People were thinking about moving out of town in the late 1930s and 1940s when Old Jefferson provided that modern home of the time. The two bedrooms and one bath were the norm. It was a simple floorplan, one room in each corner with an eat in kitchen. Most had porches and a small garage which you had to share with an outside laundry room. There were no dryers so you had to have that clothes line. Lamps would light the rooms and there were few ceiling lights, and ceiling fans, no a/c and a large attic fan tyaht would pull the air through the home. You would get around 1000 sq.ft. for the larger homes. The closets were very small so the people wnet naked or had much fewer cloths. All the kids shared one bedroom. The kitchen was the family room with a screen door leading to the backyard. The floors were solid oak with a floor furnance in the hall. Phones were a big thing so phone holders were built in and it was in the hall near the furnance and the bathroom. Old Jefferson was on high ground and is still a great place for a starter home. The more origional be better. I am sure your area has such neighborhoods. I should have gotten some interior shots. Lest we forget that gas Chambers stove that weighed several hundred pounds.
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