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Cape Cod House Plans for 1950s America

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Floor Plan for a Small Cape Cod Home
1950s floor plan and rendering of Cape Cod house called Full Pleasure

Dormers and a side chimney are modifications of the traditional Cape Cod

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"Full Pleasure"

Described as "Early American" with "many Cape Cod characteristics," this mid-century design would appeal to the modern family of modest means, with a car and a growing family. Note that the chimney pictured in the illustration seems to have no associated fireplace in the floor plan.

Why is this a Cape Cod style?

  • Rectangular shape, with a garage addition
  • Steep pitch to roof
  • Side gables
  • Front door placed at the center
  • Shutters
  • Eight-over-eight multi-paned, double-hung windows
  • Shingle or shake exterior siding
  • Center hall floor plan

What are the modern modifications?

Marketing this House Plan:

A 240 square foot attached garage must be the "Full Pleasure" of this small, 810 square foot home.

See Cape Cods in Suburbia for an introduction to these mid-century home designs.

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