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A PLASTER HOUSE UPON WHICH WOOD HAS BEEN LIBERALLY USED
The Craftsman, December, 1906.
FRONT OF THE HOUSE, SHOWING EFFECT OF PORCHES WITH WOODEN BALUSTRADES.
Published
WE have always found the combination of rough-finished plaster with plenty of exterior woodwork to be very attractive, and this house is a good example of the way in which we relieve the severity of the plain plaster. The design of the house is not as straight and massive as is usual with the Craftsman cement or plaster
68houses, yet it is very simple, and the exterior features are such as to make for great durability.
The foundation of the house as shown is of very hard and rough red brick as to the visible part. Should this brick not be easily obtainable or too costly in the local market, a quarry--faced, broken-joint ashlar or some