Construction should be simple. In the case of the modernistic house, concrete or stucco is suggested for the first story and boards and battens for the second.
[30] Prepared by W. K. Bartges and Earl Barnett for the department of agricultural engineering. University of California..
PLAN 6539,[31] FOR THE NORTH
Floor areas: Superstructure, original house, 1,100 square feet; with kitchen addition, 1,270 square feet; with all additions shown, 1,620 square feet. Porches, original house, 90 square feet; completed house, 285 square feet. Cellar, 565 square feet.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Thousands of farmhouses in all parts of the North and Middle West have begun like house 6539, and the development illustrated for this one should offer helpful suggestions both to farmers who plan to build new and those who expect to remodel present houses. It is a very practical design, expressing honest dignity.