George Rupprecht's Red Barn House | Woman Home Companion, April 1940

 IF YOU are longing for a little week-end house in the country how about building this three-rooms-and-bath?
It has the long low lines of a farmhouse and is painted a good rich barn red with white trim. The walls are wide vertical pine boards, the windows are barn sash, the roof is shingled. Two flagstone terraces invite to outdoor loafing and living. The Dutch door to the living-room is a big convenience and a picturesque feature. You almost expect to see a horse's face look out.
One whole side of the big living-room is windows. The other side of the room has a bay window by which to set the dining table when you don't eat outdoors. The ceiling goes to the peak, roof beams show.




The roof is well insulated for coolness in the summertime.

The bunk room is for guests when and if there are any; otherwise it is a part of the living-room.

A big stone fireplace has a heating unit and so warms the bedroom as well as the living-room on early spring nights and frosty fall ones.

The modern kitchen plan was approved by the Companion Home Service Center. It has electrical equipment, plenty of cupboard space, is convenient for easy housekeeping.

An electric water heater furnishes hot water for the bathroom. The bathroom is thoroughly up to date. You may like the simple life but you enjoy modern conveniences.

There are six closets; when your quarters are small you don't want them cluttered.