PLAN P-495 — House area 1672 sq. ft. on living and bedroom levels. A warm, friendly house for a large or growing family — four good bedrooms, with kitchen, dining and living on a scale to match. This plan retains the best features of an old-fashioned farmhouse and adds all of today's space and labor-saving devices. Split level construction saves many steps, compared to a two-story house, and it gives extra advantages — recreation room level plus a basement, and outdoor living areas that are handy for daily family living as well as entertainment.
The kitchen is big and has plenty of space for family meals. Here, eating and traffic are off to the side, so kitchen work can go on without interruption. And the kitchen is full of all sorts of modern conveniences that Grandma never knew — automatic dishwasher and the separately built-in range and oven units. Today's favorite L-shaped living-dining area separates the two functions adequately, yet lets each borrow space from the other when needed. Back to back baths with lavatory and laundry directly below make a compact, cost saving plumbing layout. In the bedrooms and all through the house, there is a wealth of storage for every purpose, located just where it is needed. Central hallway and stairs give absolutely perfect circulation in all directions and to all levels.
source: 1959 Homemaster by Rudolph A. Matern
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