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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1927)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALE2J. OREGON, SUNDAY' MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1927 a model: of compactness and space economy "'fi ' i J j I I A if -nM v Cnrrlc&t lts T)m ArckltMic Small HmM BsrrtM linw f U UatUA SUtM, Xjm. Has V. U-ll rpms IKtla hoaa I a modt 1i 1 Hca- l.fl'r . ayrr J -cf compactp and oonomy f apace .Omltttnc the sun room aad rear porch tb over all1 area of th plan la only about 2f x2 feeC . It la re-, markabla that aa orach can fears bson Included Ot ao sman aa area. It waa dona by skil ful planainc by tba mission of waata. apaeaa. winsn wry hHa aa4 ;dreaitens oommun ImIIm bttiraM room. For ' maay peopla whose means are " limited and who mast, there fore, reduce their requirement f apaoe to the ebaoiut mini mum, this design win come aa a welcome solution to -their . Xea though space haa been economised so ' ; earafsBy. there to no , -poverty of Interest, for the conformation of tba house and material used have Ttractty fbnnd an too seldom la boose of this sort. Combined with this fine plan and excel lent exterior there la substantial construction, for th omter walla are of solid brick. Thus tba three essential parts of erery buIMIar that partakes of real architect ure hare been given their due rerard. - This really la a atx room, house, oontamln- the una! Bvtnf room, kitchen and dlnta room and; three bad room with bath. In addition there are two porches, on mora property a sun room which, : opening- the ttrtnr room, not o-ly add oos slderaMy to the UTtng apaoe. bat lend an extra Item of interest to the exterior, for the front waU of thl room. oonUnnm; in vUnbroken plan with the ' main waD ' "' booaa. girea a deairabl feellnc of breadth T ... T j, for Llcbt and Air I j t Tbeorch at the roar la open. Square woodeav Uatei ana bracKui ox in pun material , help to mak tba rear of th boos interesunc ixm floor Nmat, mrtud in torni of tfle. and la bordered wKh brick. - - - t v. v Th llTlaaT room U anoenaTly weU Uxhted, baTina window on three aides; there ta alao th staircaa In one corner, a fireplace., and the two porches opening , upon ft. 'Tba dining room and kitobaa ara small. bat Hgbt and airy Tb latter ta eowipped with an - entry eon tain lnc space for th Iceboat and a broom : doaaC T In tba second story there ara thro bed room ... . .. . . .. .. j nfcD aoow I rT I t i -j -Rts aeon eMwl : well designed to accimnd4thw-lB the tor; each with a closet. Th bathroom is designed for th inclusion of a repassed tab. The necessary : linen closet Is .In the hallway. . -i ' : The kitchen eejfeipiaent la complete, and with; the ; weridnr fixtures along the outald wall, there 1 an ; Insmrancn of . fine light and Tentllatlon. The ar rangement of the basement stairway la excellent. : permitting one to reach the basement from both, the outside and the kitchen without unnecessary steps. J This Is a solidly constructed boas with a decided air of permanence. : It interesting color scheme and the play of architectural detail keep It from be-r lng commonplace nv any way. " ' ' v Suggested color scheme: Hed and brown texture brick set In white mortar, woodwork painted white, the roof a combination of blue and gray. Construction: Solid brick walls, ahingle or slate roof... ... ' Sis of lot: Approximately 41 feet. ' Designed to face east or south, but may be built rererssd for other facing or to make ' the of special advantage of the site.. '- XZITOX'a sTOTBt The Uae far awaS hssMs'sri farafAed sy the hegleasl Sareaes ef the archtterts' ST Heeee arrtee Bsreaa ef the Uattaa BtmXmm ere ml tfee upt eesttire tareaskeat. the nattee atstee. . Zals sareaa is trail by the Varte ate Zastttmte ef Areaiteete. and at the Pasattsiast ef Oca Zt I merest!. S4j .-im mm as ef a wn.vf; mg aad eeast we sSfCrsIss at anlast eeek. Fer fcaf ee leaaratac the toss artxts asi natisiag saner or ms ; OemyzlxM Ta-Afchitet Satan Haass derriea ef the Vatted KM DWEUJffi BEine cisnira i . ' 1 1 ii . . . a - iThlrty-One New Residences Started In November ; Average $2900 y Wg feature of Salem's landing growth Is the manner in : which new dwelling are contln lns to be built. Up to the night .... of. November 23 there had been 31' new dwellings started in the! present -month at a total cost of $90,000. In addition to t! is there were permits for the 23 days to- - taling 20,000 for business strac ; lares. . . Tie, 31 new dwelling started In . November average $2S00 in indf aldwrt-ogl ranging in cost figures; from 11009 up to $6,000. V Most of taem run around $3000. Which as all know, will build a very nice and substantial home in Salem. It Is estimated that by the end of the year there will have been around 800 new homes of this type built this yen1. v Basing the average oc cupancy at S this means that Sa lem mast have gained around 1500 population in 1527. ; A Surprising thing about No vember baUding is that the total of permits will run considerable in excess of October. Heretofore. fcuildJnr operations has' always tlacked f I during -the Tain y sea- eon, particularly In the residence Hue. The only explanation of the change" thls year " lies in the fact that new people are pouring into Salem at a rate never heard of before. . These; people mast be1 housed. Most of them have their own money and are doing the building themselves. In otter in stances enterprising contractors. sensing the growing demand for homes, are going ahead on their own initiative ' and constructing whole strings of new residences. They no more than get them com pleted "when sales are made to new comers. A good Illustration of this is J. B. Peters. 2215 Virginia street. , who this week took out permits to build four new dwell ings at an. average cost of $3000. I'filill L BE STARTED SOON started. When aU of this .city! building program gets under way the unemployment - question win be almost entirely solved for the' winter months in Salem. Work on the 17th street bridge across , Mill creek is also sched-i uled to get under : way within . a few daya. ' . . . ? Brick and Tile House - Plans To Be Published FiriusnceHi . - awsSesasMeBasBaaBMBPBBBeBBaj ."" Construction Cost of Brick .and Frame Houses Vaf ' ies.To Small Extent kiojisroucTiori BRANCHES i WE have rightly been ' caUed "city buUd ers", because we are ec?ilpped t6 erect any, kind of structure that tuodera. city demands. Ask: our -clients about ot:r errlce to then. " I - ' AipER5KX Jk VAN f PATTEN : Central Ea-.3 Constrcctloa Telephone 2 69 f i Construction Work In City To ; Provide Employment : . " For Many, Men - The Salem Brick and Tile com pany haa made arrangements with the Architects Small . House Ser vice Bureau to run copies of "their brick , and tile houses in this sec tions The first appears in this ls-suC-atr- ; ' . . This bureau publishes one of the most useful monthly magazines for' prospective 'home f builders. The Small Home." It Is highly ! worth the - Investment of a sub scription. The price ia$l per year. The address is The Architects Small : House Service Bureau. 1200 Second Ave South, Minneap olis, Minnesota. 1 Work .which was scheduled to start on the Commercial street! bridge has been held up temporar ily by, the rain floods of jthe past week.- If -jtha: weather man will hold .no on his operations this week the chances are that a rood start 'Will have been"-mado by the first of December. The contract calls' for completion by July ; 1st, but the bridge will he finished long before that date if all goes elL 1 As stated, the only condi tion that can impede the operation is extreme wet weather. ' . '- ' The firm of Lindstrom V Fei- genson,. Portland contractors and hridce engineers, have the con tract" forr this bridge, and K.. A. Furrow Is in charge of the work. with offices on the- Hth floor of the First National Bank building. The bridge will have a span of 192 feet from tip tfl tip. , It will have a road apan. of 59 feet with 20-foot walks on each side. . -Tha contract price V, for this bridge is $43,715. It will be buflt of reinforced; concrete throughout and of the most modern construe tion. As soon as the entire Job gets under way . It v will provide work for a large number of men and will be a big relief to the un employment 1 problem that is ao acute here at Jhls ume. ; In further i fereuce-.to this e news to be cL. -lv!-J . t 'i: J t -e Is the statemeut-of&tV. jeu.inecr It. firm of Cupper impson tl -1 they ara ruslilas work c-.t! for the reorganliaUon and strucUon of Salem's sewer i drainsge system. They ex--t aT Plans rca,3T Sttla . t ci thij wcrk.caa-L- Limited Number of Brick House Booklets Available The. Salem Brick and Tile com pany has a limited number of brick house ' booklets, "Homes of Lasting Charm." As long as they last they will be given free to all calling for a copy. -.. The office of this company is located on the Tile road and the S. P. main line just south ' of the fair grounds. Turn east at the tile road at the intersection of ' North Capitol street and .Fair ? Grounds road. . ' Read the Classified Ads .inuring-. me past xew years a flood of Information, offering a bewildering Variety of suggestions on planning and construction, has been released in the homebulld- ing - field. ' New methods and new materials have crowded each other for attention.' It mult be with some sense of relief that the pros pective homebuilder . turns back to - the age-proven material brick. Employed -, through . the centuries for its qualities of per manence and beauty, ; brick atni remains the outstanding practical material for homebuildlng and the only one which can squarely meet every sensible requirement. 'Acquiring a home Is one of the most important investments of a lifetime. It would seem unwise to invest money In experiments when a time-proven . material, which leaves nothing to guesswork and allows no possibllKy of ultimate dissatisfaction,, is available. . What the Walls Most Do : . '- "The elemental , requirements which, mo gt .be present In satis factory dwelling construction, are these: Permanent resistance to the natural elements and to fire; elimination of upkeep expense; simplicity of construction; mod erate original cost; and ? finally. that degree bf attractiveness which is required for ' modern homes. Any material which can meet all of these requirements is the real answer to the housebuild er8 problems. If there is any doubt of the ability of a material to meet any one of these require ments. Ks use would be. unwise." Having set up these clearly defined requirements, it remains to explain briefly how common brick meets all these , specifica tions. The fire and wear-resisting qualities of brick are known to all. A well constructed wall is impervious to wind, rain and snow and is not . easily .penetrated by heat or cold."; ; - 4 Costly Upkeep Avoided . "Eliminating upkeep expense without sacrifice of attractiveness is completely solved by the use of brick. t Brick walls need no paint ing, cleaning, or other form of maintenance and brick rrows more beautiful as it mellows with age. . --v ' -- , . . - This definite saving in main tenance cost Is highly important I from the Investor's viewpoint; LcajBc aaa that within a rea sonable short period .of time brick construction proves to be by far the least expenstce form of home- building. ' ;'.r-.r;i. "There have been certain mod ern . advances In brick construc tion which offer; in addition to the old reliable solid brick walls. simple, and economical forma of strong follow wall construction as illustrated later In this book. In mason: employe no new principle. Greater Value Without Greater r Cost "In the minds of some home- builders there exists a general but false Impression that the home of brick is expensive . and perhaps prohibitive la cost This eondi tion is partially due to the fact that J brick! houses have greater real r estate value and are often sold and rented -for more than houses of equal' else - built with less durable materials. The fact Is that In the average house costing $7,000 to $10,000. the first cost of a brick home will usually be less than five hundred dollars more than : for - ordinary frame construction, oftentimes no more; and Is no more 'expensive than stucco or other types of ye neer. Brick construction also helps. In financing the homebulld- er's investment, because most loan (fompanles will:: appraise brick houses 'higher and loan more money on a brick house than on any other type. : ..W Eay to Prove Brick Economy . "Home builders are often mis led by erroneous cost estimates of contractors and builders who spe cialize In other types of construc tion and , who often discourage the 'cost ofb : bricktaoinshrdluhrd the cost of brick homes. '' Less satisfactory homes of Inferior con struction. but of Jiigher ultimate cost, are ; the ; penaRy some home owners pay for accepting mislead lng estimates. "It is -not true J that albrick house costs 25 per centum more than a frame house of the. same design, as many contractors have told' prospective i builders In ; the past. It doesn't even cost ,10 per centum" more,. and often costs no more. The proof is easy and con clusive . by , obtaining . dependable cost comparisons. : a ; t Take aa an example an. ordi nary five , or six room two story house, using a : total of 40,000 brick and costing about 110,000. About t:-, 10,000 of these v brick would "be 'used "In the basement walla and the chimney In either a frame house or a brick house. Of the remaining 30,000 used In the walls of the brick house, the total cost, assuming even 220 per thou sand as the cost of ; the brick and 120 per thousand for the laying including mortar. ,Thla would mean a cost of 21200 for the necessary brick work other than that which would have to go Into a frame house of the same design. But these brick walls are re placing wooden ones which require pble bricsr homes. These plans studs, sheathing, paper, siding and paint, not to mention Insulation and labor. Ail of this la a credit against the $1200 and materially reduces this amount. - . -;"V 7 The actual difference in' cost. probably less than $500 there fore, something less than five per centum of the ' total cost ' of the house, not ten per centum or 2o as some builders claim. Resale Valne Mnch Higher "In a brick home, the- owner has one which is more fire-eafe.i which saves fuel, which carries the lower insurance rate, which requires . lowest paint and repair costs and. most important main tains it, value and commands the highest ''resale price. -"So again don't be misled by excessive cost -estimates by eon -tractors or builders who are not familiar twlth brick masonry costs. . Common Brick. Available "A final point to be considered Is the economy which results from the use of common brick.' Com mon brick Is the local made,' low cost brick, available everywhere. in colors which vary according , to tho locality and the nature of th clay from which it is made. Archi tects and discriminating builder know that a common brick wall can be; made to fairly - sparkle with color, animation and Inter est when the bricks are laid with appropriate bonds and mortar Joints, i Some of the brick may have 8 lightly . Irregular . shapes, which adds interest to the texture, this continuous variety " offering unusual possibilities In brick patterns. This Is an age of color, e We are now rivaling the ancient peo ple In the use of color; in clothing, motor cars, in railway coaches, in all kinds of decorative effects and! in the exterior of our homes. Color That Is Permanent in such a permanent thing as the home.' The sickly appearance of faded, washed-out ' color In a cheap, imitation roofing material or stucco walla la known to all. Just as in fine china or pot tery, the colors of brick are burned in and never change. "Within the past few years there has been a rediscovery by architects of the possibilities ot common brick for obtaining su perior architectural effects.' - Of course, this architectural study of common brick has been based on a desire to obtain permanence and economy without sacrifice - of beauty, and as a result not only thousands of Ismail brick homes but many magnificent - suburban residences stand today as tributes to the unusual quality of common brick as a -building material. Com mon brick is "being used for Its beauty, when cost la not a factor. The Common ; Brick Manufactur ers association feels that it is mak ing a practical contribution to the home building field by poinUns out the outstanding and Indisput able merits of common brick for dwelling construction and in mak ing available the working draw ings and specifications of the sens- La Grande New six story La Grande hotel to be completed by November 15. ' i Oregon City Pope building se cured for Oregon foundry tha' burned in October. may be obtained from the plan book which Is In the possession of the Salem Brick and Tile -'com-: pany. X-V ':'- :ts:' ' 'r J"The home builder will find In this book brief, interesting- sug gestions for the use of brick for Improving gardens and grounds; methods of 'brick wail construc tion ; and examples of the wide va riety of attractive wall " surfaces obtainable through the use o common brick." Homes of Lasting Charm. . : Watching a good chess player doing his stuff is about as dizzy a sport as taking in a slow motion picture of the minute hand ox a broken down clock. ' . ASKED m ! MIGHT KISS OU- m OOHT GIVE MS Am oFT&ua up: H X WOrW4 SHE 1 : A WOrAAJS can't fMEAlHS UMTU.SHS V.HAS DECK Dtsoosryco i 0 CanT you tell what new , plumbing will mean before you try It out? YES,-YOU- CAN! Men of nnUdlng knowledge say you can give . the Job to ua "WITH PER- FECT SAFETY' ;.. "When you need a plumber, , yon need a good one!" : H.EGNER 1615 Center Street 852 and.l810W - Fine Fixtures Standard Equipment Decay aed! Fire are Farmers Greatest Enemies Together they levy an annual toll of a bil lion dollars upon America's farm build- ings, yet farmers continue to build with wood. Salem Hollow Tile is Fireproof and Will Not Decay rv Knj rr a r iXM rvTAH Kvl AIR AIR AIR' S cool :ania I warms Salem Brick & Tile Co. SALEM OREGON L ii V1 House Moving House Wrecking Heavy Machinery ' Instated . , Foundation Work -Stack Raisins We are equipped to handle your city or -country work quickly and economically. . We also buy and sell buildings to be moved or wrecked. CaH on us at once. You win find that our work will be satisfactory and our prices very reasonable. . x We Rent JACKS AND ROLLERS FOR HOUSE IIOVING LET US SAW fYOUR WOOD KUSEL BROS. 2173 State Street .. ..." ... .. II Practy Cal Says : .... ; A friendship, like a house that is to last, must have the right stuff in it. i The copy books say a lot tabout the right foundation. But it seems. that finishin ga thing right is more important than merely starting it right." .... - LUMBER , and ALL BUILDING MATERIALS . i : , ; j ' i ' ' " V - ' ' - . Gabriel Ponder Supply Co. . Office, Yard and Warehouse 610 North Capitol Telephone 2248 VI Do Not Envy a Tile Roof --Have Oriei - . ' : Fireproof Beautiful Everlasting Estimates a : Upon -Request " f?' -'l-7 b Ihe Tine fcr Irain Tile I See U3 Today, for Estimates. i:9reSn ."Oravel Co. afakers.of Sewfr Pfp. Drain TOe, Road 11 pe. Roof Tllo aad Dealers In rermuest Bnlldins Materials. IIZZ N. Frcr.t Ctr::t Phcr-s ICO On Rebidence, Business and Farm Property N 1 l si J 7 For Ihree to 20 Years f ' Privilege to pay part or aU cf principal on any interest date Our terms, interesfrates and - service cr.r.r. ot be equalled - , r Orsm ObrresponCeats a vrrjroxT loan a ttxst aw rr.TJDHSTIALi XXSUItAKC33 , On ov AftraraoA i r r m ""v -m ' HAWKINS ,2: ROBERTS, Crttni Fleer Oreca ZlZz-