The Ogden standard. [volume], October 13, 1917, 4 P.M. CITY EDITION, Image 17

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I sereo in Competition for t '$5QO in Cash Prizes I
"T" HE first house under tho prize com-
I petition of the Now York Herald and
this newspaper is submitted by Mr,
i William Grotz, who built his house in
Harrington Park, . J., sixteen miles
from S'ew Ycrk city, about two and
a half years ago, nt ft ' t'Ost of $J;fli7.
IHe had his own ideas, which ho put On
paper, but .he hired .an architectural
draughtsman to put them in nrftetlc.nl
working shape. 116 then hired a con
tractor to do the building, which life
supervised himself.
His plot measures 7C. feet G inches
front by 1G0 feet deep, and his house is
4S feet li inches across the froilt arid 'l6
feet deep. It is set back 5o feet from
the street, leaving just room enough in
the rear for a small garden and a drying
yard, with a flower garden and spacious
la.wn between the house and the street,
the planting is so cleverly done that no
other house is risible from this ouc.
The exterior is finished in shingles,
- aic j-uiuivu uron, me trim ootng
JH of black. The tan colored stucco in the
S0"H ! FablPS' with b'adk timber strips, add to
9 1 the old English effect. The w&dwork of
the windows of the second story :is. fin
PLjncd in "hitc on the inside; arid' tfben
:&3ltpheF are open -they nffdrd a striking
f" contrast to the brown and black of the
"jflj eterior. The roof was stained a moss
iBj; greon, but this is now takiug.(on a dark
on'H "leathered tone. There is a cellar under
1 010 uholG 1101180 with concrete walls,
, ifH which form the foundation, and there
JHI are two ehinihcjfS, one for.' the Ultellen
-iH nQd one for the living room, in which
there is a large fireplace.
fB The house contains eight rooms'. The
jH front entrance is directly into the large
$M uing room, opposite which is the stnir
jjH way, built with two turns aud two plat
4mH form?. In the middle of,thc"roffm.on:lliis
jH tide is the fireplace, which le 5f concrete
JH with applied ornament!;' having the ap
S?fl Ptarance of carved stbhfc. '
Jjafll On the opposite yidc of the roonr is-a-
IlBI brohrl, shallow bny window with a -seat.
91 ,'A door from this room opens, on lhj
im l'or h and another one' tiotnmtinicatcs
S with the dining room; This is square,
iqWsf'ith two corner lut off by china
A elts having doors with diamond
pLsod leaded ptfut-'S. and nrrtjrtbcr corner
J ,bf a diBnl cunt' dO'Bhu.' Back of the
mining loom lis -the Kitihon und buck of
"J the living rtfofii a liildi-ffflV playroom.:
f .Thru- i rinor from rhi luom to a
I mr,l' i.rk iiorch, y.-biwh al'w'has a door
J ;fr"m klUhou. JUy ttli ih-nngcmdnt ,
-. ,tV ihilfli-on jkMli.PUn ItMip (Ul without J
!i: 'iA. ft ': -uKtev in oc thA
fm h ' ,! -!f-' ' Kt.: ii 5 from t'oisj
?im " " . t'j-i; v.; a luftpin with those
yjg V.'ZtiiKm&H 4 : .:' Jr
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The dining room is panelled with oak
; to a height of about five and a half feet
and is papered above. All the -windows:,
except thbse in (he kitchen, ljatlirOom
and children's room, are casements. The
wood is painted bfaik oil the first stor
windows and white olrthOW m the-Second
story. The bny. wuVilow iiilhu.din
Jiip room is fitted .with h 2holfK.. s
The f rnu l door" 'is ' dT oftlc, "witii "'six
panes of nmbei' glass-," in die upfter piirc
On bath sides ju-c electric IiE-hte in kiep
ins with die cliafacter of the. hoiike.',-
Thcre is a concrete terrace.- eisht feet
wide across Iho front or UlC hOUsO, to
whii'h tlll-ec Dr6ad steps Ic&t1 bdm the
gardqn, , Aero&s the end of tife house
this terrace is nine feet Wide and ij ,
closed' as a porch. A balcony 'on "vrtiich
French windows open fi-oiii the main
bedroom offers opportunities for " gay
flOwcra, Wljioh look well ngaiust the
brown of the house in siiinmer.
The rose garden beiow the terrace is a
thing of beauty during the blodming sea
son. A sun dial and a garden bench are
attractive features
. it. J
yiho house is hefilcd by steam and
flighted h;- electricity, tho lisht3.bcint In
I Camlelabm form, with rose shades On
l.iifo will brackets. , , .
'Ie first cilor tile house wns ?4,04.
Tn this Mr. (irotz added $17 for a uil
(fiCj&t wnlk from Uio eiHftr to the kitelwif,
lOn fDi1 .'lihtlnir ntmn4i.-fSX.frr tt
ItHiod fur htttrt ehivpt.n. fof! i d-
mcfjit r:!-. one sit ont'h ntfl tn the front
lopf. tot't Jt'tn'til titws: tor ornaments
tho plot on which the house stands cost
sl.OOO.
Tho second sot oC corapetitK'e plans
will be published next week.
Seeking a Country Home.
( C Y HEX wo were looking for a
yl eountry place we used to go
out of tnwn every Shturdny
afternoon or Ssuudny Wlien it was pleas
ant, get off at a promising looking rail
road station and look about within a
radius Of a mile," -writes a -Woman who
has a pleasant home eighteen miles from
the city, which becomes' more beabtiful
every year.
"Our idea was td keep within twenty
niiles of the city, so we never went be
yond that distance. It took all Of one
summer and aittiimn before we found
what vre -wanted, but we have never re
gretted onr choice. We bought thirty
acres one mile ffdni the station. Part
of it was hilly aud ther6 were some beau
tiful trees on it especially pines. We
1
built our house of stucco on the highest
part, taking away only as many trees
as were necessary. We have no porch,
but a well shaded terrace, against which jH
grow iris and lilies, and just beyoud we IH
are planting a formal rose garden, with
little cedar trees at the ends Of the
borders to give character and green in IH
the winter.
"We have a inan who takes care of
the garden and grounds we do no real
farming-Mind another who does the
housework. They are friends arid Uve
in the house, but provide their own
meals. This has prOved a satisfactory
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TIEST TLQOR t e k "r a c e. I 3ICQND T LQORl - I 1
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for the living room fireplace: $50 for
Ueeotvitin and $15 for extra hardware.
This brought the cost nr to $4.70?. He
s-pMlt ?22U for grnding. trellises, garden
oPHftnienhB, driveway and planting. This,
of course, is nut to be included in the
udJib of the house, nlthoujrh it could he
and still be within the. jri.fjOO". limit It
, 1 given of intiTMl lo -those Who con
lerulatc Wrtblifhlus a liofno. the"
jniinb L-eaBoh t jnuy' be mentioned that
way of solving the problem of living in IH
the country aud yet being1 vithln reach Of
the city."
Conditions of Competition I
f TV RCHITECTS and those interested in home building are invited to compete for Five Hundred Dollar
f f ($500.00) in prizc8 offered by the New York Herald and this newspaper for the best plans for a house to . IH
cost not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). IH
Perspective drawings in ink, wash, or photographs should be accompanied by floor plans drawn in ink. Jf
i The housos may be designed to be built of any suitable material, but the locality for which they are intended yk
C must be specified that allowances may be made for varying prices. '
C Plans may be submitted at any time up to six o'clock P. M., May 25, and those accepted will be published. '
r Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) will be awarded for the set of plans selected by a competent committee .
f for the first prize and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for those receiving the second award. Ail others pub- J
lished will be paid for nt the rate of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) each. It is understood that all plans, draw- lH
ings and matter relating to them accepted for publication will become tho property of the New York Herald ;
C Company. H
C Address all communications to Honse and Grounds Editor, in care of this newspaper. , J
iraoafe Mav Me m&th tor rEeittnrr. I
Bditob Houbb and GEOins'DS Pare:
WILL you kindly toll mo what vines
and plants I can grow to advan
tage on a rented lilace? We haVo
a plot about 100 by 150 feet and tho
neighbors on one sido are rather objec
tionable. I should like something that
would servo as n screen on that side.
There is a porch on the front rear and
nnn aXAn. Hift Vimicn flirt fivHnf IK (nW-
ard the water and I would not want
to cut off that. view. Thoro aro trees,
but not enough'to make a dense shade.
Tho soil is Bandy.
LOUISE SM'ITH.
Of couVse if tho place is not your Own
you. must depend upon annuals for your
display and screening. Luckily yon can
get plenty Of them fdr a very small sum
of money. In the first place, for the
screen between yourself fttul your neigh
bor, you can either put up a cheap lem-
porary trollis and cover it with vinos
or you can. inake a. border On your Bido
of tho line, putting tall growing plants
at tho rear. If you decide upon vines,
you probably will got tho Quickest aud
most satisfactory' returns from morning
glories, with a planting of annual flow
ers to hide their base when it boginfi to
got scragjty. Antirrhinums, glorified
snn'nftrrt enns lt'Mfnlls frtVfrlfvrs. thft
lUp'incs, candy tuft and sunimOr cypress
are good for tho purpose.
Other vines that may bo used are tho
mOon flower vine, which mAkes a rapid
and dense growth and has immense white
flowers, tho kudzu viue, the hop vine,
which is very decorative; th6 dolichos
or hyacinth benn, or the ornamental
cypress vine with its red flowers. Climb
ing nasturtiums with a base of dwarf
nasturtiums ate beautiful for such a
purpose, although not quite an sturdy as
some other vines. ' Aji ndvnntage of nas-
turtiums ia that they will grow better in
your sandy soil than sdme otaer things.
If you decide to have a flower border
instead of vines it wOuld be well to plant
tall things at tho baOk, such as sun
flowers, annual rudbockia, rlcinus, cas
tor oil bean ,nicotian lapinus, annual H
larkspurs, gaillardin, California poppy,
cosmos, coreopsis, schizanthus, butterfly jH
flower and idnnin.q. Iiiil
In front of thesd can bo plantod low
growing plants such as phlox drummondi,
annnal pinks, ageratum, asters, ver
benas, zinnias and pausies. H
A border can bo placed against tho H
porch and vines cab be trained over the
rear porch. If tho soil is too sandy it
should be dug out and a quantity of well
rotted manure worked in. It may be
that somo broken pottery or limestono H
should be placed In the bottom for drain- IH
age. If tiiero is a local gardener in yOur
neighborhood speak to him about it H
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