Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-02
Homes
Indicate
Character

II, as has been said. the outside
appearance Of a house indicates
the manner of the man within.
then character stands revealed IN
the many new homes that have
sprung up mushroom like In the
capital city, and a lasting impress
sion is left of the owners indi-
viduality.
Some Of these homes are built
simply with thought OF
comfort for the material man;
others are eloquent Of that aes-
thetic sense OF beauty that finds
expression in lines that are
unique and beautiful.
A house that is representative
Of both these qualities Is that OF
Prof. and Mrs. T. s. Roberts
which is nearing completion at
she corner of Summer and Marion
streets. Here is home, designed
after the new English type, that,
because Of its dignity and good
taste throughout, will be thing
II beauty a half century hence
Constructed with the entire Nv
.ng space on the first floor, the
second is given over entirely to
Professor Roberts musical activ-
tiles. Across the entire forty foot
frontage extends the handsome
auditorium, with its convex cell
ing, that will be utilized for recit-
ais and musical affairs of social
nature. Built in seats, many win
dows and French doors add to the
of this place, one
and of which has been reserved
for the eventual installing Of
residence pipe organ.
Opening off from this is the
large piano room, the waiting
room for musical students and the
library and lavatory. The, upstairs
Is finished in the new silver gray,
with old ivory being utilized en-
tirely on the first floor.
Mrs. Roberts brother, ]. M.
Harding of Los Angeles, a con-
tractor who has many of the hand
some Beverley Hills homes to his
credit, came to Salem especially
to build this house for his brother
in law and sister.
A house of similar lines is un-
der construction on North Sum
mer street, at D, to be occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cooley.
Nearby are the new homes of the
J. G. Perrys and G. b. Webbs.
The heighth of architectural
beauty and refinement is exem-
plified in the beautiful residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins,
in Fairmount Park, and there is
both strength and beauty express
ed in the homes of Dutch Colon
ial type to be found on ID street,
Joseph McCallister; Seventeenth
and Marion, ]. R. Luper; Miss
Mirpah Blair, Marion street, and
Mrs. Claudine Mellinger on South
Church street.
The last named place adjoining
the handsome home OF the G. B.
McCulloughs on the south and
the new home of Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Prunk on the north
will carry out the same artistic
landscape plan as introduced at
the Mccullough home, as will also
the one to the north. Enormous
willow trees and natural shrub
berry offer splendid nucleus.
The pure English cottage type
is shown In the new residence on
Chemeketa. near Summer, that Is
to be utilized as the Presbyterian
parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Price have
erected a most interesting house
on Cottage street, where the pos
sibilities for artistry and quiet
elegance have not been overlook
ed.
And inasmuch as the time i:
past when 1t is decreed that
homes to be beautiful and modern
must be large and expensive there
are being built many small homes
that bear every mark of charm
and distinction. Design, arrange
ment and not huge proportions
are the essentials of beauty in
these places. Among them are the
homes of Brazier Small. corner OF
South Church and Mission
streets; Byron F. Brunk on High
land avenue; Douglas Mimic or
Saginaw; H. j. Eberley in The
Oaks addition: Mort PilkingtoT
on North Capitol street, anC
many others on South High
North Fifth and Court streets.