Pick a House: Spanish Style

In the 1920's, Spanish-style homes were much in vogue and were built in all parts of the country, though they seem most appropriate in warm-climate states that were originally colonized by the Spanish, such as Florida, Texas, and California.  These homes were designed in all sizes, but today I will show you just two smallish ones, offered as ready-cut houses by Sears and Montgomery Ward.  If you had to pick one to live in, which would you choose?

(Click to enlarge any picture; then from the lightbox, right-click to open a really big image.)

Wards, 1930:

Sears, 1928:

Above is a Google Maps image of a Sears San Jose in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Unusually, it was built with brick veneer instead of the customary stucco.  M.P. thinks the short, closed-off tower is stupid and looks ridiculous; I think it's distinctive.  What do you think?

You can see more exterior and interior pics of this San Jose as well as others from around the country at Sears House Seeker.

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Pick a House

This might become a regular feature on the Blue Truck when I run out of other things to post.  And the slow dissolution of civilized life is simply too sad to write about.  But there was a time, not so very long ago, when it was still possible to believe in beauty; and from some old plan books, here are some lovely Colonial-style homes to look at, chosen at random from my files.

If you had to pick one of these to live in, which would you choose, and why?  (Click to enlarge; then from the lightbox, right-click to open them really big.)

C, L, Bowes, 1925

The Home Plan Book, 1939

National Plan Service, 1927

National Plan Service, 1963

National Plan Service, 1947

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