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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
18
Detailed plans and specifications of this compact home are available at low cost from the Home Plan Foler in the Daily Telegraph. The 9 by 7 foot house includes seven rooms with a porch, vestibule, coat closet, living room dining room and kitchen.
A compact wellness oriented house plan features large dining room and kitchen closets, built in ironing board, inside basement stairs, and outside basement entry. Four corner bedrooms share a small hall with a compact bathroom and built in tub. Refigerator area and delivery shelves suit outdoor paraphernalia. Estimated build cost about $6770.
Greenville & Co was winner of a prize in Better Homes demonstrations nationwide after Letter Homes Week May 11 to 18 last year. The Greenville model home, 63 by 31 feet, cost $7,000 to build and $1,862 furnishing, with gardens and a poultry yard. The living room measured 16 by 30 feet and the upstairs bedroom 14 by 30 feet. The demo was aided by city government, schools, churches, and volunteers, with contests lectures and exhibits. Greenville plans four houses in 1925 Better Homes Week including a similar replica and one for a Negro family.
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