Brownsville herald. [volume], April 28, 1930, Page FIVE, Image 5

About Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current

Image provided by: University of North Texas; Denton, TX

                
BUILDERS’ AND HOME OWNERS’ PAGE
A M m rn rn rn m. m. — — . _ _ _
j^UMBER U the
Keystone of your
home — Why be satis
fied with anything but
the best?—The Fron
tier Lumber Company,
the originators of homes
on terms in Brownsville,
are ready to give you
an estimate and assist
you with your construc
tion plans. . • •
PHONE 872 .
Frontier Lumber lo. ||
RELIABLE
CONTR ACTORS,
When you contemplate
building, naturally you want
to be sure that construction
will go forward promptly
and efficiently — with mini
mum waste of materials. You
will want a reliable contrac
tor with years of experience.
We will be glad to help you
plan the construction or re
modeling of a building.
Proctor & Dudley
General Contractors
I
A
Power
BEHIND
THE
DEVELOPMENT
OF
BROWNSVILLE
AND
J THE VALLEY j
Our loan department, fiduciary depart
ment and banking department are equip
ped to meet the needs of &11 Brownsville
and Valley people who own, or expect to
own, their own home.
We will be glad to have you consult us at
any time.
..
Loca Building And Real
Estate News of the Week
Brownsville lumber companies
have been swamped the past four
days with orders for glass and
roofing material from McAllen fol
lowing the hailstorm which swept
that locality Thursday. Frontier
Lumber company shipped a car of
roofing there Friday. Before 11
o'clock Friday morning they had
loaded 168 boxes of glass to be sent
to McAllen.
It is believed that it will be some
thing like two or three weeks be
fore the repairing will be com- •
pleted in the upper Valley town.
Labor of the type necessary for re
pairing the damage is scarce and
til workers have been swamped
with orders they could not attend
to.
3 Cara Ordered
Frontier has ordered three cars
of roofing to take care of the many
McAllen orders. The shipment is
expected to arrive about Friday.
Another big building event of the
week has been the enlarging of the
lard mill of Ramon Gonzalez in
Matamoros. Frontier loaded a car
of material Saturday to be sent to
Matamoros for the work. Most of
the carload was iron and lumber.
Mr. Gonzales has been running the
plant, making a byproduct of cot
ton seed, for more than a year. *
Heavier orders from the interior
of the republic called for the addi
tion to the plant.
E. G. Holliday is building a &Lx
room house for M. Hunter in Vic
toria Heights.
Henderson Home
Barnes and Kemmy are complet
ing a residence for C. C. Hender
eon.
The Grevburg filling station be
ing erected at the junction of the
highway and Elizabeth street is
nearing completion. Holliday is do
ing the work.
SET BACK
A house that should be set bark
from the street is particularly suit
able for the builder in a moderate
sized community.
It can be fitted nicely into a lot
about 60 feet wide and 100 deep, al
loying for a good-sized yard.
Spaciousness is a feature of all
six rooms, none of which is charac
terized by crowdedness.
Gray stone and clanboards are
combined to make an attractive ex
terior, with the roof in vari-colored
wood shingles. The clapboards on
the upper exterior are painted
white.
A dining alcove adds to conven
ience in the downstairs plan. Both
the dining and living room face the
atreet.
Cross-ventilation is provided in all
three bedrooms, all of which are
larger than many chambers in
modem homes.
The low roof over the front side
porch averts any possible monotony
in the exterior s front appearance.
If the lot is sufficiently deep,
plans also might include a separate
garage in the rear of the house.
Under average labor and mate
rial costs, the expense of construc
tion is estimated between $10,000
and $12,000, varying in different
sections.
SPANISH
Spanish architecture la employed
to give a sizeable house a design
that is especially popular in the
south and west.
A lot from 50 to 80 feet wide and
100 feet deep is most suitable to
allow for an appropriate setting.
Colorful appearance Is achieved
with a red tile roof combined with
a lower exterior of cream-colored
stucco. Woodwork trimmings are
In natural weathered gray.
Designed for climates where
weather allows for outdoor sleep
ing. the house provides for a con
venient porch for that purpose.
An attraction in the living room
should be a reading nook adjacent
to the book alcove planned for one
comer. An arch window allows for
ample light there.
Three bedrooms and two baths
are well ventilated.
Landscaping can be arranged to
conform with the style of the house
Itself.
Considering costs of material and
labor in different sections, it is es
timated construction costs would
range between $9 000 and $11,000 in
most places, although variations
will depend on exact materials
chosen.
COLONIAL
A house designed for those build
ers who desire colonial characteris
tics combined with modem conven
iences is desirable.
It is particularly suitable for a
corner lot with a frorttage of not
less than 50 nor more than 75 feet.
The square design has been util
ized to provide conveniences for a
fairly large family.
Each of the four bedrooms is on
& corner with cross ventilation a
feature of all. This arrangement is
made possible by the side stairs.
There is ample closet space, in ad
dition to a sizeable hall upstairs.
A sequestered side porch adds to
the attractiveness of the downstairs
^Arrangement. The kitchen is in
tentionally secluded, opening only
into the dining room.
If the dining room faces east, to
catch the morning sun. the house
has added cheerfulness. If the lot
is sufficiently wide, a garden may
be built so the living room will look
out on it.
The garage in connection natur
ally calls for a short road to toe
street.
The exterior is of brick on the
first floor, with white clapboards on
the second. The roof may be of
vari-colored shingles if desired.
Taking labor and material costa
into consideration .estimates on thia
house range from $8,000 to $10,000.
Costs ordinarily will run somewhat
less in smaller communities.
NARROW LOT
It Is difficult to plan a house for
a narrow lot. But a house which fita
a narrow flimtage will usually look
as well on larger space.
Exceptional lighting arrangement*
are offered by a dining room and
living room each of which has win
dows on three sides.
A distinct appearance is achieved
with low roof lines as well as a uni
que entrance design.
Red brick is used for the exterior,
although the builder may attain a
different effect by white-washing
it if he so desires.
The upstairs hallway leads to 3
bedrooms, two baths and an extra
dressing room. These have been eco
nomically fitted into the available
space, m addition to several closets.
Convenient hallways are featured
in the downstairs. The large living
room leads to a side or rear porch.
On the basis of average wage and
material costs in various sections
of the country it is estimated this
house could be built for $8,000 or
1 $10,000.
i Th^froftt T*wch Is a feature of
this house and 1b thought to be a
▼err successful solution of the
garage problem. As the custom
ary front porch hardly solves our
garage problem, a deliberate at
tempt has been made to untangle
this knotty problem by omitting
the front steps and placing them
where they really belong; on one i
aide conveniently placed to receive
guests arriving by automobile and
on the other side connecting to the
walk at the garden gate.
• Its Spanish Design demands that
Ihe side walls ha light In color,
with dark red Spanish tile roof,
painting all exterior iron work
deep rust color, with accents In
v black^ in order to repeat the black
"drip'’ glaze on the vase at the
garden gate.
While this is only & bungalow,
. .1 ' r
the two bedrooms and bath are
raised three or four feet above the
balance of the house, Insuring more
privacy for these room* and at fh*
same waving a considerable
amoun'^J^jxf-iratlon In order to
contain *?5e garage beneath this
portion of the house.
Hardwood floors, steel casement
rash, equirped with rolling screens,
tile bath, warm-air heat, basement
under the entire house with the
usual cement floor and utility fea
tures. are some of the items to be
found within. A careful study of
the plan will reveal the convenient
layout, showing the ideal method
of communication between bed
room, kitchen, etc.
The house itself Is but 35 feet by
31 feet, and can easily be contain
ed on a 50-foot lot and Its cost is
estimated to be between $5,000 and
$6,000, exclusive of heating and
plumbing. -•
The Ideal Place for a Home of Your Own
Los Ebanos
(The Ebonies)' !
S
. A residential addition that la
modem In every respect Three
minutes from downtown Browna
ifex vllle. Close to schools and churches.
Sensibly restricted. A very destr
r *3 able neighborhood. Every lot a
sound value—as an investment or
as a homeslte for yourself.
JAMES-DICKINSON CO.
REALTORS
PHONE 499
20 YEARS IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Corner El Jardin Hotel Building Brownsville, Texas
—■, , '' '-J
FINANCING TH E COST
Few people who decide to build hove the ready
cash for the entire cost. But materials are purchased,
mechanics paid and buildings erected in spite of that.
Although our business b selling lumber, if you have a
building in prospect we can give you some valuable
pointers on how to finance the job.
Eagle Pass Lumber Co.
Brownsville — Pt. Isabel — Olmito
Evert] Th:c MintSfes
ANOTHER HOKTaBH "89
/P you to un3er?nstrr«l of ff you „
your fire insurance lapse even for a single
day, your property values are exposed to
Fires' occtcf TflWXperfeSfy an3
much valuable property in a brief time.
[You owe it to yourself to be carefully
protected. How could you be adequately
compensated for your loss if you were
uninsured or tmderinsured?
Jjft a® fjtfp {/oe obtain an up’
pnsxd , make sapgeitvootL and
fwman oatqmzn trmxrarxM* * **
W. B. CLINT
Second Floor Merchants Bank Building