OUTSIDE, this friendly house reflects the charm of yesterday, but step inside and there is the convenience and the openness of living areas that characterize the home of today.

A fireplace forms the only separation between the living and dining areas, and only a serving table (which can also be pressed into service as a breakfast bar) marks the spot where the dining area ends and the kitchen begins. Because of its convenience in entertaining, this open type of kitchen is sometimes referred to as a "party" kitchen, but it is equally practical for everyday family use. A home-laundry set-up is tucked in a corner, and there are handy work surfaces by both the range and the refrigerator and counter space on each side of the double sink.

There are three large bedrooms, but if yours is a two-bedroom family, the front bedroom with the interesting window treatment would make a delightful library or den. All bedrooms have enough wall space for good furniture arrangement.

The house has a bath-and-a-half, a practical and economical plan for the three-bedroom home. The tub in the bathroom is so situated that it can be enclosed for a shower.

The outstanding feature of the exterior is the wide, curving driveway, which eliminates backing the car out to the street. It is also a boon to guests, especially during cold or rainy weather, since they can step directly from the car to the protected entry; for family traffic, there is a door from the double garage to one of the bedrooms.

The lines of the house are simple and dignified, and the skillful combination of wood paneling, wood shingles and brick veneer adds textural interest to the exterior.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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THIS two-bedroom house cuts building costs without sacrificing those little extras that make for good living — quite an achievement in these inflationary times. First of all, it is of economical frame construction. And it is practically square — the least expensive shape to build — yet the low-pitched roof and the car port give it the long, ground-hugging lines that are so popular. A distinctive front door, wood shingled walls and the columns of the porch lend interest to the simple and straightforward exterior. 

From the protected entrance, the front door opens into the 26-foot-long living-dining area. And here is one of those extras just mentioned — plenty of wall space for large pieces of furniture. Another of the plus features of this well-integrated plan is the generous amount of storage space. Both bedrooms have twin closets with sliding doors. There is a pair of roomy closets in the hall (as well as a closet for the heating unit), a linen closet in the bathroom and a coat closet by the front door.

The convenient L-shaped kitchen provides additional eating space and it has one especially handy feature that will appeal to any cook — a large working surface on each side of the range. A utility room, with space for a complete home laundry, adjoins the kitchen. Cross-ventilation throughout the house keeps it pleasantly cool in summer, while a central heating unit takes care of winter chill.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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HERE is a house that the fun-loving family will take to its heart. The wide-open spaces of the king-sized front room—a combination living-dining room and den — are the answer to a party-giver's prayer. Except for the coat closet, there is not even a suggestion of a partition to get in the way when you are entertaining a crowd. You will especially appreciate this feature if you are active in the affairs of a church or club to which you frequently open your home.

Closets in the hall take care of bedding and out-of-season clothing, while there is storage space in the bathroom for linen and laundry. In addition to the usual fixtures, the bathroom has a convenient built-in lavatory and dressing table with a large mirror above. The kitchen has a step-saving arrangement of the work space and a breakfast area at one end.

A handy utility room is connected with the kitchen by a breezeway, which provides a covered passage to the car port.

Besides providing ample space for entertaining and everyday living, this plan offers almost unlimited possibilities for originality in interior decoration.

The hall adjacent to the living area insures privacy in the bedrooms and provides access to the bathroom, kitchen and breakfast room. The bedrooms have plenty of closet space, and their doors and windows are arranged to allow cross ventilation.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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THERE are many conveniences in this attractive house. It is compact without being crowded, and the rooms are arranged with consideration for today’s casual scheme of living. There is a large living-dining room that lends itself to entertaining either a small group or a sizable crowd. The kitchen is at the front of the house, handily midway between the front door and the entry from the garage. There is a good-sized utility room with space for laundry equipment and a large storage closet. Both the service entrance and the garage open into this room.

The two bedrooms have double closets with sliding doors; there is a coat closet, a hall closet for miscellaneous storage, two linen closets in the bathroom and, in the garage, an unusually large closet for tools and garden equipment.

In addition to the dining room, there is a breakfast area in the kitchen. Hall space is kept to a minimum; there is just enough to give privacy to the bedrooms and bath and to keep the other rooms free of traffic. To provide cross-ventilation, the living room has three exposures and both bedrooms have double exposures. There is a central heating unit, but a fireplace in the living room provides the additional cheery warmth of a wood fire.

The front entrance is sheltered and features a large picture window and a built-in plant box. Vertical siding on the garage provides an interesting contrast to the brick walls of the house.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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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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 HERE is a plan with unusually good separation of living, working and sleeping areas. An L-shaped hall and banks of closets give the bedrooms privacy and insulate them from the sound of activities in the rest of the house. Another wall of closets keeps kitchen noises from reaching the living room.

Other attractive features of the plan are the well-protected entrance and the fireplace which provides a center of interest for the livingroom. The living-dining area gets ample light and ventilation from five windows; those in the living room are floor length. Two exposures in each bedroom give cross-ventilation. The central hall carries traffic from the bedrooms to the bath and kitchen and eliminates the necessity of crossing other rooms.

This house is generously provided with storage space. The master bedroom, for example, has two large closets with sliding doors, and there are two hall storage closets, a sizable pantry and a linen closet.

The garage opens to the rear of the lot — an excellent feature, for it adds to the apparent size of the house, and there are never any gaping garage doors to spoil the effect of the house from the street. The two windows in the garage can be curtained to give it the appearance of another room.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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