American homes and gardens . architects, that thesizes of blocks consideredcommercially economical donot lend themselves easilyto design. We have hereone example of what can bedone with blocks, and thecontractor has carried outthe architects design. Thereis little doubt but the blockmanufacturers will give thearchitect what he wants assoon as the architect com-prehends the material. Itwill take united effort tobring the results, but theywill surely come. The walk and the ap-proach to the house is con-structed of concrete as wellas the steps and the hoodo\ er them. The entrance isinto ;i lobby,
American homes and gardens . architects, that thesizes of blocks consideredcommercially economical donot lend themselves easilyto design. We have hereone example of what can bedone with blocks, and thecontractor has carried outthe architects design. Thereis little doubt but the blockmanufacturers will give thearchitect what he wants assoon as the architect com-prehends the material. Itwill take united effort tobring the results, but theywill surely come. The walk and the ap-proach to the house is con-structed of concrete as wellas the steps and the hoodo\ er them. The entrance isinto ;i lobby, at the side ofw liii h a door opens into alarge living-room. The floors are built onforms, the same as in , on top ol which the floorsare of yellow pine nailed to covered with green burlap, its cluster of windows at one sideand its concrete fireplace and mantel, which is similar to theone in the living-room. The butlers pantry is fitted with drawers, dressers andcupboards and all the best appointments. The rear stairs. 19—The Dining-Room has Wall Covered with Green Burlap, and a Fireplace and Mantel of Concrete August, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 93 are constructed of con-crete. The kitchen andlaundry are lifted with allthe modern fixtures. The second floor con-tains an open hall, threebedrooms and a bathroom,besides a servants bed-room. The bathroom isfurnished with porcelainfixtures and expose dnickelplated plumbing. The walls are plasteredand are tinted in colorswith artistic effect. The cellar contains theheating apparatus, fuelrooms and a cold storage. The house of Mr. Bas-sett Jones at Bryn MawrPark, N. Y., as shown inFigs. 21 and 22 and builtafter the plans preparedby Mr. Sullivan \V. Jones,of New York City, is oneof the most interestinghouses of its class. It is constructed simi-larly to the house shownin Fig. 2, except that it isplanned after the bunga-low type, with all therooms placed on one floor;one square house, with wings extending at an angle from it
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