This charming little house was designed by Royal Barry Wills and featured in his book Better Houses for Budgeteers, published in the 1940's. It is not a Cape Cod style home, although with a few changes to the roof and details, it could easily become one. But the malleability of a house style has definite limits. If this house were made 10% larger it would look noticeably different. If it were brought up to the standards of today's houses, with more bedrooms, larger spaces, a mudroom and a two-car garage, it would lose a great measure of its charm and contrived antiquity.
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