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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1924
Page
4
Advice on choosing home plans stresses location budget and family size. It warns against overemphasizing style and urges simple compact designs with efficient layouts. A good drawing set and specifications save money, control the project, and prevent delays.
A 1923 feature outlines a brick five room house with a five sided sunroom and arched entrance. It describes a compact plan maximizing space, a living room with fireplace, a dining alcove, two windows for ventilation, three second floor bedrooms, and brick veneered frame construction on a 40 foot lot. Estimated cost ranges from 8000 to 20000 dollars including heating plumbing and painting.
Practical guidance on waterproofing basements including damproofing coats and tar layers, drainage at footings, and slopes away from the house. Answers cover concrete footings in wet trenches, plaster moisture control, tile and furring, and estimating house costs by cube method versus complete plans.
Promoters urge visitors to tour Elywood showing lots from 60 by 125 to 100 by 220 feet with prices from 3000 to 10000 dollars. They claim the area has the strictest restrictions and all improvements, arguing it could become the city’s coming district.
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