Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 22 August 1917 — Page 8

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EFORE the summer is over you can be the

possessor or an American Home built for YOU from tne plan YOU select. You and your family can be enjoying

its charming design, its convenient arrangement, its enduring constructionYou can occupy it early this coming fall. The price will be guaranteed in advance- The arrangement for payment will meet your convenience. Not High Priced

People in and about Chicago are just beginning to realize that American Homes are net high priced. Because American Homes look better and have the air of being out of the class of ordinary houses, many home builders have hesitated even to investigate them. Xow that they understand that an American Home costs no more, they are buying rapidly. Architecture by Leading Architects American Homes are designed by various great architects. Our colonial houses, for example, are designed by a master in that kind of design. So with all American Homes. Each is tne product of a great architect, whose work is acknowledged to be unsurpassed in his fieldFor your own sake, if you ever felt the longing to have a home of YOUR OWK", you should talk with us NOWAll we ask is the opportunity to place before you, the fact8 regarding the moderate prices, which will allow your Atneircan Home to be built XOW instead of in the distant future. Y'ou can have your own home, which you yourself will choose and which will be built for you right here in Hammond or wherever you want it. Do not delay, do not hesitate, have your own homearid have it NOW. Your friends will congratulate you upon the attractiveness of your American Home. Pas'sers by will remark it as notably good-looking. You will have the satisfaction of owning a home which wins widespread commendation. Convenient, Practical, 1 .1. 1 Enduring When you first see illustrations of American Homes, you will still further be surprised that such homes are so easily available to any thrifty family. Evidence of forethought for convenience and practicability are everywhere.

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These are LIVABLE houses. We have given an immense amount cf thought and consideration even to the least important detail 3. They seem home to you from the day you take possession. While you have a wide range of houses frora which to make your selection, the same "livable" qualities are in all. Every kitchen, whether large or small, is thoroughly equipped with kitchen cabinets, ample to make house-work quici and simpleFireplaces, with wide, large sized grates, are used in all American homes, except the very smallest. The? give an air of comfort which nothing else can equal- Bookcase3 and cabinets are built in. Floors are all hardwood, oak throughout, except in the kitchen, where we use maple. The quality o lighting natures, base plugs for lamps, leaded glass, plumbing, heating, mirrored doors and the complete equipment of shades, etc., makij American homes very unusual and very desirableBuilt with Standardized Construction The moderate cost of American Standardized Homes is due to systematic construction. We build on a system which standardizes the units entering into each house so that cost is cut down. This is "exactly the principle, which han brought down automobile prices, for example, from their original high level. It is new and much needed in the building business. We make the unqualified claim that an American Home with its rare charm of architecture can be purchased more reasonably than any other house of equal size and equa quality of materials. We use only first-class materials whether the house be large or small- We never skimp -or cheat the con struction. Everything is so good that part of our agreement with each purchaser is a set of specificatioms in more detail than any builder has ever furnishedThe Home You Would Plan American Standardized. Homes are the kind you yourself would plan. In fact, you will plan yours, for you will choose, from among the man', exactly the one that suits your every need, as to space and the number and arrangement of rooms. All the faults of the ordinary house plan are eliminated. No waste space, no dark corners. Every square foot o! an American Home has its use and its value to youAnd you have the choice -of so many designs that you are sure to find one that is essentially" YOUR home, the home you have long desired. It will be built to your order on your own lot or any location you may select.

The Equipment is Complete Usually when a person buys a home, there are many little extras to provide before the home is complete and livable. Not 60 with an American Standardized Home. We take pride in turning over to the owner, every American Standardized Home complete and ready to move inSome Special Features

Casement windows. Glass in the windows will be leaded glass, where shown in the blue prints. Beautiful Elastica stucco on exterior finish of stucco bouses, fifty colors to select fromClear Cypress Xo. 1 lumber used for exterior trim. Floors throughout are Oak, except in the kitchen, which has Maple floor. Bathroom and front entrance vestibule floors are tile. Trim throughout will be of selected Birch, finished to be chosenInterior doors l-4 inches thick. Kitchens will have complete equipment of economical kitchen cases. Wardrobes in bedrooms with full length mirrors, where shown on plans. Open 'fireplaces. Chimney seat where shown. Pressed brick mantel. Bookcases and cabinets. All double doors, where shown between rooms are full length glass (French) doors, as are also those leading ' to porches. Side bracket lighting on switches. Cement floor in basement. Ceiling of basement plastered. Basement. partitioned into laundry room, drying room, heating room, coal room and vegetable room. A first class system of hot air, hot water or vapor heatExcellent quality of plumbing, with pedestal, lavatory, porcelain toilet, apron and splasher sink. Hot water Automatic heater for hot water boxes, metal lined. Base plugs for electric lamps. Wall plug in kitchen for ironing. Very attractive light fixtures. Door bells front and rear. High oven, white splasher and drip board gas range.

Opaque, Holland or linen shades. Curtain poles. Specially constructed refrigerator. Screens on windows and doors. Clothes poles for the yard. A survey is made of each lot, before the house is started, and the grading and seeding is done before the nous? 5S delivered to the purchaser. After the house is turned over to the purchaser, service will be given on the building cf a day every three months for the first year, for the purpose of adjustings windows, doors, etc. American Homes are built in frame, Elastica stucco or brick. A Guaranteed Price No Extras If you have ever built for yourself, or if your friends have, you know that the bugbear of home-building Is thf long list of "extras" that amount up as the construction goq forwardThese --extras" will not worry you if you purchase an American Home. Here there a"re no "extras," and thf price is guaranteed. You know in advance exactly what youf American Home will cost. And the quality of materials and workmanship is guaranteed. An Opportunity for Manufacturers American Standardized Homes appeal to the manufacturer, because they offer desirable, livable and comfortable homes for his employes at a modest cost- The wage earner who owns his own little home, where he and his family may live in comfort, makes a far better employe and makes a better citizen in the community than one who has nothing he can call his own; therefore, the manufacturer who will make it possible for his employes to acquire their own homes and pay for them out of their earnings is not only benefiting his own interests but will help his employes to become better citizens. Come to Our Office Learn how YOU can own an American Standardized Home. Decide now! Learn how easily you can become the owner of a beautiful, complete American Standardized HomeThe price range of most of our American Standardized Houses is between $4,000.00 and $15,000.00. There are others much, lower in price and others higher, for these homes appeal to all those of modest means and the well-to-do. x For further information or suggestions suiting your requirements, call on. write or telephone

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