,ori5t+ ! ,h\se                         
,a /udy ( ! plac+                       
( ! h\se )                              
relation to !                           
sun's rays                              
,illu/ration                            
,price ,tw5ty-five ,c5ts                
,,am]ican ,,face ,,brick ,,association  
#acj ,nor? ,wells ,/reet                
,,*icago       #aibb4 ,eb5 ,rodg]s1     
,presid5t1 ,a4 ,f4 ,b4 ,a4              
,illu/ration3      ,detail ( ,resid5ce1 
,%]idan ,road1 ,*icago1 ,ill9ois        
,walt] ,mill]1 ,ar*itect                
,ori5t+ ! ,h\se      ,9 select+ a home  
site1 !re are a numb] ( v important ?+s 
to be consid]$4 ,:5 once y settle ! po9t
 ( conv5i5t  accessibility to y\r "w or 
place ( bus9ess1 y d\btless ?9k  fir/ ( 
! neighborhood 9 :i* y & y\r family are 
go+ to  live1 ! k9d ( p ab\t y1 ! *ur*1 
s*ool1 & libr>y  privileges1 & su* l    
que/ions4    ,!n y w consid] ! physical 
"* ( ! place1 its slopes  & levels1 its 
trees1 its g>d5s1 its outlook1 or1 9 a  

^w1 its  attractiv5ess f an ae/hetic    
po9t ( view2 to :i* are closely  relat$ 
! practical que/ions ( pure wat] supply1
 good dra9age1  & %elt] f ! extremes (  
wea!r4 ,no matt] h[ attractive  o!rwise 
a locality might be1 y w\ld n consid] x 
= a mom5t  unless ! conditions (        
sanitation & heal?fulness 7 fully met2  
& y w\ld want "s natural protection f ! 
sev]e /orms (  w9t] z well z f ! blaz+  
heat ( summ]4 ,9 ! w9t] y  w\ld want z  
little breeze & z mu* sun1 & 9 ! summ] z
  little sun & z mu* breeze z possible4 
,f9ally1 9 select+ y\r site1 x w\ld be  
well to h 9 m9d !  h\se y int5d to build
 & ! way y want x to face4 ,if possible1
  get y\r h\se plan fir/ & select y\r   
lot accord+ly4 ,or1 at any  rate1       
picture x all out 9 y\r m9d to guide y 9
 select+ y\r  location4 ,by a little    
plann+ & =e?\ght y may n only secure  ! 
outlook y want b ! exposures to sun or  
breeze mo/ desir$4  ,y _c *ange climatic
 conditions or topography1 b1 to an     
appreciable ext5t1 y c adju/ ! location 

( y\r h\se to !m4    ,! ,ori5tation     
,*>t1 "h giv51 %[s ! po9ts ( sunrise &  
sunset1 on ! horizon1 midsumm] &        
midw9t]1 z well z !  direction ( !      
sunlight ea* successive h\r ( ! midsumm]
 &  midw9t] day4 ,! *>t w ?us aid y1 s  
f> z conditions  p]mit1 9 fac+ y\r h\se 
s z to get ! sun or %ade :]e y  want x4 
,illu/ration3 ,ori5tation ,*>t          
#aibb4 ,eb5 ,rodg]s1 ,presid5t1 ,a4 ,f4 
,b4 ,a4        ,issu$ by ,am]ican ,face 
,brick ,association      ,a,f,b,a       
,,use ,,face ,,brick    x ,pays         
#acj ,nor? ,wells ,/reet1 ,*icago1 ,ill4
    ,*>t to be us$ 9 connection ) text (
 booklet1 8,ori5t+ !  ,h\se0    ,9 !    
fir/ place1 y see ?ree broad1 conc5tric 
circles1 on !  outside ( :i* ! ris+ &   
sett+ sun is depict$ = bo?  midsumm] &  
midw9t] day4 ,! figures1 #cj-ej1        
alongside ( ! sun  repres5t degrees (   
nor? latitude1 :]ev] y may happ5 to     
live1  :i*1 ) ! exception ( mo/ (       
,florida & s\!rn ,texas1 cov]  ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4 ,! %ort arr[s %[ ! direction ( !

 sun's  rays at sunrise & sunset4       
,illu/ration3      ,g>d5 ,side (        
,resid5ce1 ,we/bury1 ,l4 ,i4            
,peabody1 ,wilson  ,br[n1 ,ar*itects    
,! inn] circle repres5ts y\r horizon1 & 
! degrees m>k$ ^u  x %[ ! po9ts (       
sunrise & sunset1 nor? or s\? ( ! direct
  ea/ & we/ l9e4 ,^! angul> di/ances1 9 
t]ms ( degrees1 are  call$ amplitudes1  
nor? or s\?1 & mu/ n be confus$ ) !     
degrees ( latitude on ! e>?'s surface1  
indicat$ by ! numb]s  along side ( !    
sun1 ?\gh intimately dep5d5t ^u !m4 ,!  
amplitude ( ! horizon po9t1 :]e ! sun   
rises & sets f  "t to "t dur+ ! ye>1    
always dep5ds ^u ! latitude on !  e>?'s 
surface :]e y happ5 to live1 z may be   
se5 by foll[+  ) y\r eye ! direction ( !
 arr[s ( latitude ?r\gh !  amplitude    
circle4 ,/>t+ f ! numb] indicat+ !      
latitude  :]e y live1 trace ! arr[ until
 x t\*es ! amplitude circle4  ,y c !n   
read ! degree on x :i* %[s h[ f> nor? or
 s\?  ( ! ea/ & we/ l9e ! sun rises or  
sets4 ,we are indebt$ to  ,pr(essor     

,philip ,fox1 ( ! ,de>born ,a/ronomical 
,obs]vatory at  ,evan/on1 ,ill9ois1 =   
det]m9+ ^! po9ts4    ,! two out] circles
 are sun-dials = midsumm] & midw9t] day 
at  ! #dj? degree ( nor? latitude2 &1 if
 y imag9$ !m pivot$  on _! ris+ & sett+ 
po9ts & tipp$ up f ! s\? to  repres5t ! 
slant+ pa? ( ! sun dur+ ! day1 !y %[ !  
direction f :i* ! sun is %9+ dur+       
successive h\rs ( !  day 7or night on ! 
o!r side ( ! _w74 ,! %ad$ portions (  ^!
 circles repres5t night1 :i* = all      
nor!rn latitudes is  %ort 9 summ] & long
 9 w9t]1 z ! day is %ort 9 w9t] &  long 
9 summ]4 ,if y exam9e ! h\r spaces on ! 
w9t] dial (  y\r w9t] night1 y w f9d !m 
exactly l ^? on ! summ]  dial ( y\r     
summ] day4 ,s also y\r w9t] day h\rs are
 spac$ l  y\r summ] night h\rs4 ,s\? ( !
 equator1 p h precisely  ! same         
exp]i5ces only 9 ! rev]se ord]4 ,new    
,zeal&]s1 we  fancy1 we> /raw hats 9    
,janu>y & fur caps 9 ,july4 ,if y lik$  
summ] well en\gh & c>$ to move1 y c\ld  
live 9 a p]petual  summ] on our little  

globe4 ,x is probable1 h[ev]1 t1 l mo/  
p1 y r pref] ! *ange ( seasons1 9 spite 
( occasional  extremes4    ,! irregul>  
h\r spaces on ! dials w\ld make x appe> 
t !  sun moves ar\nd ! e>? 9 a sort (   
j]ky way4 ,on ! contr>y1 x  moves1 or r 
! e>? rotates1 at an absolutely uni=m   
rate1 b  ! tilt ( ! sun's pa? to y\r    
horizon l9e gives y at c]ta9  po9ts a   
=e-%ort5$ view by :i* ! sun seems to    
cov] v>i\s  di/ances at v>i\s /ages (   
its c\rse4    ,! sun-dial "t is us$ on  
our *>t z x m univ]sally applies  at    
diff]5t m]idians on a giv5 latitude1 ?an
 does our /&>d "t  :i*1 = ! sake (      
timepiece uni=mity1 is a compromise bas$
 on  mean sol> "t4 ,z ! e>?'s orbit is  
su* z to make ! sun ga9  a little or    
lose a little 9 cross+ ! m]idian ea* day
 dur+  ! ye>1 ! total annual "t ( ! sun 
is av]ag$ into uni=m  daily p]iods1 :i* 
9 turn are divid$ into #bd uni=m h\rs & 
ref]r$ to c]ta9 m]idians ! _w r\nd1 ab\t
 an h\r ap>t4  ,to %[ ! exact position (
 ! sun 9 /rict agreem5t ) ^!  /&>diz$   

h\rs w\ld require a special *>t = e     
degree (  longitude1 & !n be ( no       
especial value = our pres5t purpose2  = 
:ile ! a/ronom] mu/ h exact "t to !     
fraction ( a  second1 ! diff]5ces betwe5
 wat* & sun-dial are n en\gh at  any "t 
to affect ess5tially our problem4 ,s t1 
if y d n  f9d ! h\rs m>k$ on our summ] &
 w9t] sun-dials1 at any "t1  exactly    
agree+ ) y\r wat*1 y may1 nev]!less1    
tru/ !m to  %[ y accurately en\gh f :at 
direction ! sun is %9+ at  diff]5t h\rs 
( ! day4    ,illu/ration3               
,resid5ce1 ,/4 ,paul1 ,m9nesota         
,james ,alan ,mac,leod1 ,ar*itect    ,! 
*>t is drawn = midsumm] & midw9t] day on
 ! #dj? degree  ( nor? latitude1 :i* is 
tak5 z ! be/ av]age l9e t runs  midway (
 ! c\ntry f ocean to ocean1 pass+ ?r\gh 
or ne> ,new  ,york ,city 7,n72          
,philadelphia1 ,pa2 ,columbus &         
,c9c9nati 7,s71 ,ohio2  ,indianapolis1  
,ind4 7,s72 ,spr+field1 ,ill4 7,s72 ,/4 
,l\is & ,kansas  ,city1 ,mo4 7,s72 !    
nor!rn b\nd>y ( ,kansas2 ,d5v]1 ,colo4  

7,s72 ,salt  ,lake ,city1 ,utah 7,n72   
,c>son ,city1 ,nev4 7,s72 & ,sacram5to1 
,calif4 7,s74  ,) ! exception ( ,/4     
,l\is & ,sacram5to1 :i* are some?+  ov] 
a degree s\? ( ?is l9e1 all ( ^! places 
are ei!r on x  or )9 less ?an a degree (
 x1 nor? or s\?4    ,illu/ration3       
,resid5ce1 ,buffalo1 ,new ,york         
,edw4 ,h5ri*1 ,ar*itect    ,y w see1 z  
drawn on ! *>t1 h[ ! sun's rays morn+  &
 ev5+1 summ] & w9t]1 are indicat$ /ream+
 out 9 !  direction ( ! latitude arr[s  
m>k$ #dj4 ,if y live on or ne>  any ( ! 
o!r degrees ( latitude1 indicat$ by !   
o!r arr[s1  imag9e ! c5t] ( ! sun slipp$
 up or d[n to t po9t1 &  !n trace ! rays
 lightly ) a s(t p5cil across ! *>t 9   
l9es p>allel ) ! respective arr[s4      
,illu/ration3 8,home ( ,beauty10 ,design
 #aja1 ,re> ,view    ,( c\rse1 if y make
 any *ange1 all f\r suns mu/ be mov$ 9 a
  correspond+ way1 = y w obs]ve h[      
beautifully symmetrical  ! *>t is4 ,=   
any giv5 nor!rn latitude1 ! midsumm] sun
 rises  & sets nor? ( due ea/ & we/ at  

exactly correspond+ po9ts  on ! ea/]n & 
we/]n horizons1 & ^! po9ts 9 turn       
exactly  correspond1 six mon?s lat]1 )  
^? = midw9t] day s\? (  due ea/ & we/4  
,& ?is exact correspond5ce ea/ & we/1 = 
! day1 & nor?  & s\?1 = ! season1 w     
obta9 = any day 9 ! ye>1 or  = any place
 y take on ! e>?'s surface4 ,( c\rse1 x 
mu/ be  not$ t ! "t ( ris+ & sett+ w    
*ange ) e new  position tak54 ,if y draw
 ! midsumm] sun d[n & ! midw9t]  sun    
correspond+ly up until !y coalesce at   
8,e0 & 8,w10 y h !  equ9oxes ab\t ,m>*  
#ba/ & ,septemb] #ba/1 ) ! sun ris+ &   
sett+ due ea/ & we/1 & equal day & night
 9 any "p ( !  _w except ! poles4       
,illu/ration3      ,resid5ce1 ,highl&   
,p>k1 ,ill9ois      ,n4 ,max ,dunn+1    
,ar*itect    ,liv+ :]e y d1 some:]e     
betwe5 #cj & #ej nor? latitude1 !  sun1 
summ] or w9t]1 w nev] pass ov]head at   
noon b %9e on  a slant f ! s\?1 v mu* m 
9 w9t] ?an summ]4 ,?is  slant ( ! sun1  
h[ev]1 w n conc]n y practically s mu*  9
 plac+ y\r h\se1 z w ! "t & direction ( 

sunrise at  ! extremes ( ,june &        
,decemb]1 & ! position ( ! sun !        
successive h\rs ( ! day1 at ^? times ( !
 ye>4    ,y h c]ta9 rooms 9 :i* y       
especially want ! sun1 morn+ or         
aft]noon2 or a por* y want z mu* 9 !    
%ade z possible1 let u  say4 ,9 trac+ ! 
direction ( ! sun's rays1 d n ?9k ( !m  
z conv]g+ or z spread+ out4 ,?9k ( !m r 
z com+ 9  great1 broad1 p>allel b&s s t 
no matt] h[ l>ge y\r h\se may  be1 !    
mom5t "o side gets ! sun1 ! opposite    
p>allel side falls  into %ade4 ,! broad 
b& ( p>allel l9es /ream+ f ! sun1 z  se5
 on ! *>t1 is meant to illu/rate ?is4   
,n[ cut a piece ( light c>dbo>d 9 ! %ape
 ( y\r h\se1 at a  greatly r$uc$ scale1 
) all its por*es & projections1 z1 =    
example1 ! blank =m on ! *>t4 ,atta* x )
 a p9 at !  c5t] ( ! *>t1 s x may be    
easily turn$4 ,fir/ place y\r h\se  fac+
 directly ea/4 ,y w see on midsumm] day 
t ! nor? &  ea/ elevations w get ! fir/ 
morn+ sun4 ,ab\t #h o'clock ! sun  w    
leave ! nor? side & beg9 to illum9ate ! 

s\? elevation4  ,at noon1 ! sun w pass f
 ! ea/ to ! we/ side ( ! h\se1  & !n1 at
 #d o'clock1 leave ! s\? & creep back to
 ! nor?  side ( ! h\se1 %9+ on we/ &    
nor? sides f !n on until  its sett+     
betwe5 #g & #h o'clock 9 ! ev5+4        
,illu/ration3      ,resid5ce1 ,gl5coe1  
,ill9ois      ,rob]t ,e4 ,seyf>?1       
,ar*itect    ,at ! opposite season ( !  
ye>1 t is1 9 midw9t]1 y\r h\se1  /ill   
fac$ directly ea/1 w h ! fir/ sun betwe5
 #g & #h  o'clock 9 ! morn+ on ! ea/ &  
s\? sides4 ,at noon1 ! ea/  side w be   
des]t$ = ! we/1 & f !n on ! s\? &  we/  
sides ( ! h\se w h ! sun until its sett+
 betwe5 #d  & #e o'clock4 ,?us1 9 !     
w9t]1 ! nor? side ( y\r h\se w  get no  
sun at all4 ,?is w\ld h>dly be a good   
place = ! kit*51  ?\gh x w\ld be well   
en\gh 9 ! summ]1 z ! sun w\ld be out  ( 
x by #h o'clock 9 ! morn+ & n return    
until #d o'clock 9 !  aft]noon :5 its   
rays are %orn ( mu* ( _! midday /r5g?4  
,y  "k1 ( c\rse1 t dur+ ! *ang+ seasons 
or ! *ang+ h\rs  ( ! day1 ! sun's w>m?  

dep5ds l>gely on ! slant ( its rays4  ,9
 ! summ]1 ! nor? side w\ld be a good    
place = a %ady por*  mo/ ( ! day4       
,h[ev]1 ! ea/ side ( ! h\se w\ld give y 
a  %ady por* f noon till sunset4 ,b a   
por* ar\nd ! nor!a/  corn] w\ld give y  
%ade f #h o'clock 9 ! morn+ cle> ?r\gh  
! day until sunset4    ,by turn+ y\r    
h\se "o way or ano!r f ?is direct ea/ & 
we/ position1 y c see :at modifications 
( sun & %ade y  get4 ,suppose y turn x  
nor!a/1 almo/ fac+ ! morn+ sun on       
midsumm] day4 ,! front ( ! h\se w\ld    
directly get ! ris+  sun betwe5 #d & #e 
o'clock 9 ! morn+4 ,at #f o'clock1 ! s\?
  front w\ld come into ! sunlight4 ,at  
half-pa/ #aj o'clock1 ! ea/  front w\ld 
fall into %ade = ! re/ ( ! day1 :ile !  
we/  front w\ld beg9 to cat* ! sun4 ,by 
#b3cj o'clock 9 ! aft]noon1  ! s\? side 
w\ld be 9 ! %ade = ! re/ ( ! day & !    
nor? side w\ld get ! sun f !n on till   
sunset1 betwe5 #g & #h  o'clock4 ,a por*
 on ! ea/ front ( ?is h\se w\ld be 9 !  
%ade  all ! summ] day aft] half-pa/ #aj 

o'clock4 ,b1 9 ! w9t]1 x  w\ld n be s   
=tunate z ! h\se fac$ to ! c>d9al po9ts1
  =1 z j indicat$1 x w\ld get ! sun only
 on two sides all day  long2 & yet !    
summ] advantages might m ?an comp5sate4 
,try  slight] turns ?an ^? sugge/$1 & y 
may get j ! result  y want = a giv5 room
 or por*4    ,! plac+ ( y\r h\se = ! sun
 is really a problem ( settl+  on !     
rooms or por*es y want favor$1 & !n     
lett+ ! o!r  portions ( ! h\se take c>e 
( !mselves4 ,9 det]m9+ ^!  que/ions (   
sun & %ade on y\r h\se1 due consid]ation
 mu/ be  giv5 to neighbor+ /ructures1   
trees1 or portions ( ! h\se t  might    
o!rwise get ! sun if x 7 n = c]ta9      
ext5sions1  su* z bays1 por*es1 ,l's1 & 
! l4 ,( c\rse1 ne>by hills or  m\nta9s  
w\ld h a m>k$ effect on j :5 y got ! sun
 9  ! morn+ or lose x 9 ! ev5+1 no matt]
 :]e or :5 ! sun  really rose & set4    
,illu/ration3      ,bungal[1 ,new       
,orleans      ,na?an ,kohlman1 ,ar*itect
    ,z already sugge/$1 if y live on or 
ne> any ( ! o!r degrees  ( nor? latitude

 m>k$1 imag9e ! c5t] ( ! suns slipp$    
ar\nd to t degree1 & !n draw light p5cil
 l9es across !  *>t p>allel ) !         
respective arr[s4 ,d ! same also = o!r  
p>ts ( ! ye> ?an ! sol/ices :i* are %[n 
"h4 ,= ea*  succe$+ mon?1 move ! c5t] ( 
! suns d[n & up f !  sol/icial po9ts    
ab\t a ?ird ( ! di/ance to 8,e40 ,at    
8,e0 ! sun  has rea*$ ei!r equ9ox & w   
rise directly 9 ! ea/ & set  directly 9 
! we/4 ,rememb] t = sev]al days on ei!r 
side (  a giv5 position ( ! sun1 !re w  
be no ess5tial *ange 9 !  direction (   
its rays t y ne$ practically to consid]4
    ,b at ! times1 o!r ?an ! sol/ices1  
:ile y c ?us get  ! direction ( ! ris+ &
 sett+ sun1 ! sun-dial ( our  *>t won't 
exactly apply4 ,:at happ5s is t z ! sun 
moves d[n  or up f ! sol/ice to !       
equ9ox1 ! summ] h\r spaces gr[  m uni=m1
 :ile ! w9t] h\rs gr[ some:at long]4 ,b 
)  ! g5]al direction ( ! morn+ &        
aft]noon light settl$ =  ! two sol/icial
 extremes1 ! h\r position ( ! sun dur+ !
  betwe5 seasons w n be ( s mu*         

importance4    ,( c\rse1 y c't h ev]y?+ 
9 ?is _w exactly y\r own  way1 b by     
/udy+ c>efully ! ,ori5tation ,*>t 9     
connection  ) y\r plans = build+ a home1
 y may get _m valuable h9ts  = select+  
y\r lot & locat+ y\r h\se :i* w lead to 
arrangem5t ( la/+ satisfaction to y 9 ! 
coz9ess1 com=t1  & attractiv5ess ( y\r  
home4 ,a sunny corn] or a %ady spot1 :]e
  y ne$ x & :5 y ne$ x1 may cure an     
invalid or develop a  poet1 z ! case may
 be & z ! ye>s g on4                    
,! ,"r ,k9d ( ,h\se to ,ori5t      ,be=e
 y h ! problem ( ori5t+ y\r home1 y h ! 
m  important problem ( decid+ on ! k9d (
 home y int5d to build4  ,x is "o ( !   
mo/1 if n ! mo/1 important "q y h to    
settle4    ,9 ! fir/ place1 x is an     
economic "q1 = y want to be sure  (     
gett+ value receiv$ = ! money y exp5d4  
,to d s1 ! h\se  y build mu/1 aside f   
its satisfactory design1 be p]man5t2 x  
mu/ be easily & economically ma9ta9$2 x 
mu/ be com=table &  safe aga9/ fire2 & x
 mu/ be attractive4 ,9 a ^w1 x mu/ give 

y satisfaction 9 e way1 inasmu* z y &   
y\r family are  go+ to be 9 x a long "t2
 or1 if circum/ances compel y to move1  
y want ! h\se to make a p]suasively     
attractive appeal to !  int5d+ r5t] or  
pur*as]4    ,su* a h\se y c build (     
brick1 ! endurance ( :i* has be5        
demon/rat$ ?r\gh ?\s&s ( ye>s4 8,by     
fro/1 nor fire1 nor  flood1 nor ev5 "t  
are well burn$ clays de/roy$40 ,?is     
p]man5ce  ( brick con/ruction means a   
sav+ on insurance rates1 on upkeep1 &   
on depreciation1 :ile ! mat]ial l5ds    
itself to ! mo/ beautiful  & v>i$       
arti/ic effects4 8,/r5g? & beauty10 !   
ess5tial  *>act]i/ics ( all good build+1
 may be fully met 9 brick  con/ruction4 
,if y h n already se5 ,! ,/ory ( ,brick1
 y %\ld s5d =  a copy1 z y w f9d 9 x _m 
valuable sugge/ions4                    
,,am]ican ,,face ,,brick ,,association  
#acj ,nor? ,wells ,/reet                
,,*icago                                
,rog]s  ,company1 ,*icago & ,new ,york  
,illu/ration3 backcov]                  

,transcrib]'s ,notes3     ,text 9       
italics is enclos$ by und]scores        
7italics74     ,obvi\s pr9t]'s1         
punctuation & spell+ inaccuracies 7     
sil5tly correct$4