New-York tribune., 1922-11-19

Without any Of the ginger bread"
architectural trimmings SO conspicuous
to-day on many poorly designed and
cheapiy specified houses, Plan No. 3s
in The Tribune series typifes The
stable. simple, artistic home Of genuine
American design, allowing New England
influences Whitman $. Wick, Of Mid
tdletown. N. Y. is the architect.
OF frame construction--broa siding
or shingle exterior, according TO own
er's desire--this roemy. honey six
room house can be built for between
$4,000 and $4,000 within the twenty
fiye-mile radius Of New York, accord
ing to the Home Owners Service In
stitute, Inc. Its outside dimensions are
23xs2S feet, not Including the porch,
which adds nine feet to the longer
dimension.
iD the accompanying architects per-
speetive drawing the house 10 shown
built on q corner lot, with the porch
fronting on one street and the simple
Colonial entrance on the other street
The house can be built TO equal ad-
vantage, however, on an inside lot with
a frontage of forty feet or more, the
entrance from the side. Though only
possible to set this house on thirty
foot lot and permit OF a driveway en-
trance to assure ample light on both
sides if neighbor should build close
20 the lot line.
- White. with green painted trim, and
a weathered or stained shfngle roof
-age suggested by MIR. Wick as the ex-
terror color treatment A simple
planting Is suggested in his drawing.
If ii is desired to glass in and plaster
the porch. seventh room, or sun room
could be added to the all-year-round
living quarters at an added expense
approxImating $500. according to the
Eome Owners Service Institute.
Another architectural feature which
adds both to the attractiveness of the
Reuse from the street and to the com
fort Of its owners is the little deck
porch over the living porch, accessible
from the largest bedroom upstairs.
On the main floor there are certain
architectural touches and conveniences
which should be pointed out to our
readers. These include the deep coat
closet of the entrance hall; admirable
location Of the buffers pantry with
buIit-in dresser; staircase open TO view
three-quarters of the way up to the
second floor from the good sized living
room, with it's CHEEKY fireplace; large
living porch and back service porch.
and the generally convenient arrange
ment of the light, amply large kitchen.
The living room, IL will be noted, is
lighted from three sides.
The many closets convenient to the
three bedrooms on the second floor
should appeal 20 any home owner.
Each OF the bedrooms is large, with
: outside light from two directions. The
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The attic is reached by staircase
up from the large bedroom. The plans
and specifications do not call for fin
: 5sbing off ORG or two rooms in the at
&c, but this could be done If desired.
Complete plans and specifications as
drawn by MIR. Wick can be obtained
at the Home Owners Service institute,
81 West Thirty ninth Street. An out.
line Of it's specifications follow:
Outline of Specifications
Masonry--Footings. foundation walls
lrnd piers below grade to be Of con-
TTete with exposed outside surface
Saving cement finish Cellar and porch
Apors TO be of concrete marked off
IN squares. Chimney to be built of
common brick. Fireplace facing and
front hearth OF selected common or
face brick. Nosings and steps of front
EeatTAHce poEcn 10 oe OF Belecteu COM
mon brick.
Carpentry and Mill Complete
directions for framing are given in
detailed specifications. All exterior
walls of first and second stories to be
3covered with wide siding or red ceday
sshinglss, in accordance with the de.
seires of the owner. All exterior wallis
TO be sheathed as per detailed
Specifications All exterior trim OF
5tvhite pine with stock doors and win.
dows or trim built according to de.
tailed plans and specifications Double
floors for first and second floors, bu'
4 not for attic. Oak floors specified fol
sdluing room, living room and entrance
hall. All other finished floors to be G.
yellow comb grained pine The sta
ani-h to be oak treads with white
,woo,' strings and risers and bircl
hand vail, all according TO scale de
tail, All interior trim of white wood
e Plasfering plastering to be o
two-coat work Metal lath to be uset
for ire and crack prevention, in &C
cordapce with specifications of the AS
sociated Metal Lath Manufacturers.
a, Metal Work Cutters, leaders, down
1spouts and flashings TO be 16-ounc,