Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-18
Plan Featured Today
Favored at Contest
In Connecticut.
HOUSE CONTAINS 6
ROOMS AND ALCOVE
Porches and Built-in Equip
ment for Kitchen Among
Many Features.
BY l.. PORTER MOORE,

President Home Owners Institute. Inc.
The small brick Colonial house fea-
tured today as plan No. 262-S was
awarded honorable mention in the
State competition conducted by the
1926 exhibition committee of the Ar
chitectural Club of New Haven. 1t
was designed by Robert l.. Waldorf.
The house contains six major rooms,
six closets, bath, two porcheS and
dining alcove, with built-in equipment,
off the kitchen.
One enters a hall which is almost
room in itself. At the right is the
living room, which extends the entire
length of the house. It's open fire.
place and entrances to the porch are
features. The dining room Is at the
left. and separated from it by series
of closets is the kitchen. On the
upper floor the master bedroom has
the same proportions as the living
room. Two large windows lead to the
upstairs porch. This bedroom also
has an open fireplace.
The keynote of the house is a
rather formal simplicity, alleviated
by the side porches. The PANIED win
dows, with their quaint shutters, the
Colonial doorway and chimneys IT the
side of the roof give touch Of cozi-
ness often lacking in the New Eng
land Colonial type. The home is
equally suited to either city or coun-
try: it is a style of architecture that
is perpetually pleasing.
The house looks best on a large
lot on which it may be set well back
from the street, allowing room for a
straight bordered walk and stone
or picket fence, but it may be built
on comparatively little ground, due
to it's compact proportions.
The house contains % 800 cubic feet
and may be erected in the vicinity
of New York City for approximately
S12 900.
An outline Of recommended specifi-
cations follows:
Masonry-Concrete footings under
all walls, as shown on drawings. All
foundation walls to be concrete mixed
with waterprooflng compound. All
exterior walls of common brick. Chin
neys of common brick, all f1ues lined
Fireplace Of selected brick; provide
ash dump with clean-out door in
cellar.
Incinerator-Built-in incinerator to
be installed in chimney with receiving
hopper door located in or near the
kitchen for disposal of garbage and
trash
Carpentry-All framing lumber shall
be well seasoned and free from large
knots, either fir or yellow pine; white
pine for exterior mill work and in
terror trim: oak floors. Steel bridging
for floor joists. interior doors and
buikrin kitchen cabinet as required in
detailed specifications.
Hardware--Owner shall furnish all
finishing hardware for doors and win
dows, for closets and casework. The
contractor will furnish a correct list
Of hardware and is to put it on in
careful. workmanlike manner. All
hardware on exterior openings to be
Of brass or bronze.
Easement windows-Steel or wood
easement windows may be used at
owners option.
Plastering and lathing-Three-coat
work over metal lath is recommended
less expensive job may be obtained
through the use Of one-half inch of
plaster over fiat rib expanded metal
lath. or even wood lath. We sug.
eest you obtain alternate bids on
metal lath and wood lath
Metal work-Gutters. leaders, down
spouts and flashing to be 16.ounee
copper.
Painting-Strictly pure white lead
anu hiiSceu Oh III proper proportion
with zinc oxide, where desired or
good grade of ready-mixed paint shall
be used. Interior trim to receive two
good coats Of fiat paint and one coat
OF fiat enamel. Finished floors to
be vanished or waxed throughout as
directed.
Electrical work-Complete system
OF electric wiring from meter to all
outlets, including all panel boards,
junction boxes and all other fittings.
The installation must be in accord
ance with the rules and regulations
Of the National Board of Fire Under
writer's.
Tile work-Tile work and wainscot
In bathroom with built-in china ac-
cessories.
IIeating-Steam or hot water boiler,
coal, oil or gas fired. Hot air at
owners option.