Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1918 — Houses From Barns. [ARTICLE]

Houses From Barns.

In the growth ofXrnr towns and suburbs, especially in the older ones, places of several acres are frequently divided into smaller building lots, writes Helen Bowen in the House Beautiful. Such places usually have barns or stables which are often sufficiently well Built add in sound enough condition to be remodeled into bouses. In the present high cost of lunibhr and labor, the saving Is worth considering, thouglt It varies greatly ih different cases. If the barn has a good foundation, a strong, sound frame, and does not require much altering in size or shape, the saving will be considerable.