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Th• Arthllectural F OR U M MAGAZINE OF BUILDING JULY 1947 NEWS 9 LETTERS 22 FORUM 54 ANNOUNCEMENTS REMOOELEO BARN Sculptor-designer Bimel Kehm converts a neglected Connecticut barn of solid structure into a spacious home for his own use. HOUSES Small one-story Seattle residence by Philip A. Moore, Architect ..• Two-story house in Cambridge, Mass . by Edwin G. Johnson, Architect .. Year -round country house in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, John Hironimus, Architect . CABLE STATION Project for work and residence on Guam , by Architects Antonin Raymond and L. L. Rado. M.I.T. LABORATORY ANO ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES Conversion to peacetime use of a wartime laboratory Remodeling of offices for better utility and lighting, Anderson & Beckwith, Architects. TEA CENTRE An information center and exh i bition hall in London for the Empire Tea Bureau, Misha Black and Bronek Katz, Architects. - STORES Cahn's dress shop in Fresno, California, by Albert Henry Hill, Architect .. • A Philadelphia branch for Robinson's chain of stores, by Gruen & Krummeck, Architects .•. New furniture tloor for McCreery's department store in New York City, by Architect Lester Tichy. PROOUCTS & PRACTICE New flame-and-smoke contro! system important adjunct to fire- safe buildings ••• developments in ceiling lighting installation. REVIEWS Robert Maillart's bridges ..• Jacob Riis' photographs ••• Public lnvestment and Full Employment . .. America's Needs and Resources. BUILOING REPORTER Combination plastic and fiberglass materials •.. window screen- ing •.. oil burning furnace .. . adjustable tee. TECHNICAL LITERATURE Prefabricated houses •• . wood construct i on ••. roofing .. glazing ••• building products. 60 79 83 93 98 104 108 117 130 140 148

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Page 1: F O R U M...Cahn's dress shop in Fresno, California, by Albert Henry Hill, Architect .. • A Philadelphia branch for Robinson's chain of stores, by Gruen & Krummeck, Architects .•

Th• Arthllectural F O R U M MAGAZINE OF BUILDING

JULY 1947

NEWS 9

LETTERS 22

FORUM 54

ANNOUNCEMENTS

REMOOELEO BARN Sculptor-designer Bimel Kehm converts a neglected Connecticut barn of solid structure into a spacious home for his own use.

HOUSES Small one-story Seattle residence by Philip A. Moore, Architect ..• Two-story house in Cambridge, Mass. by Edwin G. Johnson, Architect • .. Year-round country house in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, John Hironimus, Architect.

CABLE STATION Project for work and residence on Guam, by Architects Antonin Raymond and L. L. Rado.

M.I.T. LABORATORY ANO ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES Conversion to peacetime use of a wartime laboratory Remodeling of offices for better utility and lighting, Anderson & Beckwith, Architects.

TEA CENTRE An information center and exh ibition hall in London for the Empire Tea Bureau, Misha Black and Bronek Katz, Architects. -

STORES Cahn's dress shop in Fresno, California, by Albert Henry Hill, Architect .. • A Philadelphia branch for Robinson's chain of stores, by Gruen & Krummeck, Architects .•. New furniture tloor for McCreery's department store in New York City, by Architect Lester Tichy.

PROOUCTS & PRACTICE New flame-and-smoke contro! system important adjunct to fire­safe buildings ••• developments in ceiling lighting installation.

REVIEWS Robert Maillart's bridges ..• Jacob Riis' photographs ••• Public lnvestment and Full Employment . .. America's Needs and Resources.

BUILOING REPORTER Combination plastic and fiberglass materials •.. window screen­ing •.. oil burning furnace .. . adjustable tee.

TECHNICAL LITERATURE Prefabricated houses •• . wood construct ion ••. roofing .. • glazing ••• building products.

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SPECIFICATION The advertising pages of F oRUM are the recognized market place for those engaged in building. A house or any building could be built completely of products advertised in THE FORUM. While it is not possible to certify building product~, it is possible to open these pages only to those manu­facturers whose reputation merits confìdence. This FoRUM does.

Adams and Westlake Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Alberene Stone Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Aluminum Co. of America ... . . .... .... .. ... .. . .. . ...... .. . ... .. Opp. 17 American Flange & Manufacturing Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 American RoJling Mill Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 American Telephone & Telegraph Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Anchor Post Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

B & T Metals Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Bar-Brook Mfg. Co ............ . ........... . . . .. . . ... . . ... . ..... ... 124 Beli & Gossett Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Ben dix Home Appliances, Inc . .... . . ... ........ . . . ·.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Beneke Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Better Homes & Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l Binswanger & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bituminous Coal lnstitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Borg-Warner Corp. {lngersoll Steel Div.) ........ ... .. . ... . .......... 135 Borg-Warner Corp. (N orge Div.) ........ . . ... ....................... 159 Bryant Heater Co. (Member, Dresser lndustries, lnc.)........ . ....... 56 Burnham Boiler Corp. . . ........ . ....... .. . . . .. .. .. .. . . . ....... Opp. 49

Cambridge Tile Manufacturing Co., The .. .. .... . ................ Cover Il Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. (Pyrofax Gas Div.).... . .... . .... 30 Carey, Philip Co., The . .... . .... .. .... . ....................... .. .. 141 Case, W. A., & Son Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ceco Steel Products Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Celotex Corp., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Committee on Steel Pipe Research (Amer. Iran & Steellnstitute) . . . . . . 20 Corning Glass Works ..... . ........... ... ....... . .......... . .... . 52, 53 Coyne and Delany Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Crane Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Curtis Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Detroit Steel Products Co; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dresser Industries, Inc. (Bryant Heater Co.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Eljer Co. . .... . .. . ....... . ......................... . ......... Cover III Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Evans Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Facing Tile lnstitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Fairbanks-Morse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Fiat Meta! Mfg. Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fir Door Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Formica Insulation Co., The .. .. . ............. . .... .. .. . ...... . .. O pp. 48 Fortune ........... . ... .. ... . .. . ........... . ....... . . ... .. . ... Opp.l29

Generai Electric Co. . ............. ... ....... .. .... . ... .- . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Gerity-Michigan Die Casting Co .. . .... .... .... . . .. . . ·o; . • • . • • • • • • • • . 50 Grand Rapids Hardware Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Great Lakes Steel Corp. (Stran-Steel Div. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Hendrick Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Hotpoin t, In c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

lngersoll Steel Div. (Borg-Warner Corp.) ...... ... .. .. ...... . . . . . ... 135 lnsulite Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Johns-Manville .......... .. ... .. ......... . .... .. ... ........ .. Bet. 16,17 Just Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Kaiser Fleetwings Sales Corp . . ..... . .. -. . . . .. .. . . .. . ... ..... .... . . .. 145· Kawneer Co., The . . ... .. .......... . . ... . . . ...... . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Kelvinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kennedy, David E., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Kimberly-Clark Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Kinnear Mfg. Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Knox Corp., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Kohler Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

AND BUYING I N D E X Leader Electric Manufacturing Corp. . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co ....... . ................ . .. . . .. ........ 146 Life ....... ... . . .. ...... ..... ...... . ...... . .. . . .. . . ....... .... ... 152 Louisville Cement Co., lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Majestic Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Marsh W ali Products, lnc .. .. . . . ... ........ .... ... . . .. . ... . ... . ... 148 Mastic Tile Corp. of America ..... . .. . ... .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. .... . - . . . . 49 McQuay, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Mesker Eros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Meyer Furnace Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Modine Manufacturing Co ... .. .. .. .. ..... . .. .. .. . . .. .. ... - . . . . . . . . 63 Monroe, Lederer & Taussig, lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Mueller, L. J. , Furnace Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

National Electrical Manufacturers Assoc ..... . ... .. .. . . .. . ....... .. 34, 35 National Gypsum Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 National Lead Co .... . ................... . . ... ... . . .. . .... .. ... .. . . 147 Norge Div. (Borg-Warner Corp.) ...... . ...... . . .. ... . . .... . ........ 159 Norton Co .. . ........... . ....... _. .... ..... ..... ..... ......... .. ... 42

O'Brien Varnish Co ..... . ... . . . .. ..... .. . . .. ... .. .. . .. . . : . ......... 144 Otis Elevator Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Overhead Do or Corp. . .. . .. ... . .. ....... .... . . ....... . ..... . .. Cover IV Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Owens-Illinois Glass Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Penberthy lnjector Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Permanente Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 Pittsburgh Corning Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pittsburgh Pia te Glass Co .... . . . .. . . .. ... .. ..... .. ...... . ..... . .. . 70, 71 Prestile Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Pyrofax Gas Div. ( Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reardon Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Revere Copper and Brass, lnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Reynolds Metals Co .. . .. ... . . ............ .. ...... .... ... . .. . .... . 24, 48 Ric-wil Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Robertson, H. H., Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Roddis Lumber &. Veneer Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Rolscreen Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Rowe Manufacturing Co ... . . . ....... . . . .. . ...... . .... ... .. . ....... 121 Ruberoid Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Russell, The F. C., Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Saturday Evening Post, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Serve], In c. . ................... . ...... . .. . ..... .... ...... .. . . . 126, 127 Sisalkraft Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Sloan Valve Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Smith Corp., A. O . . ............ . ........ . .. . .. . .... .. .. . ....... Opp. 16 Sonneborn Sons, lnc., L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sparkler Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Stensgaard, W. L., and Associates, lnc ....... .. . . .. ... .. .. .. . ....... . 136 Stran-Steel Div. ( Great Lakes Steel Corp.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Structural Clay Products lnstitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Surface Combustion Corp. . . . .............. . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Taylor, Halsey W., Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Time ......... .. . .. . . .... . ......... . ........ . ... . ......... . ...... 156 T rane Co., The ....... .. .................... . .. . . . ... . ....... _. . . . . 66 Truscon Steel Co. . . . . .. . .... . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

United States Air Conditioning Corp . . .... .. .... . . ..... ... . . . .. .. . . . 132 United States Gypsum Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 United States Plywood Corp . ... .. . .......... . .. .. .... . . . .. .. ... . . 58,150 United States Rubber Co. . . .... .. .. . ... . . ... .. ... .. . .... ... ...... · 23

Victor Electric Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

W alwortb Co. . .. . ... . ......... . .. . ............... . .... , . . . . . . . . . . 33 Webster, Warren, & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Williams Oil-0-Matic Heating Corp .•...... . .. . . ..... . .. ......... Opp. 128 Wood Conversion Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Wurlitzer Co., The Rudolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Y ork Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Y oung Radiator Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46