THE exterior of this friendly two-bedroom home offers a pleasant contrast in building materials — brick veneer on the bedroom wing, which extends toward the front of the lot, vertical wood siding on the long front porch, and wood shingles on the attached garage.
The outstanding feature of the floor plan is the provision for cross-ventilation in every room (the bedrooms have three exposures), making the house delightfully cool during the summer months. And with this large amount of carefully arranged window space, the house is bright and cheerful the year round.
The efficient and highly livable floor plan incorporates many features unusual in a two-bedroom house. Note especially the convenient entry with a coat closet nearby, the large breakfast room (separated from the kitchen only by a serving counter) and the utility room.
The spacious living-dining room is at the back of the house, with windows overlooking the garden. The bedroom wing at the front is completely separated from the rest of the house by a hall which contains three closets and space for the central heating unit. The bathroom is located convenient to the bedrooms and has the popular built-in lavatory-dressing table.
When you want to go from the attached two-car garage to the front door, the porch provides a protected passageway to the entry. But when you’re bringing home the groceries, you can step from the garage onto the covered back porch and thence into the kitchen.
The garage has two handy closets for tools and garden equipment, and between them there is a built-in workbench. A wide window above the bench provides plenty of light for working.
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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950
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