From the street the house angles effectively to create an expansive lawn and to enclose the yard outside the kitchen door. When you study the floor plan it becomes quite obvious the structure can be built in three different operations, starting with the one and one-half story section since it houses heating, plumbing and the most needed rooms. This section becomes two stories by taking advantage of the foundation walls where they are above grade. One enters this attractive small house through a hall at street level, where an equal number of steps lead down to the general room and up to bedrooms.
Below is the second floor plan, and in the exterior sketch below, showing the rear of house, you see the big windows of the general room. The floor here is slightly below grade, but on a property with a dowgrade of four feet from front to rear the rooms would open directly to the lawn. Terrace is at rear of living room.
Second floor bedrooms are modest in size with good closet space and two bathrooms. When a first floor bedroom is added, it becomes the children's floor, only half a flight from parents.
The lower floor has the general room with good plan for informal living. When entertaining, furniture can be switched from right corner to dining corner, leaving the large area for table setting. Kitchen and laundry have large cabinets, counters and windows. Spacious living room is second to be built, then parents' suite. Two-story section is 28 feet wide, the completed house 52 feet, with 31 feet more for garage. Garage may be straightened to save as much as 10 feet. First floor covers 840 square feet; the other floors cover 560 square feet each.
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