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There was one of "The Chili" houses near me when I lived in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. Beautiful. Sadly it was along the river and with erosion the house had a bit of twist to one corner due to that.
You never fail to make me happy, Rick! 😊 Like you observed, a very unusual arrangement of rooms in "The Chili;" it would not surprise me in the slightest if any purchasers of the design had it modified to make that middle bedroom on the left side the Dining Room and turned the designated one into a large bedroom.
Back then especially, I can't imagine many homeowners wanting to drag their guests all the way to the back of the house for dinner... further, the designated dining room seems kind of large for that size of house. I would think that most people buying a two bedroom house wouldn't (usually) be having huge dinner parties that would require a table for eight or anything like that. Besides, the bathroom sharing a wall with the dining room? I bet that was pleasant if someone had to "make a quick run... " 😁
That was one of the great things about plan book designs for homes - they could be modified to any extent if the purchaser had the money to customize it.
Always like to see these older, more basic floorplans with visual amenities on their exteriors! Thanks, Rick.
To me, the dining room is perfectly placed near the kitchen. The bay windows in the lh chamber would designate that as the "primary bedroom", I suspect, although such a window treatment might be better placed in a formal living room.
It was always desired to have the bathroom near the kitchen, for a less-expensive "single run" to the municipal sewer system.
The dining room size is appropriate for an owner with many siblings, who can celebrate holidays with them. The owners would be a family of two parents and one child. Yet the parents had FOUR or so siblings. A time when the larger families of the earlier times were being reacted to/downsized by the new parents/siblings, who had fewer children of their own, rather than more.
Bringing this plan into modern times, hvac could be by individual window unit heat pump/ac systems or individually-controlled mini-split heat pump/ac units. PLUS high-efficiency insulation on the exterior walls and possibly in the inner walls surrounding the bathroom (now with an elegant free-standing tub).
Compared to "modern houses" in the $400k range, this house could be built and upgraded for "pennies" by comparison, I suspect. Provided that land values were not out of whack. Doing the superior insulation would allow it to be energy efficient, too!
A plan that can serve "new families" as well as a downsized grandparents' house too. In current times. It can be adapted to different architectural styles and desires, on the exterior. With the interior also receiving similar details. On open pallet to paint with.
On the back of the lot, a 40'x35' garage for cars, lawn equipment, and storage/ADU. With a nice sem-covered patio between them.
The Chili reminds me of Russian-American relations (my uncle’s in laws) that lived in a simple craftsman house with the living room at the front, the dining/kitchen combo room at the back connected by a long hall way between them with two bedrooms and a bathroom. The feasts of foods they had for Russian Orthodox Easter and Christmas had to be seen ! -Rj
To RBS: all house designs in this era (including these three) had huge dining rooms, bigger than the kitchen. I have to comment on the "Chopin": it does NOT have a thatched roof (which is just as well; a thatched roof would certainly not meet the building codes); instead, the roof is covered with rather ugly shingles. And after raving about its English style, they give it a French name.
I lived with a friend in LA for a year---He lived in a great old neighborhood and it was littered with a lot of older homes----Number The Chili was one of them----I love the front windows----The layout is tight----I would change things up a bit to let the house breath a little bit----
There was one of "The Chili" houses near me when I lived in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. Beautiful. Sadly it was along the river and with erosion the house had a bit of twist to one corner due to that.
ReplyDeleteYou never fail to make me happy, Rick! 😊 Like you observed, a very unusual arrangement of rooms in "The Chili;" it would not surprise me in the slightest if any purchasers of the design had it modified to make that middle bedroom on the left side the Dining Room and turned the designated one into a large bedroom.
ReplyDeleteBack then especially, I can't imagine many homeowners wanting to drag their guests all the way to the back of the house for dinner... further, the designated dining room seems kind of large for that size of house. I would think that most people buying a two bedroom house wouldn't (usually) be having huge dinner parties that would require a table for eight or anything like that. Besides, the bathroom sharing a wall with the dining room? I bet that was pleasant if someone had to "make a quick run... " 😁
That was one of the great things about plan book designs for homes - they could be modified to any extent if the purchaser had the money to customize it.
Thanks as always!
RBS
RBrysco - You are very welcome.
DeleteAlways like to see these older, more basic floorplans with visual amenities on their exteriors! Thanks, Rick.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the dining room is perfectly placed near the kitchen. The bay windows in the lh chamber would designate that as the "primary bedroom", I suspect, although such a window treatment might be better placed in a formal living room.
It was always desired to have the bathroom near the kitchen, for a less-expensive "single run" to the municipal sewer system.
The dining room size is appropriate for an owner with many siblings, who can celebrate holidays with them. The owners would be a family of two parents and one child. Yet the parents had FOUR or so siblings. A time when the larger families of the earlier times were being reacted to/downsized by the new parents/siblings, who had fewer children of their own, rather than more.
Bringing this plan into modern times, hvac could be by individual window unit heat pump/ac systems or individually-controlled mini-split heat pump/ac units. PLUS high-efficiency insulation on the exterior walls and possibly in the inner walls surrounding the bathroom (now with an elegant free-standing tub).
Compared to "modern houses" in the $400k range, this house could be built and upgraded for "pennies" by comparison, I suspect. Provided that land values were not out of whack. Doing the superior insulation would allow it to be energy efficient, too!
A plan that can serve "new families" as well as a downsized grandparents' house too. In current times. It can be adapted to different architectural styles and desires, on the exterior. With the interior also receiving similar details. On open pallet to paint with.
On the back of the lot, a 40'x35' garage for cars, lawn equipment, and storage/ADU. With a nice sem-covered patio between them.
Cdadbr - You've give this some thought!
DeleteThe Chili reminds me of Russian-American relations (my uncle’s in laws) that lived in a simple craftsman house with the living room at the front, the dining/kitchen combo room at the back connected by a long hall way between them with two bedrooms and a bathroom. The feasts of foods they had for Russian Orthodox Easter and Christmas had to be seen !
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To RBS: all house designs in this era (including these three) had huge dining rooms, bigger than the kitchen. I have to comment on the "Chopin": it does NOT have a thatched roof (which is just as well; a thatched roof would certainly not meet the building codes); instead, the roof is covered with rather ugly shingles. And after raving about its English style, they give it a French name.
ReplyDeleteI lived with a friend in LA for a year---He lived in a great old neighborhood and it was littered with a lot of older homes----Number The Chili was one of them----I love the front windows----The layout is tight----I would change things up a bit to let the house breath a little bit----
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