In 1927, the Chicago Tribune sponsored a competition for "trained men of talent, incorporating into the small home ideas of real worth, types of rare charm and the best possible plans for comfort and convenience." Nearly 100 designs for five- and six-room houses offer fascinating snapshots of American domestic architecture of the 1920s: Southern colonials, Normandy cottages, and more.

In 1927, the Chicago Tribune sponsored a competition for "trained men of talent, incorporating into the small home ideas of real worth, types of rare charm and the best possible plans for comfort and convenience." Nearly 100 designs for five- and six-room houses offer fascinating snapshots of American domestic architecture of the 1920s: Southern colonials, Normandy cottages, and more.