HERE’S a duplex with a good-neighbor policy. In it two families can live side by side without having to listen to every footfall in the adjoining apartment, for a solid bank of closets extends from the front of the house to the back. And besides serving as sound deadeners, just think of the wonderful storage space these closets provide! Each living room has a coat closet; there are china cabinets in the dining areas, big hall closets, and twin closets in the bedrooms.
To give the apartments even greater privacy, the entrances are widely separated, and each has its own walk to the street. These walks and the front yard can be landscaped to enhance this appearance of seclusion. A fireplace provides a decorative center of interest for each living room. Two exposures give these rooms cross-ventilation, and the total of six windows in the living-dining areas makes them bright and cheerful, as are the other rooms. The apartment on the right has one bedroom; the other has two. Each has the kitchen centrally located so that it is easily accessible from the living and sleeping areas, and each has a sheltered service entrance. There is space in each apartment for a central heating unit.
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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950
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