THE charming home of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Buck, 9205 S. Hoyne Avenue, is another evidence of the popularity of the English style cottage in the Ridge district.
This residence, situated on a southeast corner, presents a picture that combines artistry with substantiality. The lines of the house, its solid brick construction, and the short wall with its heavy wooden gate, connecting the house and the garage, add a note of privacy that lends charm to the whole. The exterior color scheme is red for the brick, with tan wood trim and grey green roof. The use of brick for the steps for the entrance, which is on 92nd Street, is a distinctive feature.
The heavy wood door at the entrance admits one to a vestibule equipped with double doored wardrobes on either side. Facing the inner side of the vestibule is the stairway leading to the second floor and to the right is the living room which extends along the Hoyne Avenue side of the residence. This room is done in blue and grey with mahogany wood trim and is equipped with a large brick fireplace. The windows are of the square paned casement type and open outward. Bronze lighting fixtures are used. At the south end of the room there is a large square paned door, flanked by window partitions, which opens onto a large screened porch. There is no access to the porch save through the living room, and in the summer it practically amounts to another room.
The dining room occupies the southeast corner of the lower floor and is done in blue, grey and tan, with white wood trim. Silver fixtures are used here. The south wall is broken by three large casement windows, which provide plenty of light and a good view.
The kitchen, which occupies the northeast corner of the floor, is separated from the dining room by a breakfast nook. The breakfast nook is done in green and tan. The kitchen is conveniently arranged with a built in cabinet and a folding wall table.
The upper floor contains three rooms,—two bedrooms, a small work room and bath. Attractive color schemes are carried out in each with white wood trim and mahogany doors. The windows on this floor are also of the casement type. The walls and ceilings of the entire house are calcimined, no paper being used.
The basement is well equipped with a laundry room, lavatory, store room and fruit closet and an oil burning, hot water heating plant.
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