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1 he Natco Suburban 
 
 
 House and Garage 
 
 
 ATTRACTIVE 
 
 
 ECONOMICAL 
 
 
 DURABLE 
 
 
 FIREPROOF 
 
 
 PRICE, FIFTY CENTS 
 
 
 Published for the 
 
 NATIONAL FIRE PROOFING COMPANY 
 
 
 PITTSBURGH 
 
 
 BY ROGERS AND MANSON COMPANY 
 
 
 BOSTON 
 
 
Copyright 
 
 BY 
 
 National Fire Proofing Compaw 
 1915 
 
The Natco Suburban House and Garage 
 
 FOREWORD 
 
 THE development of extensive suburban tracts on the outskirts of our 
 larger cities during the last few years has been remarkable. The 
 greatest single factor making for this movement is the popularization 
 of the automobile. Where real estate developments were formerly limited 
 to sections having good lines of transportation, this restriction has been re- 
 moved, for the automobile, reduced in initial cost and upkeep, is now within 
 the means of a great number of people. No longer is the average man limited 
 to having merely a summer home out of the city, but now he may live away 
 from the noise and dirt during the whole year, eliminating distance bj' the use 
 of the automobile. 
 
 This gratifying change in the living habits and conditions of a great many 
 people has created a new architectural problem: — the designing of a suburban 
 house with an adjoining garage. While the man living in the city has many 
 public garages at his disposal, the suburban dweller must provide some place 
 of his own where he may keep his car. To the man building a home of moder- 
 ate cost this close proximity of his garage is of advantage in that it places his 
 car at his immediate disposal. 
 
 In building in the suburbs, the very first requirement to be laid down is 
 that the structures shall be fireproof or as nearly so as conditions will allow. 
 The question of safety from fire becomes a very real issue when it is realized 
 how often the suburban district is without adequate fire apparatus. Fire 
 prevention must then take the place of fire-fighting. The hazard in the case 
 of the garage is increased by the very nature of its purpose so that prevention 
 is even more necessary. 
 
 This demand for fireproofing is satisfied when the construction is of Natco 
 XXX Hollow Tile. The garage with tile walls and the usual concrete floor 
 will be absolutely fireproof; while the house with tile walls and wooden floor 
 construction will be semi-fireproof. The house may be made entirely fire- 
 proof by using Natco Tile for the floor construction as well as for the walls 
 and partitions. Regular tile shapes can be used for this purpose. By placing 
 them four or five inches apart, forms are made for the pouring of concrete beams. 
 This makes a most rigid and substantial floor, not only completing the fire- 
 proofing of the building but strengthening the whole construction at the same 
 time. This is fireproofing at the lowest cost, for any cheaper construction 
 must be of wood and obviously can make no pretense at being fireproof. 
 
 After fireproofing the next consideration of vital importance to any home 
 
builder — and especially to the builder of the home of moderate cost — is the 
 question of the upkeep of the house. The wooden dwelling by the very nature 
 of its material will necessitate repairs which increase surprisingly with each 
 year, and at the same time the deterioration of the structure will impair its 
 marketable value to a very appreciable extent. The largest share of this up- 
 keep cost is eliminated by the use of Natco XXX Hollow Tile, and at an initial 
 cost so slightly higher than the perishable and inflammable wooden construction 
 that a few years will show a balance clearly in favor of the tile house. 
 
 Besides these considerations of fireproofing and upkeep Natco Tile con- 
 struction has an added advantage of comfort. The air spaces which are 
 afforded by the hollow cells of the tiles have an insulating value of great im- 
 portance; they make the phrase, "warm in winter; cool in summer" a realized 
 actuality which should be gratefully appreciated. 
 
 With such advantages of Natco Tile construction added to the possibility 
 of making the exterior as attractive as when any other material is used, the 
 only factor to be questioned is the slight additional cost involved in constructing 
 the building. While the cost of tile is a little more than for the more perishable 
 materials there arc two points of distinct saving where tile is used. One of 
 these is due to the fact that the interior plastering may be applied directly to 
 the surface of the tile, thus avoiding the expense of the usual lathing, and the 
 other is in saving in the labor of construction, which is reduced in the tile house 
 because of the large size of the tile and the resulting rapidity with which a 
 wall may be built. The largest saving, however, is to be found in the expense 
 of upkeep, which is necessary in the cheaper house and unnecessary in the house 
 of Natco XXX Hollow Tile. This saving alone is so large that it practically 
 eliminates the question of the initial expense in construction where tile is used. 
 
 In the following pages are reproduced drawings which were submitted in 
 a competition for the design of a Suburban House and Garage to be located on 
 a fifty-foot lot in the outskirts of a large city or at some suburban development- 
 They are the work of architects from all parts of the country and readily show 
 how various are the possibilities of producing an attractive design in this ma- 
 terial. These schemes arc not mere dreams of idealists, but are real practical 
 solutions of the problem by architects who are daily i)roducing work. For this 
 reason they should be of actual value to the prospective home builder in indi- 
 cating to him the possibilities in the use of Natco XXX Hollow Tile. 
 
 The designers were limited in the size they could make their buildings by 
 the restriction that the volume of the house should not exceed 35,000 cubic feet 
 and that of the garage 4,000, making a total of 39,000 cubic feet. While the 
 cost of construction will vary with the location of the building and with the 
 conditions governing the cost of labor and material, the average cost of this 
 tyjie of dwelling is not over twenty cents per cul^ic foot, which would make the 
 cost of the designs here shown a very little if any over $7,500. 
 
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 418 West 118th Street, New York, N. Y. 
 
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 12 Oxford Avenue, Bflmont, Mass. 
 
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 MENTION DESIGN 
 
 Submitted by Warner A. Ebbets, 
 
 6049A Catharine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
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 Submitted by W. P. Hutchins and J. P. Morgan, 
 
 812 Mageo Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 
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THE N A T C O HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
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 Submitted by Lawrence L. Wolfe, 
 213 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 
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 925 ClKslnut Street, Philailelphia, Pa. 
 
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 Sul)mitu-<1 by Antonio di Nardo and William Gi-hron, 
 
 KM I'.-irk Avenue, New York, N. Y. 
 
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 Submitted by Ernest Hayward and Sigmund Xesselroth, 
 
 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. 
 
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 Submillcd by William J. MooriLy anJ Gor<lon II. RoMi, 
 
 110 State Street, Boston, Mass. 
 
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 Design Submitted by Olaf William Shelgren, 
 1314 Prudential Building, Buffalo, N. Y. 
 
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THE X A T C () HOUSE A X D G A R A C, E 
 
 IX-sign Submitted by P. H. Doilgc, 
 185 Fifteenth Street. Oakli.ini, Cal. 
 
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 602 South Broadway, Yonkers, N. Y. 
 
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 2 Boulcvardc Louise, Santurce, San Juaii, P. R. 
 
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T,H E N A T C O HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 Design Submitted by Edward Arnemann 
 554 Gregory Avenue, Weehawken, N. J. 
 
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 Design Submitted by Francis Palmer Smith, 
 Georgia School of 'IVchnology, Atlanta, Oa. 
 
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THE N A T C (1 HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 
 Design for a Suburban House and Garage, 
 
 TO BE BVILT OF NATCO XXX HOLLOW TILE 
 
 Design Submitted by Clarence M. Bogia, 
 5833 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
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 lAsigii Suhmittod by Charles H. Way, 
 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. 
 
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THE NATCO HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
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 Design Subniilled by George Marko, 
 92 Knapp Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
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T H K \ A T C (1 H (J U S E A \ D G A R A G E 
 
 DEJIGN FOR A JUI3URBAN HOUJE &' GaUQE 
 JO_5lL l^UILT OF UaJCO "m" Un] i r^w JlLE 
 
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 2()7-208 Stuilio ntiiMiiig, St. I'aul, Minn. 
 
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THE NATCO HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 Design Submitted by Elbert J. Richmond, 
 129 Church Street, New Haven, Conn. 
 
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THE \ A T C O HOUSE AND G A RAGE 
 
 Design Submitted by W. F. Btirklinrl. 
 4i West 48lh Street, New York, N. V, 
 
 32 
 
THE NAT CO HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 Design Submitted by C. A. Houghtaling and L. L. Dougan, 
 507-8 Henry Building, Portland, Ore. 
 
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T H I-: \ A T C ( ) HOUSE A X n r, A R A G E 
 
 Design SubmittciJ by Charles M. Foster, 
 503 West 158th Street, New York, N. Y. 
 
 34 
 
T HE \ A T C () H O USE A X D GAR A G E 
 
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T H E N A T CO H I ) I' S E A X I) C, A R A O E 
 
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 Design Submilteci by P. \V. Scott, 
 480 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
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 l>tsi>;ii Sulimilliil l.y Oscar J. Arncmann, 
 51 II:uixliiirsl Aviiuic, Hauxluirst Park, X. J. 
 
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THE NATCO HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 Design Submitted by A. C. Howard, 
 Wallingford, Pa. 
 
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 Design Submitted l)y Earl Fnikrick Bankcs, 
 548 Riverside Drive, New York, X. Y. 
 
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 Design Submitted by O. J. Holm, 
 2 West 47th Street, New York, N. Y. 
 
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 Design Suhniittcd by JiiwKS L. Galling, 
 504 Southern Trust Building. Little Rock, Ark. 
 
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 Design Submitted by Robert Pallesen, 
 345 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 
 
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 Design Submitted by William Douglas Smith, 
 3S« Hamilton Place, Hackcnsat-k, \. J. 
 
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 Design Submitted by W. S. Fessell, 
 176 De Wolf Place, Hackensack, N. J. 
 
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 Design Submitted by C.'M. Foster and H. M. Snhn, 
 128 Fast 37lh Slrcel, New York, N. Y. 
 
 46 
 
THE NATCO HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 Design Submitted by A. O. Erdmann and Henry C. Hahn, 
 101 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. 
 
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 Hb he 3tu^t of 
 
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ON the following 
 pages there are 
 shown a number of 
 attractive Suburban 
 Houses with Garages 
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 Description of Natco Hollow Tile 
 Houses and Garages 
 
 (Illustrated on following pages) 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT MIDDLETOWN, N. J., Page 65 
 
 Ernest A. Arcnd, Architect 
 
 THE exterior walls of this house are of Natco Hollow Tile finished with stucco 
 on the outside. The stucco is a cream white and the tile roof is red, making 
 a very satisfying combination. 
 
 There are two stories with an air space beneath the roof. The first story is ten 
 feet high and the second is nine feet. The living room is finished in quartered 
 oak with a beamed ceiling and a brick-faced fireplace. The porch is enclosed by 
 glass for winter use and is furnished with radiation. The dining room is finished 
 in white enamel with mahogany doors. 
 
 The service portion is finished in gray enamel. The second floor has white enamel 
 finish except the servants' rooms where gray stain has been used on cypress. 
 The garage in the rear is also built of Natco Hollow Tile with stucco finish. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT FLUSHING, LONG ISLAND, N. Y., Page 66, 67 
 
 Donn Barber, Architect 
 
 I RICK has been used in this house as an embellishment for the stucco finish. 
 Used for the sills and arched heads of the windows and to outline the arches 
 of the porch and porte-cochere, it forms a delightful accenting note of color. The 
 chimneys arc also interesting in the use of special shapes of brick. 
 The exterior walls of the house and also of the garage are of Natco Hollow Tile. 
 The plan has been well arranged so that the doctor's suite in the rear of the house 
 has a separate entrance, which makes that portion independent of the rest. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT CHICAGO, ILL., Page 68, 69 
 
 George \V. Maher, Architect 
 
 ^HIS building includes under one roof the residence proper, separate servants' 
 quarters, and the garage. The part for the use of the owner as a dwelling is 
 on the first and second floors, the second story being reached by a spacious hall 
 and stairway, which is one of the features of the interior. The servants' quarters 
 are on the first floor and in the rear of the garage and yet are entirely separate 
 from the main part of the house. The garage is reached from the main hall so 
 that one may enter the house directly by automobile. The garage is so designed 
 that it forms an integral part of the scheme of the whole building, not obtruding 
 itself as a detached unit. This treatment of the three parts, each separate and 
 distinct, yet closely related, has resulted in a very convenient arrangement. 
 The walls of the house are constructed of Natco Hollow Tile, the outside of which 
 is covered with a surface of cement finished to present a smooth white marble 
 effect. The quoins at the corners are stone. The roof is covered with a dull 
 flat vitrified green tile. 
 The interior of the house proper is finished in dull white enamel and mahogany. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT OAK PARK, ILL., " Page 70. 71 
 
 John S. Van Bergen, Architect 
 
 ^HE interesting design of this house follows a style which has l>een developed 
 
 in and around Chicago in the last few years. The walls are of Natco Hollow 
 
 Tile linished on the outside with cement plaster of two colors, a <lark buff color 
 
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 being used in the recessed panels to accentuate the corners. The window sills, 
 
 cornices and panel strips are rough cypress stained brown. 
 
 While the roof is flat and is only covered with a tar and gravel composition the 
 
 house has been made very cool by allowing the second-story rooms to ventilate 
 
 into the small attic space and then this space in turn ventilate into the open. 
 
 Because of the height of the building on the adjoining lot this house has been 
 
 placed on a rather high terrace. The approach has been broken by two series 
 
 of steps with flower boxes which gives something of a retiring appearance. 
 
 The stair and hall are well lighted from a large skylight directly overhead which 
 
 also lights other parts of the first floor. At the end of the living room is a large 
 
 fireplace with seats on either side, an effect which gives a welcoming appearance 
 
 as one enters the house. The porch is reached through French windows. 
 
 The living room is finished in deep mahogany with soft gray walls. The dining 
 
 room and breakfast room are in light gray birch with blue gray walls. 
 
 In the rear is a double garage which is quite in keeping with the house both in 
 
 design and color. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT EDGEWATER PARK, X. J., Page 72 
 
 J. Fletcher Street, Architect 
 
 ''HE design of this picturesque house was inspired by the precedents found 
 in the Dutch Colonial work which makes it appropriate for its geographical 
 location. 
 
 The stucco is on Natco Hollow Tile and has been given an interesting texture by 
 having been rough cast. The open porch and the terrace are paved with brick 
 while the steps leading to the driveway are also of brick. 
 
 The interior finish is Colonial in character, white paint being used on the trim wdth 
 mahogany stained birch for the doors and stairs. The living room fireplace is 
 brick while that in the library is of tile. 
 The garage is stucco finished and is of similar design to the house. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT PALISADE, N. J., Page 73 
 
 Granville W. Dexter, Architect 
 
 TN the design of this house red tiles have been carefully used to relieve the cream 
 ■•■ colored stucco. This finish of stucco is on walls of Natco Hollow Tile while 
 the foundations are of local stone. The roof is covered with shingles stained 
 moss green and the gutters are cypress. 
 
 The floors of the terrace and porch are red cement marked off in squares. The 
 steps and borders of the walks are red brick. 
 
 On the inside a very pleasing effect has been obtained by using a sand finish on 
 the plaster work, which harmonizes well with the oak trim used throughout the 
 first floor. The woodwork on the second floor is birch; the kitchen and bathroom 
 are tiled. 
 
 The house is equipped with gas and electricity and has low pressure steam heat. 
 The garage, unobtrusively located in the rear, is easily accessible from the house 
 and follows the same general character of design. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT CHICAGO, ILL., Page 74 
 
 Perry & Thomas, Architects 
 
 IN this case the garage has been attached to the house as a wing and forms a 
 part of the design. It it so placed that it can be very easily reached from the 
 rear entrance of the house and yet is entirely distinct from the living portion. 
 The walls are of Natco Hollow Tile with stucco on the outside. Brick has been 
 used for the chimney and also for the window sills. The roof is of green glazed tile. 
 The finish of the interior is hardwood. The heating is by a vapor vacuum system. 
 
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 HOUSE AND (".ARAC.E AT WASHINC.TOX, D. C, Page 75 
 
 Macncil & Macneil, Architects 
 
 ^HIS building is an example of the adaptation of the Spanish Mission type of 
 architecture to the design of a small house. The garage is interesting in its 
 design, which is thoroughly in the same character. 
 
 The foundations and walls as well as the chimney are all of Natco Hollow Tile, 
 twelve-inch tile being used for the foundations and eight-inch tile for the 
 walls. The exterior is finished with a cream-colored stucco, while on the inside 
 the plaster has been applied directly to the tile. 
 
 In the garage a four-inch Natco Hollow Tile has been used, one side of which is 
 salt glazed. This gives a finely finished surface for the inside without any plaster- 
 ing or other coating, thereby effecting a distinct saving in construction. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT PELHAM MANOR, N. Y., Pago 76 
 
 Richard S. Shapter, Architect 
 
 ^HE exterior of this house is cement plaster finished to match Indiana limestone 
 as much as possible both as to color and texture. The walls are twelve-inch 
 Natco Hollow Tile. The roof is covered with Spanish Tile and its overhang is 
 supported by large wooden brackets. 
 
 The rooms on the first floor are all finished in quartered oak, the living room being 
 in the Flemish style, the halls in old English and the dining room in the EUzabethan 
 period. The service portion of the main floor is finished in white, the walls being 
 tiled up to a height of seven feet and above that enameled. The finish of the 
 chambers is oak stained a light gray color and the walls are also tinted a silver gray. 
 The basement contains a large laundry, cold storage room, boiler room and fuel 
 room. The heat is by a vapor vacuum system. 
 
 The garage is built similarly to the house except that it is entirely fireproof. There 
 is a large chamber and a bathroom on the upper floor. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT WEEHAWKEX, X. J.. Page 77 
 
 Mann & MacNeille, Architects 
 
 WHILE stucco is the more common treatment for the finish of Hollow Tile walls, 
 brick may be used as a veneer at asavingin the expense of construction over 
 solid brick and yet resulting in a wall of great durability. The air space in the 
 tile effects a coolness in summer and a warmth in winter which is a distinct advan- 
 tage over the ordinary brick construction. 
 
 In this house a wire cut buff brick has been used in connection with Natco Hollow 
 Tile. The woodwork on the exterior has been stained a soft brown. The roof is 
 of green slate. 
 
 It is interesting to note the manner in wliich the garage has been planned so that 
 it is under one roof with the entrance porch, not only tying in with the design of 
 the building but forming a direct passage between the house and garage. 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT CHICAGO, ILL., Page 78 
 
 Marshall & Fox, Architects 
 
 ^HE garage of this house has been so designed as to be an integral part of the 
 whole design and directly accessible from the servants' hall. The large 
 simple surfaces of stucco on Natco Hollow Tile are relieved by the color of the 
 shutters, making a very restful and dignified design. 
 
 An interesting feature of the plan is the enclosed poroli, which, witli its arched 
 opening, balances the entrance to the garage in the composition of the elevation. 
 This porch is reached directly from the living room through two French doors and 
 is quite as important in the household life as the living room itself. 
 
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 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT MIDDLETOWN. N. J. 
 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 
 Ernest A. Arend, Architect, Appleby Bldg.. Asbury Park. N. J. 
 
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 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT CHICAGO. ILL. 
 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 
 George W. Maher. Architect. 910 S. Michigan Ave.. Chicago. 
 
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THE NATCO HOUSE AND GARAGE 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT OAK PARK. ILL. 
 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 
 John S. Van Bergen, Architect, 352 Fair Oaks Ave.. Oak Park. 111. 
 
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 First Floor Plan 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT EDGEWATER PARK. N. J. 
 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 
 J. Fletcher Street. Architect. I0.!6 Drexel BItig., Philadelphia. Pa. 
 
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 First Floor Pla 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT PALISADE. N. J 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 Granville W. Dexter. Architect, Palisade. X. J. 
 
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T H E X A T C O II O U S E A N D G A R A G E 
 
 MOUSE AND GARAC.E AT CHUACO. ILL. 
 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 
 Perry and Thomas, Architects. Marquette BIdg.. Chicago 
 
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 First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan 
 
 HOUSE AND GARAGE AT WASHINGTON, D. C. 
 
 Walls of Natco Hollow Tile with Stucco Finish 
 
 Macneil and Macncil. Architects. Union Trust Bldg.. Washington. D. C. 
 
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 HOUSE AXD GARAGE AT WEEHAWKEX. X. J. 
 
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 Mann and MacNeille. Architects. 70 E. 4Sth Street. New York 
 
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T H E X A T CO nous E A X IJ (i A R A C, E 
 
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Natco Hollow Tile 
 
 THE wide use of Natco Hollow Tile for fireproof skyscraper 
 construction has led leading architects to specify it for use 
 in highest class residences and garages, and all buildings of 
 this type. To meet the demand and the requirements of strictly 
 bearing walls, a special type has been constructed of the same fire- 
 proof material, known as 
 
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 The peculiar adaptability of Natco XXX to residences and 
 garages is due to the double cross web, causing every web and shell 
 of every Natco XXX Tile as set in exterior and bearing walls to come 
 into direct alignment, and under complete compression. 
 
 Natco XXX walls represent the utmost in structural solidity 
 and strength. They cannot burn. Neither can dampness, climate, 
 temperature or age cause the slightest deterioration. The material 
 is unequalled for house and garage work. 
 
 Permanence, absolute safety, and economy are features of 
 Natco construction. The Natco house or garage needs no painting 
 or repairing. It is warmer in winter and cooler in summer, because 
 the Natco Hollow Tile instilate the structure with a blanket of dead 
 air, and the material itself is practically non-conductive of heat or 
 cold, and is absolutely moisture-proof. It affords no entrance to 
 vermin. Finally — and this is of vital importance in house and 
 garage construction — it is absolutely fireproof. 
 
 Various typical residences and garages are shown in this book, 
 as indicative of the wonderful adaptability of Natco Hollow Tile 
 for work of this character. It lends itself to any style of architectural 
 treatment, available as it is in many varieties of correctly designed tile, 
 and it will be found unequalled for use in floors, partitions, and 
 roofs, as well as in bearing walls. 
 
 Nattirally there are many inferior imitations of this highly 
 successful product. The genuine may be distinguished by the 
 trade mark "Natco" pressed into every Natco Hollow Tile. 
 
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What's Beyond Your Walls? 
 
 YOU'RE at home in the library with its cheery atmosphere 
 and surrounded by objects whose association makes them very 
 dear to you. Your walls shut out the world and its worries, 
 but do they shut out one fear that arises as you look around? Is the 
 menace of a fire that might destroy your home always beyond the 
 walls and out of your mind? 
 
 You can keep that disquieting fear beyond your walls forever 
 if you build your home of 
 
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 Fire insurance is a part of foresight, to be sure, but the man 
 who builds his home of Natco throughout is insuring not merely 
 against financial loss, but against loss of the personal possessions that 
 no money can duplicate. 
 
 Besides the fire safety, Natco gives your home an equally effective and 
 enduring protection against the assaults of age and the elements. Nature has 
 no power that can ever take your Natco home from you. With its air blankets, 
 it aids you in keeping out winter's cold and summer's heat. 
 
 Whenever and whatever you do build, remember Natco not only as the 
 material to use but as a free service at your command — the service of the ex- 
 perienced Natco Engineers working with you, your Architect and Contractor 
 from the first plans to the finished building. Natco service is one of the factors 
 that make Natco construction so uniformly satisfactory and economical. It 
 prevents mistakes and waste in building. 
 
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