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Best clasa of construction from architectural drawings
and 'Quilt by general contractors, the highest rating
for good .work. It may be taken as a general allo:,rance
that this type of property will be built by the owner.
TYPE 3 Bungalows.
Bungalows built for re -sale from builders' plans or other-
wise, with no specific demand placed upon the builder
by the owner, have excellent materials or workaanship
and generally built without the supervision of an ar-
ehiteot. Houses of this character would be similar to
those built by ;'Whitcomb & Keller in their 3unnymecze third
and fourth, and by Ralph Osborne in Twyckenham. Also
to include homes built dor individuals by contractors
with or without architectural supervision but built of
i medium grade materials and without the exactness expected
under type 2.
TYPE 4 ✓
i Bungalows in this class are cheap construction, built
on a speculative basis with regard only for the amount
I of money to be made. Inspection will generally show
poor materials, ordinary workmanship, two by six oj; two
by eight joists, wood beams, wood posts, concrete block
foundation, cheap roofs, steps, etc., and many times
built without gutters or down spouts and proper drain-
age facilities.
TYP3 5
Bungalows cheaply constructed, old houses, cheap homes
that have be -an moved to nevi locations, garabe construct -
inn, houses without good foundation. In fact all types
of habitation that furnish just shelter. Types two,
three, four and five in the story and a half residences
may be eoncidered as the balance of houses in Clazu E.
The story and a half houses will generally be so called
rami -bungalow, common cottage type, with furn:isho-a rooris
above, and the old T and L shaped_ honoe 3 , with half of
the roof showing in the rooms.
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ti ," CL -433 F - Income Bungalows
TYPS '3, 4 and 5.
We have taken it for granted that the type of construction
of income bungalows will not be better than that speci-
fied for type 5 of Class E, which is:
Bungalows built for re -sale from builders' plans or other-
wise, with no specific demand placed upon builders by the
owner, have excellent materials or workmanship and gen-
erally built without the supervision of an architect.
Houses of this character would be similar to those built
by Whitcomb & Keller in their 3unnymede third and fourth,
and by Ralph Osborne in Twyckenham, also to include
homes built for individuals by contractors with or with-
out architectural supervision, but built of medium grade
materials and without the exactness expected under Type
2.
Types four and five will be the same as four and five of
Class E, which is:
Bungalows of this class are of cheap construction, built
on a speculative basis with regard only for the amount
of money to be made. Inspection will generally show poor
materials, ordinary worlcaanship, two by s6m of two by
eight joists, wood -beams, wood posts, concrete block foun-
dation, cheap roofs, steps, etc., and many times built
without gutters or down spouts and proper drainage facil-
ities.
Bungalows cheaply constructed, old houses, cheap homes
that have been moved to new locations, garage construct-
ion, houses Without good foundations. In fact all types
of habitation that furnish just shelter. Types two,
three, four and five in the story and a half residences
may be eonsidsred as the balance of the houses in Class 1.
The story and a half houses will generally be so called
semi -bungalow, common cottage type, with furnished rooms
above, and the old T and L shaped houses, with half of
the roof showing in the rooms.
CLASS H. Cottages
Cottages in mouth Bend are of the old type, small one--
story homes with or without a finished room'on the sec-
ond floor. This classification should carry an additional
cost for cottages with furnished roods abovs. There have
been but two types in this classification now four anti
five.
Type 4.
Type 4 will consist of cottages that were well built, frill
basement and have room remodeled, in mazy cases improved
and modernized.
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Type 5
Type 5 will consist of cheaply constructed cottages on common brick foundations
or similar material, and very often without footings, the plumbing of which consists of a
cheap kitchen sink and a toilet. Would advise additional cost to cover bathroom or
lavatories.
Class G Single Residences
Type 1
This type is expected to cover the highest grade of construction known in the City
of South Bend, built strictly from architectural drawings and by the highest type of
contractor. The fittings and finish and appointments are of the best grade, varied and
unusual. The appearance of the homes conveys to the observer the feeling that they have
been carefully constructed to meet an exacting owner's and builder's wants. The material
used will be of the highest grade, weather resistant and long lived.
Type
Type 2 should consist of homes built from architectural drawings by reputable
contractors, of good materials, but without the appointments and fittings of the Type 1
house, and at a grade generally known as good, solid residential construction.
Type 3
This type will consist of homes built to have the appearance of the homes in Type
2 but very often constructed by investment or speculation builders for re -sale.
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Type 4
Type 4 will consist of houses of moderate construction, generally of late modern
design, presumably built within the last fifteen years, and generally built for speculation
or investment.
Type 5
Type 5 will consist of old style and cheaply constructed houses. In general, will
conform to Type 5 under Class E.
Bungalows cheaply constructed, old houses, cheap homes that have been moved
to new locations, garage constructions, houses without good foundations. In fact all types
of habitation that furnish just shelter. Types, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the story and a half
residence may be considered as the balance of the houses in Class E.
The story and a half houses will generally be so called semi -bungalow, common
cottage type, with finished rooms above, and the old T and L shaped houses with half of
the roof showing in the rooms.
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