FOR people who like privacy, and want it in a cottage, this plan is a find. The front door opens into a foyer, which is separated from the living room by a coat closet and from the dining room by a partial partition. A hall opening off the foyer makes it possible to reach the kitchen and each of the three bedrooms without going through any other rooms.
Unusually large for a small house, the living room gains extra footage from the generous bay window in the front wall. A further feeling of spaciousness is provided by the open arrangement of the living and dining rooms.
The basic kitchen equipment is arranged in a modified U, with a bar at one end of the cabinets for serving snacks or writing out grocery lists. The service door opens into a utility room, which houses washing and drying equipment as well as a central heating unit and a hot water heater.
Each of the three bedrooms has a large closet and windows on two walls for cross-ventilation. The bathroom is accessible from the hall, and a half bath is conveniently located between two of the bedrooms. Opening into the hall is a generous linen closet, built wide and shallow so the housewife can get to the sheets without having to reach over the pillowcases. The bathroom has a towel closet of its own. Adding an air of hospitality to the house, the entrance porch provides shelter for people entering or leaving the house and increases the effect of privacy in the front bedroom.
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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950
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