Brick Work Completed on Hawthorne School Building
Brick work this week on the new Hawthorne grade school on Franklin street between Eighth and Ninth marks progress toward finish for open ing of schools next fall. Scaffolding removed after the last brick on the smokestack. Roof to be completed next week. Interior rough plumbing and heating advancing. plastering starts April first. Kindergarten ready for pleasant use. the building will be largest in East District with 12 grade rooms and gymnasium. Mortimer B. Cleveland is supervising architect Lauritzen Construction is general contractor. Cost about 150000.
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Hawthorne
Franklin Street
Eghth
Ninth
Waterloo
Mortimer B. Cleveland
Lauritzen
Colonial Interiors Revived in Early American Style
A look at how painted walls and simple furnishings recreate an early American bedroom. Light buff walls with white woodwork, black floors, rag rugs, and old mahogany or walnut pieces create period feel. Painted furniture, grey tones, decalcomania transfers, flowered chintz drapes, brass candlesticks, and an oil lamp with parchment shade complete the scene.
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Metropolitan Museum of Arts
New York
Experts Answers on Building Details and Remedies
Q and A series from the Architects' Small House Service Bureau covers foundations for posts, brick corner stability, plaster finishes resembling tile, building methods, damp basements, contract issues, lot division, cork board plaster bases, hot water systems, heating choices, and stucco versus painting for brick houses.
Maintenance and Depreciation as Distinct Home Factors
The piece contrasts maintenance with depreciation and discusses appreciation of land value. It notes experts advise selecting land for value rise, so after 10 12 years property net worth matches original investment. It cites a 10 percent yearly land value rise and 2 percent depreciation, urging balance of land and house costs. It concludes most homeowners don’t fund depreciation or obsolescence and explains rent and interest implications.
Financing a Home Buyer's Payout Over a Decade
A 1926 Architects' Small House Service Bureau guide explains home buyer financing through a building and loan plan. It describes monthly payments of 12.50 per thousand borrowed, covering principal and interest, while omitting interest from separate calculation to show overall monthly outlay. It notes savings build equity and potential 10 to 12 year payoff, with depreciation allowances adjusted against expected appreciation.
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Small House Service Bureau of the
United States, Inc
American Institute of Architects
Department of Commerce
United States
Keene
Building and Loan Association
Small House Service Bureau of
Unites States, Inc. Home Builders
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