Evening star., 1926-03-27

The end houses are to have smaller
porches than the center ones, and
| these porches will be uncovered. In
this case the entrance doorway Is to
be made the particular feature or
the design. The door will be Of
stained cypress, with a small wrought
Iron grille over the glass opening and
framed in a stucco material similar
to the columns on the center house.
All the second-story windows Of the
entire group will be of easement type,
with arched heads and outside shut
ters. These shutters will be painted
probably a light sage green to pro-
duce the proper contrast with the
rcd brick walls. The frames of doors
and windows of the whole group prob
ably will be painted and the sashes
stained.
Back POrches Featured.
An unusual feature of the general
design will be the back porches,
which are to be entirely glazed. All
of the woodwork on these porches Is
to be treated with a special preserva-
tive stain, which will produce an i'm
mediate effect of weathered age and
which will not require additional
painting or staining for many years.
These porcheS will be so arranged
that no light or ventilation is elm
mated in any of the rear rooms.
Particular attention has been given
to complete electrical installation.
The base receptacles are all to be of
the duplex type and are to be moro
numerous than is found ordinarily in
houses of this class, and the fixtures
are to be selected with particular ref
erence to the general style of the
houses.
The interior plan is quite similar to
the so-called standardized box plan
and will be up-to-date and practical.
Some particular features have been
introduced. For example, the kitchen
will contain a special built-in case
that will provide ample storage space
for dry groceries: also a compartment
for mops, brooms, etc. This cabinet
has been so designed that 1t is built
partly into one wall without any ap-
preciable loss Of floor space.
On the second floor additional
closets have been provided, the mas
ter bedroom in the front having two
closets and one for each of the other
two bedrooms. There is to be a
broom closet in the hallway and a
linen cabinet of ample proportions in
the bathroom. 1t Is intended that
Ol Tie WOIh III IHe
bathroom be unusual and distinctive.
. Stairways Attractive.
All the stairways are to be designed
with ornamental iron baluStrades.
The walls of the living rooms, dining
rooms and Railways are to be dec
GRATED with one of the modern wall
finishes, which will give distinctive
ness to these houses not ordinarily
found in any but the more expensive
residences, but quite essential to carry
out the feeling of the Italian interior
decoration. All woodwork In these
rooms will be Of small cross-section
and delicate proportions and will be
stained to provide the necessary con-
trast to wall surfaces. The bedroom
walls will be either papered or paint
ed and the woodwork in these rooms
will be finished with enamel. All the
floors throughout the building, except
in the case of the bathroom and
kitchen, will be of polished oak. The
kitchen will have either linoleum or
composition flooring. Walls of both
bathrooms and kitchens are to be
finished above the wainscot in "Duco'
enamel.
For the purpose of this demonstra-
ton, these houses will be furnished In
an appropriate manner with the cor
rect draperfes and the proper period
furnishings, commensurate with the
cost of the house. 1t is believed that
this will demonstrate satisfactorily to
every one the necessity for close
relationship between the style of archi-
lecture and the manner of furnishing
and decorating a home.
Particular attention Is to be given
to the matter of the proper setting for
these houses. 1t is not intended to
use an elaborate planning scheme. but
rather to demonstrate that intelligent
and careful planning Is most essen
tial IL the architectural features are
to be properly emphasized. Particular
attention will be given to the develop
ment of the back yard, in order that
1t may be shown how attractive this
area may be made and how we'll 1t
can be adapted to pleasant usage dur
ing the long Spring and Summer
months, instead of being the usual
unsightly space that develops from
lack Of proper forethought and plan
ming.
AS the materials are selected and
the group progresses, a description
of the erection of the houses will ap-
pear in The Star. The permit for
the erection Of the community group
was granted yesterday.