This house was planned for a young family—it is a house designed to grow. The original unit, composed of three rooms and bath, has all the essentials of comfortable living. The rooms are of good size, the exterior has attractive lines and good proportion, and the arrangement affords the maximum in convenience.
A generous, covered porch is supported by iron trellises on which climbing vines may be trained.
From the porch one enters a foyer into which all three rooms open. This foyer gives a further effect of spaciousness and eliminates traffic through the living room in reaching the bedroom and kitchen.
The living room features an attractive open fireplace, and the windows in this room are grouped in such a way as to provide plenty of light and ventilation.
The bedroom has an ample closet and a private bath with shower. Windows on three sides of the bedroom give the good ventilation so necessary in our warm Southern climate.
The kitchen has a built-in dining space immediately to the right of the door, where it is out of the way of sink-to-stove traffic. Sink, drainboards and cabinets are on the right; stove, refrigerator and water heater on the left. There is a window at the end of the breakfast nook and another above the sink. In the original unit the back door opens directly into the yard.
The extension provides for a bedroom, a bathroom with tub (accessible from hall), a dining room (this room can be used as a third bedroom if the family prefers), three large closets, and a service area just outside the kitchen.
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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950
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