New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Dual Plan Provides
For Any Contingency
May BE Used as One or Two Family House or on Mar
row or Wide Lot; Gable Effect and Siucco Ex
terror Interesting Combination

Land values are so high In city
suburbs that those who want to own I
house are sometimes compelled t.
economic in the size OF the site. X i
often possible, by clever architecture
planning, to build commodieus de
tached house on 20 or 25-foot lot. Tt
show how it may be done without sac
Yificing artistic appearance, Gordon
Eobb, of Boston, an architect who Is
~oted for his ingenious small houses
has worked out Plan No. "a, presented
in to-day's Tribune.
This small house plan has the unique
advantage of being cleverly and suita-
AS a one-fanlily detached house OF
as two-family semi-detached house
Frequently it is necessary, to meet a
requirement of building laws, that sin
gle family detached houses be set at
least three feet from the side bound
ary lines. Anticipating a possibility
that another house may be only three
feet from the lot boundary line, one side
of the house, as will be noted on draw
ings of Plan No. "a, has been designed
without openings except the service
entrance to kitchen and cellar. Yet, II
the owner desired, window openings
could be cut in living room and kitch-
en- on the first floor and in front and
back bedrooms on the second floor
through the wall shown to the left in
the drawings.
Plan Has Many Features
AS originally planned by Mr.. Robb
the arrangement has further advan-
tage in making the plan suitable for
a two family semi-detached house
When an owner has two 25-foot, or
even 20-foot, lots two-family house
can be built by using this blank side
as a party wall and by building the
other side, with the floor plans re-
versed, alongside. .,.
The plan is designed for 8 six-room
house of concrete block and cement
stucco construction. According to the
Home Owners Service Institute, this
house can be built as specified for
$4,000 within the twenty-five mile ra-
dius of New York City. If built as q
two-famiiy house it's construction cost
would approximate $14,500. The single
house contains about 1926 cubic feet
AS will be seen from an inspection of
the drawings, the plan is unusually
roomy and attractive. The entrance
from the street is up q short flight OF
steps and into the sun room, which is
built in the form of large bay, afford
ing views in ail directions. The sun
room Is Immediately off the large liv-
ing room, extending the full width OF
the house, with corner fireplace and
two or more windows.
Interesting Recesses
An alcove recess, with the stairs to
che second floor on one side and q
large coat closet on the other, sepa-
rates the living room from the dining
ROOM A door opens from the dining
room onto small porch built in the
angle of the house. This open door
will not only provide desirable cross
ventilation through the house in hot
weather but the porch itself may be
utilized as service porch and entrance
by cutting another door from tEeSporch
directly into the kitchen, in case the
house is built semi-detached for tive
families, as suggested. 10y
On, tn second floor are three large
bedrooms with clothes closets. At
tractive features of the large front
bedroom are a pair of clothes closets
thanking built-in dressing table.
Cross ventilation has been arranged
in each room. A skylight lights The
upper hall and stairs. AS the bedrooms
obtain light from front and rear, as
we'll as from the side, they will be
we'll lighted and ventilated no matter
how close the adjoining houses are
The bathroom is good size and vel
planned.
Complete detail working drawings
and specifications can be obtained