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October 5, 1928 WI L M E T T .E L IF E . and a na.tural gray, that of aged wood THIS "DOLL.HOUSE" IS To obt~m these shades, Mr. Paulso~ we!lt dtrect to nature to get th ALSO HOME AND STUDIO wht~h was obtained in the form ofm~ REAL ESTATE SCHOOL OPENS A. W. Paulson Occupies Quaint New Building in Winnetka; B·~eaks Ground for Another A. W. Paulson, architect and builder of the three Swedi5h farm houses at the northwest corner of Tower road and Greenwood avenue, Winnetka, broke ground this week for another of these attractive homes which have been so much admired, not alone by local people, but by hundreds of others, from far and near. His latest improvement is to be located on the north side of Tower road, a short distance west of Greenwood and overlooking the Skokie. From hi . ; studio or "doll house," as he calls it, located at 902 Greenwood. Mr. Paulson has worked out the architectural design and color schemes which are to feature his ne.w house. Live in "Doll House" The studio or "doll house," 5hown in another column, was completed a few months ago and is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paulson. It embraces more quaint features, perhaps. than any house on the north shore. Though small in its general plan, it embrace:; four rooms, · breakfast nook, bath room and a garage. Aside from the quaint and historical reproductions on the interior, the roof and other exterior work are perhaps the most outstanding features. In the first Swedish farm house which Mr. Paulson built at 900 Greenwood avenue, in 192.3, · an imitation of the old · thatched roof was used. In the "doll hou5e," two other types of roofs are featured, the three combining the type of roof construction found in Mr. Paulson's native country, in an early day. Mr. Paulson came from the southern part of Sweden, a farming section, where an abundance of straw made the thatch roof possible. Up in the central part of the country, the timbered section, logs and lumber made it possible to build a different type of roof, while further north in Sweden. in a rocky .;ection, where a luxuriant growth of moss prevailed. the moss and a sea grass were used for thatching roofs. into which other grass a11d flower seeds \Yere sown. In the "doll hou3e" Mr. Paulson has used the h,:o latter types of roofing. The main part of the building is coYered with boards, near the edge of which is a deep groove to carry off the water while the cracks are covered with ~ sort of batting, the kind which ~alls from the logs as they are w?rkcd into tim hers of more regular dunensions. Sod Covered Roof · f'he roof over the studio a~d garage section is to be featured wtth a sod covering, in imitation of the o!d north Sweden farm house thatched wtth moss · and sea grass. T~e gutter spouts and also the dov.:n spouts are of wood; hand made. The lower part of the house, all around, is constructed of hand-hewed log5, taken from an old hay barn erected on Green Bay road, at county line 65 years ago, as were also the two cherry posts in the little front porch, without which porch no old Swedish farm house of this type would be complete. . Other boards used in constructiOn of the porch and also in the bay window in the south of the living room, are of . cedar wood, grown in water, and as full of holes as a Swiss cheese. _ The exterior trimming is in blue and yellow, Swedish colors, Mr. Paul~on explains, the prevailing colors bemg a splendid harmonizing of a green The first semester of a complete two-year course in real estate offered sectt~n of an old log, covered with a by Chicago Central college of Comlux':lnant gro.wth of green mos:;, picked me:ce, with the official approval of the Mortgages qp tn the Wtsconsin woods. Chtcago Real Estate board, on SepThe exterior colorings of the house tember 18. Investments a.re enhanced by a pleasing combinaand tion of. celotex to imitate stones, TO OPEN GLENCOE OFFICE worked mto the structure of logs and Insurance H. and R. Anspach of Highland stucco, the latter also in imitation of Park, members of the North Shore 5tone. Real Estate Board are to open a new Suite 214 Interior F~aturea office in Glencoe. They also plan to . A huge fireplace of stone and de- remodel or move from their present stgned in imitation of the earliest office in Highland Park. known construction of this primitive method of heating and cooking, and '!f. the urn pattern, features the large hvmg room, where, :tlso just over the main entrance, is the "beggar log." We make loans for repairs, improvements, construction, reinancina or Tradition has i~, Mr. Paulson says, purchase of improved rt~idential property. Tbese loans can be repaid that aw(ly back 111 the early days of Sweden·, beggars never advanced bein convenient monthly" installmenu in 1, 2, or 3 yean. Our repn· yond the portal t.opped log. aentative will be pleased to gin complete information. Of&ct opta There is also a quaint little Romeo until 8 o'dock Saturday evenings. and Juliet balcony over the entrance from the living room to the dining room, and throughout tbe house, a pleasing color scheme has been carried out in keeping with the type of archi- . Pbont WiL s1.81 1 15 o Wilmette Ave., Village Theatre Bldg. tecture of this attractive little "do11 house." Wm. C. McCaD Fint and Second 1609 Sherman Ave.· Univenity 559 2nd MORTGAGE LOANS WILSHORE .BOND &: MORTGAGE CO. OANS We Make Loans to Responsible Builders and Home Owners at 5Y2% and 6% with Lowest Commission Rates THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 1148 Central Ave., Wilmette-:- Phone Wilmette 4000