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irdumuridiStyle, RareWoods Linkednt elevations which will be -featured in Loi Altos 56 homes in the first block of this new development uth of Stearns St. It is adjacent to his Los Altos usiness and community buildings.5 Co. Real;r Billionloidings of all U.e companies have 0,000 for the first according to a restitute of Life In-Crest HomesNear Sell-oiitnounting to $72,-the third quarterrried the total of as nearly 40 per in in 1946. e block of real es- 1Since the formal opening of Crenshaw Crest on Nov. 13, 155 ijof the 180 dwellings in the $2,000,-000 development have been sold, according to S- M. Taper, president of Biltmore Homes, the ; builder. Ail sales were to vet-j erans.’ The sales record of. this Tor-A southern colonial home, following the traditional style to the smallest detail, was recently completed by Howard Jones in Orangewood Acres east of Long Beach in Orange County.With ^Francis J. Heusel as architect, Jones combined pure architectural type and rare woods into one of the most distinctive homes in the Southland. Jones said recently he intends to build several more houses in other styles, following the same policy.All floors in the seven-room, two-story house are planked mahogany. Many rooms have timbered walls and raftered ceilings. One wall of the 18x26-foot living room is panelled in dark Honduras mahogany. A dark marble slab fireplace is in this wall. Outer wall of the dining room, reception hall and stairwell arc mahogany.Fireplaces in den and snack room and the kitchen range are copper hooded. Light fixtures simulate early oil and candle lamps. Hough hewn mahogany is used for the window seat in the den and the snack bench andbar.The house is situated on morethan three-quarters of an acre. Modern heating and ventilating systems and extensive electrical facilities have been incorporated into the home. The home is fur-InspacHERE'SUnli'mitO'10 eleva shingles; ware fix* shower; frees pUSidewalk utilities tNONWwWVHOW T GIT TO NORWj MANOlNcrwolk Anqtltt-«itd Mar itrvtit** Atsqmli *.MlMiTriOp
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Long Beach Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Sun, Nov 28, 1948
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