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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
3
The article contrasts Southern Colonial homes with full two story columns and wide frontages to shade the front, and New England Colonials with simpler lines, steep roofs, small paned windows, and ornamental door porticos. It notes climate and practicality shaped features such as porches, living rooms, and shutters, with fanlights and sidelights near entrances.
West facing porches suffer heat in afternoon sun. Thorpe Awning Shoppe offers colorful sun screens at 2407 College Ave to shade porches and protect interiors. Awnings soften light, protect furnishings, and can enhance curb appeal. call Harrison 4092 for estimates.
A homeowner should clean gutters once a year to prevent obstructions and prolong roof edge metal. Painting the inside of gutters is economical. Roofers guarantee their work and offer leak repairs within a set period, but homeowners must clean gutters regularly to avoid damage.
The domestic oil burner industry has produced a burner expected to last twenty years with proper care and repair. This milestone parallels advances in home lighting by electricity, the telephone, and the family automobile, boosting overall home comfort.
A new ornamental glass with a wrinkled semi opaque surface obscures distant outlines yet reveals sharp detail when in contact with an object. It is adopted for decorative effects and as tops for desks, dressers, and other furniture.
A passage extols stone as superior building material likening it to the three little pigs tale. Stone cutter W. H. Colegrove promotes Bedford line stone for Indianapolis churches and homes, arguing real stone endures weather and cleans easily unlike imitation stone.
The R. H. Shelhorn Company built a two bedroom residence at 3519 N. Illinois St for Thomas Keith. The design echoes an English cottage with white walls and a steep green shingle roof, featuring an open porch and pergola elements. Interior highlights include sunlit living room and sunroom, a dining room with three south windows and a china cabinet seat, a well lit second floor with ample bedroom space, tiled bathroom, built in tub, and a grade north entrance to the kitchen with space for a refrigerator and broom closet. Lumber and mill work supplied by O. D. Haskett Lumber Company.
A local advisory urges homeowners to fix worn furnaces now while warm days allow repairs. The William Ehrich Company at 1628-32 Bates St recommends evaluating whether a minor repair can extend life or a full replacement is wiser, inviting calls to Drexel 9210 to discuss options with Chet Ehrich.
L. E. Reed completes oak and maple flooring for Shelhorn homes at 1514 Samoa Street. Finished surfaces include laying and final coating as advertised in the period catalog. Web address 1240 referenced for more details.
Local homes show widespread painting activity as residents rush to refresh exteriors. Marion Paint Company president C. E. Utley cites postwar price drops on linseed oil and lead as key factors driving a spring painting boom. The firm offers exterior paints and a washable wall paint sold from its S Meridian Street store near the viaduct.
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