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The Town of Tomorrow
House # 8 - The New England Home
Architect: Cameron Clark
Furnishings by: Gimbel Brothers, Inc.
House #8 - The New England Home drawing
The plan of this five-room (two bath) house allows two comfortable bedrooms, each opening into the bath and having ample closet room. On the ground floor there is a very comfortable living room which has three exposures and at one end space is allowed for dining facilities. A feature of this plan is the study which is really a double-purpose room. It is also intended for use as a guest room, having an adjoining bathroom with shower instead of tub.
House #8 - The New England Home blueprint
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The reason this is called The New England Home is that the design is based on typical Colonial precedent, providing for thrifty, comfortable family living. The architect says, "Fads come and are in style for a few years; houses designed to meet the passing fancy are easily identified as three or five year old designs. Such designs lose their value more and more rapidly as the years pass by."
Major sponsors are listed on the front cover and full details as to products used in this house are given in following paragraphs, together with literature and services available to the home builder. Readers are advised to consult these manufacturers for names of local distributors and any other desired information. All lighting is planned according to standards of the National Better Light-Better Sight Bureau. Electric wiring and wiring devices are installed under the standards of the National Adequate Wiring Bureau, 155 East 44th Street, New York, N. Y.
Furnishings and decoration are by Gimbel Brothers, Inc., Broadway and 33rd Street, New York, N. Y., from whom prices and full information can be obtained.