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Construction tvas, started, this wveek by, James 'Crabb on, an Early American home for the Kentlworth Gardens section of Wilmette. This home, illustrated above, the latest in a series of designs endeav-, oring -to combine. .good .construction and the present demnand, for moder-, ,atelypriced homes, has lost nothing in the way of equiprpient or space in its meeting of these strict standards. It has -three large bedrooms, - al with cross ventilation-and bath on the second floor, together with more than ample closet space. The first, floor contains a large living room, dining room and efficient kitchen, as garage can be entered directly from the house. Red Face Brick Exterior The exterior is to be of red face brick with the overhanging second wood shingles to secure the effeet story of a double thickness of white of heavy shadow lihes. Dark green shutters and black asphaît roof pro- vide color contrast. Perhaps the most1 interesting room in the house is . the corresponding period of. last year, an incerease of 86 per cent. , The total cost of the homes for the first six months of this year is estimated at $11,901,403 and of last year at $6,991,555, an~ increase of 70 per cent., That the increase i value is at a lôwe'r rate 'thâIiithé 1fcréase in the number of homes is due to the fact that the homes this year are being built at a lower average cost than that of last year. The progress i home building is shown in a chart and a tabulation which follow. Lew, Cost Homes JUMP The ,incre lower cost fii ig construction of ýs may be shown by Four North Shore Homes PIbw Open'fôr In'spýection openrng off the ieonng room. 1936~. Average cost of noines...$,00 1-eating is, provided by a winter Alteratioris, additions,1 repairs air conditioning unit, gas' fired. TI! and modernization of homes ini June, the placement of the wood burning arnounted to $380,864, comparing fireplace in the basemnent, provision l Wjth, $270,283 i June a year a go. has been made for a future recrea- Frorn January to June inclusive of tion roomn. this year such building amounted- The design for this home was to $1,664,135. The figure for the created by M. H. Beckman, architect first haîf of 1938 was $1,382,016 and associated with Mr. Crabb., Mr. fo the second half, $1,631,447. If Crabb states that the home wiIl be the expenditures for alterations, ad- ready for occupancy by October 1. ti ancz Ati, 'Gnht- npd to*hp Pti "Reaiufrnce SpecisaIisaa.etihe North Shore" I