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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1929
Page
7
Waterloo expects a strong 1929 building season says Harry A Dunkelberg of Dunkelberg Leeper Gropper lumber dealers. With the strike ended and improved weather a big spurt is foreseen, fueling demand for $2800 to $3200 cottages and numerous small-house projects along with apartment and store remodelings.
A 1929 newspaper feature presents a Dutch Colonial style house design noted for beauty and a practical plan. It highlights a front kitchen with a first story bedroom, a downstairs bedroom, a view of the garden from the dining room, and porch-adjacent living and dining spaces. Exterior finishes include shingles and stucco with a gambrel roof, on about a 50 foot lot. Complete working plans and specifications are available through the Architects Small House Service Bureau via the Home Building Editor.
The article discusses using shingles on side walls for texture and weather resistance, noting white cedar shingles weather to a pearly gray and redwood tones. It contrasts hand split versus machine cut shingles, suggests irregular edges for visual interest, and covers creosote painting precautions and factory dipped shingles.
The Architects' Small House Service Bureau outlines methods to imitate aged whitewash on walls using creosote stains. It describes color blends with browns tans and yellows on walls and roofs, stressing careful application and durable results with good shingles and rust proof nails.
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