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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1958
THE HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Colorful Western Ranch Gets Modern Trim
PACE SIX
By JOHN O. B. WALLACE
This stylish ranch combines the
atmosphere of the old and roman
tic west with the improvements of
the newest home designs.
Numbered X-26 in the architect
designed House of The Week se
ries, it is a modern adaptation of
the cattle ranch dwelling.
It was created, appropriately, by
a western architect.
He borrowed from western lore
for structural lines of the house,
but elsewhere his plan was stead
fastly modern. By Architect Jer
ry (iropp of Seattle, Washington,
the design is an improvement
over many ranch homes for sever
al reasons:
(1) It completely divides the
sleeping and living areas, (2) the
interior abounds in a variety of
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LONG AND LOW ROOF LINES, with large overhangs all
around! odd to the exterior design of this mo a em oddpta-
tion of an original western ranch house. Living and sleep
ing areas of the house are fully separated.
The dining room, 12 by 15 feet, a fireplace with built-in barbecue wise provides space for a large basement the stairwell is illunfi
decorative details, and (3) the has a slate floor and can be shut grille. The kitchen proper has an work or hobby shop, 17 by 29 feet, nated from above by natural light.
owner lias the option of building off from the living room by slid- all-in-one kitchen unit and match- doube oarae with access llost of ",e rear wa" of tne nollsc
with or without a basement. ing shojii screens. An aluminum ing cabinets. There is ample space (o ,h famiiy kitchen through the is crys,al 6,ass nearly floor to
Full details on this breath-of- sliding door opens from the din- for informal family dining. mu(, room jjas numerolls s0rage ce'l'ne in height,
the west plan, in an easy-to-follow ing room onto a rear polio. The mud room, between the fam- she, and slorage closet. Win-brushed plywood and bat-
area by area description follow: There are hree large bedrooms ily kitchen and the garage, can Th are cosets?n ,he , room d
The beam - ceiling hving room and three baths on the one level, be entered from an' outside en- , , . . . . , ... , "
is 15 feet 6 inches by 20 feet The basement version provides trance and from the garage. The ThZ L L i 5J' "T f T?" T, T I?
6 inches and has a stone raised- space for a fourth bedroom and laundry center, with washer, dryer ",e three bednis- he bed- f ' while marble chips. The
hearth fireplace. The beams sup- two more baths. All bedrooms have and tray, is in an alcove off the rm w,nf' f"01 thCT! ar rcar Pat" ot Pebble-f.msh con
port a wire-brushed, surfwood ceil- sliding door wardrobe closets. The main bedroom hall-handy to ac- a, ,". , , a, ,? Jn,Be special Crete.
ing. The living room has a view master bedroom has its own pri- cumulated soiled clothes. 3 outside tne master oca- Overall .dimensions of the house
both to the rear garden and to vate bath with shower. Baths are A rear patio extends nearly the oom are 60 y 66 feet 6 inches. The
the front entrance courtyard. The arranged for economical installa- full width of the house. In the The entrance courtyard has a main level living area has 2,012
latter is shielded from the street tion of plumbing. basement version, there is a lower low stone wal1 as backdrop for square feet; the garage has 700
by a stone wall. Other living room The family kitchen is 19 feet 6 recreation room, 24 by 21 feet 6 plantings. The plan provides for square feet. For the basement ver
features include cove lighting and inches by 20 feet 6 inches. It has inches, with a raised hearth fire- construction either with or without sion add 1,634 square feet but re-
hardwood paneling.
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a basement. There is separation member the dollar cost per square
of sleeping and living areas. Halls foot for the basement is much
have luminous ceilings. In the less than for jiving areas.
THIS VIEW from the living room looks toward ihe fire
place. At the left, in the basement version, is the lighted
stairwell to the lower recreation room. The sliding panel
at the right is between the living room and the slate
floored dining room.
THE FLOOR PLAN of the main level, in the version without a basement, is shown
above. The basement version, adding a fojrth bedroom, recreation room, two baths
and a work or hobby shop, is shown below.
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