DESIGNED BY Architect Walter B. Kirby, this home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dalgren and son has many features to commend it. The Dalgrens wanted a six-room house of low cost, and Architect Kirby achieved this result thru the use of pre-engineered steel joists and studs, with room sizes and the house itself designed to take factory-size materials without cutting and waste. It was built in Darien, Connecticut, by American Houses, Incorporated. The inclusion of one bathroom reasonably accessible to the three bedrooms; readily accessible attached garage; cross-ventilation in all rooms except the dining-room; simplicity of plan, construction, and of exterior and interior finish materials-all contributed to the successful solution of the problem to produce the final result of an appealingly attractive home.
The interior walls and ceilings are formed from cork gypsum wallboard, the walls being papered and the ceilings painted; and the entire home was insulated with glass wool. Floors are of oak, plumbing fixtures of a high grade, and hot and cold water piping is of copper tubing. Outside, the walls were painted a pearl gray, the wood-shingle roof is blue-black, and the shutters offer delightful contrast in their royal-blue coloring. The home is heated by a steam boiler, with oil burner.
There's a conveniently large coat closet just inside the front door, and thru the economy-size hall we pass into a large living-room with a cozy fireplace. Around the corner is the dining-room from which the stairs descend to the basement. On into the kitchen, we see an efficient, L-shape counter arrangement, and a sheltered way to the garage. Altho designated as a downstairs bedroom, the room to the right of the entry hall might be delightfully employed as a study or serve as a second entertainment center, separate from the living-room, if desired. The upstairs bedrooms are generously apportioned their closet spaces, and there's a linen closet in the hall. Un- broken wall spaces thruout permit originality in furniture arrangements.
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