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TOUCHSTONE HOUSES Fifty«Six Houses Planned to Help Solve The Servant Problem Published by THE TOUCHSTONE MAGAZINE 1 WEST 47th STREET NEW YORK CITY PRICE $1.00 ^ side View of Touchstone House No. 11 Copyright applied for by” Ma^ Fanton Roberts, Inc. Touchstone Houses Designed by George E. Fowler Director of Touchstone Architectural Dept. All Illustrations of Garden Ornaments and Furniture Used in this Book are from The Howard Studios For further Information write Touchstone Magazine FIFTY-SIX HOUSES PLANNED TO SOLVE THE SERVANT PROBLEM The Touchstone Book of Homes Our I pip Book of TOUCHSTONE Copyrighted House Plans and One Year s Subscription of The touchstone M 0 G 0 Z I N E Mary Fanton Roberts, Editor f‘r.$4.00 PIN FOUR DOLLARS to the Attached COUPON mail it today! This is a valuable offer and one that every M.O. magazine lover and prospective home builder should take advan- or tage of. The magazine and house-plan book is sent postage pre- Check paid anywhere in the United States^ ■: $I.S0 If you desire a copy of the 1919 book of Touchstone House Plan only, enclose.,. COUPON THE TOUCHSTONE MAGAZINE Date. I W. 47th St., 'N. Y. Gentlemen ; W eathervane I enclose herewith cPg^k' for $4.co for which please Sketch send me beginning with the September Fall Building Number, one drawn hy year’s subscri])tion to THE TOUCHSTONE and a copy of the 1919 Frank ]. Forster book of 56 Touchstone House Plans. hat appeared in July Name Touchstone Street City State Touchstone House Plans Shown in this Book are FREE With one year's subscription to TOUCHSTONE MHGHZINE Xn every issue of the Touchstone Magazine are two houses designed in our own Architectural Depart¬ ment to lighten housework. These houses are planned for comfort and beauty^. Every yearly subscriber to the mag¬ azine is entitled to full working draw¬ ings, complete in every detail, ready Garden Gatczi'oy to put in the hands of the builders, of I of any Touchstone House. Touchstone House X 0 17 Subscription Price, $4.00 Whether you intend to build now or later Decide on the house you want to build and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to secure the working draw¬ ings free. Send your check for four dollars so that you may get the fullest value from the magazine. The TOUCHSTONE MAGAZINE Mary Fanton Roberts, Editor 1 West 47th Street New York City CONTENTS PAGE TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. I Stone House with Slate or Shingle Roof Planned to Face the South . 7 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 2 Six Room Bungalow of Wood for a Suburban or Country Lot. 8 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 3 Dutch Colonial House on Old Lines but with Alodern Floor Plan . 9 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 4 Two Story House of Stucco and Hollow Tile with Porch Front and Rear .. 10 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 5 House of Tapestry Brick with Slate Roof and Sleep¬ ing Porch. 11 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 6 Bungalow or Summer Camp with Dining Nook in Kitchen. 12 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 7 Metal Lath or Hollow Tile with Stucco, Designed for Narrow Lot. 18 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 8 Summer Camp to be Built of Clap-Boards or Logs, with Novel Porch . .. U TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 9 Hollow Tile and Concrete House along Spanish Lines for East or West. 15 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 10 Two-Bedroom House Designed to be Erected at Lowest Possible Cost. 16 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. II Servantless House of Metal Lath and Stucco with Shingle-Thatch Roof. 17 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 12 Country Home of Stone and Half-Timber Construc¬ tion, with Loggia. 18 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 13 Five Room Bungalow with Shingle-1 hatch Roof and Sleeping Porch. 19 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 14 Colonial House with Hall on One vSide and Ideal Floor Plan. 20 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 17 Hollow Tile and Concrete with Ploor Plan Well Designed for Comfort. 21 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 15 Servantless Cottage of Metal Lath and Stucco for Suburban Lot. 22 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 16 House Without Stairs of Five R.ooms for Narrow Lot. 23 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 18 Small Country Home Planned for \Voman who does Her Own Work. 24 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. t9 Stucco and Stone House Designed for a Hill Side . 25 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 20 Tapestry Brick House for a Level Lot with Practical Floor Plan. 26 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 21 House and Garage of Stucco Designed for a Fifty Foot Lot. 27 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 22 Tavo Story House of Field Stone for a Small Family . 28. TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 23 W orkingman’s Cottage Convertable into a Two- Unit Flouse. 29 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 24 Two-Family Workingman’s House of Metal Lath and Stucco . 30 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 25 Moutain Bungalow of W ood witli Sleeping Niches for Extra Guests. .p TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 26 Duplex Studio Home with Kitchenette, Dining Room and Bath. 32 TOlUHSTONE TTOUSE No. 27 Small Shop-Home for Returned Soldiers or Craft WTrkers. 33 TOT TCH STONE HOUSE No. 28 House with Small Shop in Front for Men who Work at Home. 34 Page Four CONTENTS TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 29 I4ctures(iue Stone House of Great Dignity and Ef¬ ficient Floor Plan.. 35 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 30 Servantless Cottage of Five Rooms and Living Iôrch. 30 TOUCJISTONE HOUSE No. 31 Log Cabin for Summer or W inter Living, with Out Door Living Room. 37 'lOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 32 Cottage for Woman who Prefers to do Without a >- Servant . 38 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 33 .Stucco House with Shingle Roof: Economical to Build and a Good In\'estment. 39 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 34 Picturesque Bungalow on Spanish Lines Suitable for East or West. 40 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 35 Brick Homestead in Shades of Brown with Brown Woodwork. 41 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 36 Garden Entrance of House Built of Fieldstone, Cement and Wood. 42 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 37 Country Home with Large Living Room Designed for Corner Lot. 43 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 38 Small Stone House with a Sense of Space, Built to Last for Generations.. 44 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 39 Bung'alow of Stone and Stucco witli Convenient Floor Plan.. . 45 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 40 Servantless House of WWod with Living and Din¬ ing Room in One. 4.6 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 41 Cement Studio Home Designed for a Side Hill . 47 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 42 Small Stone Studio for Craftsman or Artist, with Kitchen and Bath.♦. . . 48 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 43 House and Garage of Hollow Tile for Fifty Foot Lot, with Sun room. 49 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 44 Servantless Cottage of WWod with Central Hall and Large Living Room. 50 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 45 House of Gray Stone for W oman who Does her Own Wôrk. 51 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 46 Hollow Tile and Stucco House with Garage Entered from Side .. 52 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 47 House of Rough or Pressed Brick for Small Servant¬ less Family. 53 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 48 Cottage of Stone with Cemient Face in which Colored Tile Could be Set. 54 House and Garage with Interesting Sunroom and TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 49 Sleeping Porch... 55 Bungalow with Large Living Room Designed for TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 50 a WÔman’s Comfort.. . 56 Two-Story Servantless House of Stucco and Metal TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 51 t'- Lath on Frame. 57 Bungalow of Stucco and Metal Lath on Frame for TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 52 Woman who Does Her Own Work. 58 Servantless House on Colonial I.ines Designed TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 53 for Easy Housework. 59 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 54 Bungalow with Charming Floor Plans, of Stucco on Lath. 60 TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 55 Log Cabin for Summer Camp or Home for Returned Soldier. 6r TOUCHSTONE HOUSE No. 56 Small Summer Camp of Logs, or Home for Re¬ turned Fighter . 62 Page Five ¥ A merica and the Housing Problem merica Needs More Small Houses. Every State in the Union would like a few thousand. Every Amer¬ ican city^ town and village is running short. It is to help supply this demand that we are publish¬ ing THE TOUCHSTONE BOOK OE HOMES—a beautiful book with lifty-six wash drawings of Touch¬ stone Houses, with floor plans, with hints for the garden and a very practical offer tor securing the blue prints of these Houses free. Touchstone Houses are designed to meet America’s immediate need of Small Houses that are Beautiful, Practical and Economical. The most vital problem of homemaking and housekeeping are met in the floor plans of these H omes. We believe that The Architect must solve the Servant Problem, and so we design our Touchstone Houses to make housework easy. At the same time we de¬ sign them so that cultivated men and women of moderate incomes will enjoy life in them. ^ We plan every house for one big living room, for an open fire, for cozy bedrooms, convenient bath and a ‘‘miracle kitchen”, that makes housework easy. The Touchstone Architectural Department gives ad¬ vice to people using Touchstone House plans. The blue prints of Touchstone House plans are sent out ready to put into the builders’ hands. America’s great need today is more homes. THE TOUCHSTONE has fifty-six different kinds of beautiful, practical designs ready to help meet this need. Stone House with Slate or Shingle Roof Planned to Face the South Touchstone House No, i O tone house of great dignity plan¬ ned to face the south, with a sun room and 0'6>12' f 1 DINING ROOM sleeping deck above 4 it. The plan is con¬ venient the construc¬ tion permanent and silhouette picture¬ sque. It could be built in pressed or tapestry brick or concrete if preferred. The ■ I kitchen has been arranged' so that work can be done easily by the mistress of the house. There are two bedrooms in addition to the large master’s room on the second floor, with abundance of closets and a bath. Woodwork on the outside of the house should be stained instead of painted and a terrace could ex¬ tend from the end of the dining room across the front of the house to the end of the sun room. Blue prints ready to put into hands of builder show four elevations, first and second floor plans, basement and sheet of details. Whoever builds this or any other house in the book is entitled to architectural department service. Page Seven Six Room Bungalow of Wood for a Suburban or County Lot Touchstone House No. 2 A house without stairs to be built in the suburbs or out in the country. Floor plan is divided into three distinct sections to facilitate housework and isolate bedrooms from kitchen and living rooms. Each room is well ven¬ tilated. Closets are aired and lighted by windows, kitchen is completely equipped and working furniture arranged for the greatest ease of house work. The front 11-0“ ■4 porch could be enclosed in glass for winter sun room. Kitchen porch could be enlarged for outdoor din¬ ing room if desired. Bungalow is mm made of clapboards for the house is designed to be constructed as in¬ io»ir expensively as possible, but shingles could be used instead if preferred. By converting the maid’s room into ] 1 a den for a boy or girl, this house would make a delightful summer camp for a family of three. It then could be entered directly through the kitchen doorway thus preventing tracking of clean swept rooms by muddy or wet shoes and clothing. Vine planting should l3e done on lattice against the house to prevent decay. Page Eight i