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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1931
Page
6
An idle brick church in Decorah Iowa was purchased by an investor and transformed into a handsome modern residence. The exterior gained stucco over brick, new window openings, dormer, and roof line changes while the interior was reconfigured from church to a cozy multi room living space on two floors.
Earthen cellar floors harbor dampness and disease and track dirt into homes. Installing a thick cement basement floor, about three inches or more, keeps the area dry and sanitary. A dry basement supports future finished rooms like playrooms and dens, expanding habitable space.
The article argues that old combination gas and electric fixtures are obsolete as electric lighting is reliable. It urges modern fixtures with ample outlets in every room, at least one on each mopboard in living rooms, two on long walls, and outlets throughout bedrooms for bed lamps and heaters. Side wall lighting is favored for both light and decor. A bizarre note about mounting a monoplane fuselage six feet under wings is included as a stray modern method.
A trend shows buyers converting old buildings into small two or three room apartments. Old schoolhouses stores mansions and churches are modernized with satisfactory profits. An abandoned school in Waco was transformed into a rentable apartment building by a contractor with vision.
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