Narrative from the general building plans [November, 1943]


 
The "E" house ... is a single story three bedroom
house. As in the "D" unit, additional floor area has
been achieved by adopting the T-shape plan. This
allows for three bedrooms along one side with only
closet areas intervening. The bathroom is moved to the
back of the house next to the kitchen, as in the "B"
house. The two exterior bedrooms have corner
positions, and the smaller bedroom between them has a
single outside wall. The arrangement of the closets
will help to reduce inter room noises. although the
kitchen floor area is larger than in the "B" unit,
there is about the same cupboard space. The dining
room compares in size to the "B" unit, and living
room, although of the same width, is two feet longer.


 
The distinguishing feature of the plan is the
introduction of a hall between the front door and the
living room, a logical addition because of the
position of the bath. It was felt, too, that the hall
would probably be more desirable than an enlargement
of the already adequate living room. A good sized coat
closet in this hall is a service feature. The "E"
house, like all the houses, has closet space of
various kinds. Such space, as surveys made throughout
the United States prove, is highly favored by the
housewife. Especially in houses such as these, which
have no attics, and whose basements are needed
primarily for furnace rooms and laundries, adequate
closet space is a necessity.


 
From the outside, the "E" house appears to have a
cover over the entrance because the latter is indented
slightly. This detail, compared with the treatment of
entrances on other types of houses, decidedly improves
its appearance. The exterior of the "E" house has two
variants. One house has shakes and the usual gable
roof; the other has wood siding and the gables are cut
back to give a hipped roof. This change was felt to
provide welcome relief to the general plainness of the
types which were more numerous. Informal houses
introduced into the block plan lend variety to the
groups, and accomplish this effect more subtly than
the too conscious attempt to produce a striking array
of types.