This nine room house has the step-saving floor arrange- ment of the ranch house, the bountiful space of the two story and the look of Southern dignity and charm that is typified by Mount Vernon. The foyer is the central core of the traffic pattern of this house. From the stunning portico porch, via a dignified doorway, you enter this middle-level foyer (with a coat closet handy at the right). From here you can go down to the daylight basement-a whole level of informal, utility and extra bedroom convenience or you can go up to the living level of the house laid out in perfect ranch lines. Every room is on this floor, no steps to climb, but with a sensation. of spaciousness that is hard to find in any but the biggest of luxury ranches. To the left of the entry steps as you come up is the bedroom wing, complete with three grand bedrooms and two well-planned bathrooms. The family bathroom, No. 1, has a little vestibule in which the linen closet is found and then there is a private entry into this good-sized room with its double vanitories and tub in an alcove. Back-to-back, is the shower bathroom that serves the master bedroom. Note the extra advantage of its location just inside the door from the balcony to the master bedroom, making it useful for a guest lavatory from the balcony when required. Four closets serve the parents and the children have the use of a wall of closets, divided between the bedrooms at the front. The living-dining zone is 30' overall, separated as modern families like to have them by a wrought iron rail and the corner fireplace, but combining their footage for a magnificent entertaining area. Two exposures enhance the dining room and a window wall with sliding glass doors gives the living room an outdoor aspect, as it opens the formal area out to the wide summer balcony. At the front of the house is the family room kitchen, 22' wide and separated into dinette and work rooms by a stunning bar for snacks. All the appliances a homemaker wants and needs are provided and the huge pantry closet opening into the family area is a plus that everyone hopes for. There is a side entry for deliveries into the kitchen, and of course ready access to the right of the foyer stairs. A fourth bedroom with two big sliding-door closets is planned on the daylight floor below, with another shower-bathroom and a bright utility-laundry room. Storage abounds in the closet, store room and garage alcove and the prize feature is the recreation room, big, bright and beautiful, with a window wall and sliding doors out to the lawn terrace. Traditional dignity, modern comfort and all-time economy blend in this home.
Overall Dimensions: 60' x 30'6".
Square Feet: 1,450. (upper level only).
Architect: Lester Cohen.
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