THE six room bungalow residence of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hines, 1620 W. 105th Place, presents an unusual bit of home planning, designed by Mr. Hines himself. The home presents a rather lengthy effect, the result of fitting it to the ground, 60 by 95 feet. A dark clinker brick is used for the exterior, with cream colored wood trim. The lines are long and well balanced.
The entrance porch faces 105th Place, set under an arch, with the doorway itself facing west. This gives to a small hall with the usual guest closet and full length mirror door. On entering one has a sweeping view through the entire length of the house, through the hall, a small office room, living room, dining room to the kitchen.
The small den, or office room, is compactly fitted and furnished for those purposes, with a row of narrow casement windows on the south for light and ventilation. French doors separate it from the living room.
The living room is done in tones of tan and grey with walnut wood trim. A large fireplace is set in the north wall and the room extends to the south into a sort of bay. This bay, with four windows on the south and two on the east and west ends, adds materially to the size of the room.
Between the living room and the dining room on the east there is a short connecting hall containing the door to the stairway on the north, and built-in china cabinets on the other side. The dining room is furnished in grey and cream, with tapestry panels for the walls and walnut trim. This room has three exposures, on the south, east and west.
The kitchen connects with the dining room and is found on the southeast corner of this floor, and has no pantry, this feature being supplanted by built-in cabinets. The kitchen and its furnishings are tastefully finished. The windows are of the narrow casement type with leaded panes and this same design is carried out for the glass doors of the cabinets. Among the usual conveniences is found a Kernerator. The rear entrance gives to the kitchen on the northeast corner.
Connecting with the dining room, on the north, there is a small east west hall which gives communication to the two bedrooms and the bath. The bath occupies a central position on this side, with one bedroom on the east and the other on the west. There is space for another bedroom on the second floor, as well as an attic, but this room has not been finished.
A two car garage is built into the house on the west, on entrance end, occupying a position adjacent to the front hall. It is heated with the same hot water, magazine feed plant, and connects, through a door, with the reception hall.
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