THIS contemporary version of the Cape Cod cottage incorporates the advantages of modern planning while retaining the dignified simplicity to which the traditional version owes its charm. The family selecting this plan should never feel cramped for living space, for the rooms are larger than those of the average five-room house, and there is an abundance of closets.

Light and ventilation are well taken care of by a generous number of large windows (each of the bedrooms has three exposures) carefully placed to leave plenty of room for good furniture arrangement. A recessed entrance and a breezeway to the garage provide protection from inclement weather.

The foyer opens into both the living room and the dining-kitchen area, and the central hall connects all rooms. The bathroom is centrally located, the kitchen compactly arranged. The dining area is as convenient as the customary breakfast room, yet it is large enough for formal dining."

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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HERE is a plan that’s really out of the ordinary, with its distinctive exterior of redwood plywood siding, its extensive window area and its exceptionally convenient room arrangement. Wide eaves add to the attractiveness of the house, while a car port shelters the outside entrance and provides storage space for tools.

You enter the house through a foyer with a handy coat closet. From the foyer you can reach any part of the house without crossing other areas. The spacious living-dining room overlooking the garden offers countless possibilities for conversational groupings with its fireplace and picture windows. Since these window walls are at the back of the house, neighbors and passers-by can’t invade your privacy.

The bedroom wing is well separated from the rest of the house and has ample closet space. The compact kitchen is U-shaped, and the breakfast room has a large built-in china cabinet. Three windows make this area bright and cheerful.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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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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IF YOU want to get the utmost in convenience and livability from your construction dollar, this little house has everything you could desire. Features which you might expect to find only in a larger house are cleverly arranged in an area slightly over 1,000 square feet—a popular size for the small budget.

The unusually large front porch provides a well-protected and inviting entrance, and it also lends the house a distinction not usually achieved by other homes in this price range. The floor plan is well laid out, the traffic pattern is good, and space is used with maximum effectiveness.

Each room has cross-ventilation; yet, in spite of the fact that the house has twelve large windows, there is sufficient wall space for good furniture arrangement. Both bedrooms have ample closet space; the central hall has an additional storage closet. The generous-sized living room has the dining alcove favored by so many prospective homeowners. The kitchen has quick access to all areas of the house through the central hall. The fact that the bath adjoins it reduces plumbing installation costs.

One of the best features of this plan is its ability to grow with the family. It can easily be expanded to include three bedrooms. Also, a garage with an attached breezeway may be added.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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LIVING on an ordinary city lot presents serious problems to the family that loves outdoor activities and yet wishes to eat and play out of the view of neighbors and passers-by. One of the best solutions to this problem is the U-shaped house—with the open end of the U to the back of the lot—which is as livable outside as inside.

This plan has especially well-arranged facilities for open-air living, with a fireplace on a protected porch that opens onto a generous-sized and completely private terrace. The porch is conveniently reached from the dining room, living room and hall leading to the bedrooms.

Convenience is also the keynote of the interior. The foyer opens into both the kitchen and living room. The large living room concentrates much of the house’s floor area where you need it most, and French doors connect both the living room and dining room with the porch. The bedrooms have three exposures—giving them good light and cross-ventilation—yet there is sufficient wall space to arrange furniture without crowding. Ample closet space is provided in the bedrooms, and there is a storage closet in the hall. The bath has its own closets for linen storage. The kitchen has a generous amount of cabinet space, and there is a good-sized utility room for your laundry equipment or additional storage units. The exterior of the house combines wood siding with stone veneer for an interesting effect. The attached garage faces the back, and is so designed that it does not look like a garage from the front, increasing the apparent size of the house.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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THE wood shingles and siding and partial brick veneer give the exterior of this house a pleasant contrast of both color and texture. The lines are low and rambling, but the interior is arranged for maximum convenience. The house has the English charm that appeals to many Americans, plus the practical features that they value even more.

A foyer connects the bedroom and living wings. The living room is lighted by floor-length windows on the front, balanced by a fireplace on the opposite wall. An unusual amount of wall space insures flexibility of furniture arrangement. The wide doorway into the dining room affords cross ventilation through the living and dining room windows.

Divided into working and breakfast areas, the long kitchen has a window on each end to provide good ventilation, as well as convenience for the homemaker who wants to keep an eye on the children’s back-yard play area and on the front approach to the house.

The bedrooms are designed especially for the Southern climate. Each has three exposures. There is good wall space for chests and beds, and ample closet room.

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source: The Progressive Farmer – Distinctive Southern Homes | 1950

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