the Home Own
ers' Service Institute and The New
York Tribune according to prize plans
printed in The Tribune. It is FIVE
room, two-story frame dwelling, built
In Colonial style, with an open porch
at either side. The outside is painted
in green and white, with red stone for
the steps and porch flooring.
The rooms have been laid out with
one eye for symmetry and the other
for efficiency. The ideal kitchen, with
cabinet, refrigerator, gas range, sink
and cupboard, has been designed to
minimize waste Of energy. 1t leads
directly to the dining room, with it's
adjoining porch, that may be used for
breakfast porch during the summer.
A small hallway separates the dining
and living rooms. In the latter the
ir-a-door bed is pleasing feature, for
1t solves the problem of guest room
in home Of limited spaces The bed
is fastened inside a closet and it
swings into position with a pressure
Of the hand.
Two bedrooms, bathroom and an
abundance of closets constitute the sec
oHd floor. One of the rooms is large
enough for complete bedroom suite,
including twin beds
Part of the cellar which is not re-
quired for the furnace is occupied by a
miniature laundry, a clothes wringer
washer and ironer. 1t is roomy enough
for an indoor drier to be used on rainy
days.
The house is the first of series of
six moderately priced homes for one
and two families to be built within a
twenty -five-mile radius of New York
by the Empire Home Building Asso
citation after plans drawn by The Trib
une and the Home Owners Service In
stitute. Three moro models-one OF
the old Gravesend racetrack, Brooklyn
another at Ardsley-on-H Hudson and ,
third at Flushing, L. Twill be read,
within few weeks.