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March 1, 1959.
Miss Henrietta 0. Dozier
Arehiteot
41b Fokinallar Life Bldg
isokSonville$ Florida.
Remo Shepherd, Writer.
MISS RBAHIHTTA 0. DOHA, ARCHITHOT.
Miss Dozier was visited in her officio, one of a suits of
two rooms which she shares with a local drainage engineer. The
walls were adorned with numerous photographs of homes, rosideness
and apartments she has designed and planned in her many years'
residenoe in Jacksonville, and other new buildings in the sours.
of uonstruotion. A rather comprehensive arehitootural library
books of design by leading authorities, photogriiphs, magazines
of the craft filled the ten shelves of the open bookcase by the
east window, flanked by a long drawing board with its high stool.
Opposite, at the roomy office desk, sat Miss Dozier, a rather
attractive slender woman, with gray hair fashioned in a simple
knot on the crown of her head, steel grey eyes, a mobile face,
mud dressed in a plain black print dress with organa cellar adorned
with small red hand -embroidered rosebuds with green stems and leaves.
"I de not know whether ay life history will be of any interest,"
she said,"but, believe me, I have always lived! I love life and I
wani,o live just as long as I can be of any use.
"My father, Henry Outtine Dozier, came from Georgetown, South
Carolina to Fernandina, Florida with Walter Oesohman, Sr., shortly
before the War between the Staten. My mother was Cornelia AS*
smi, daughter of Doctor Thomas award Scriven, of Beaufort
District, South Carolina.
"My ancestors on my father's side were French and Anglish,
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Miss Dozier 2,
and the name has lug been identified with the fate, fortunes,
and history of the South. The earliest Dozier cams to Amerioa
in 1623, mad my father was directly dosoonded from Leotard.
Dozier who was born in Lunenharg, Virginia in 1710. The no
'Outtinei is an anglicised version of one of our early French
families whose name was 'Oothenneau4'
"My mother's family were of Fronoh, Soetch and
Welsh extraction among them the Imports, Lanagrave Smith, if
South Carolina, who was my mother's grandfather, John Seriven, a
Georgia Patriot, and his brother, General James Seriven, of
Revolutienary War fame.
was born in Fernandina in 1974. My father had diet
about four months previous. When I was a year and i half old,
my mother moved to tlanta there was an older brother, &wive*,
and a sister, Louise, two years older than I. My early oduea-
tion was secured in the public schools of Atlanta.
"Now did I happen to take up arohiteeture an unusual so-
oupation for a woman? Well, even in my childhood I wanted to
study architecture, and have drawn plans sine* I was seven. In
fact, when I was just a little tot I used to draft patterns for
doll dresses for my own and the neighbor children's dolls. Be
it seemed the natural thing when I reached the age to decide
what my life work was to be, to select architecture as a veoa-
tion.
"By the time I had finished high school, however, I had also
become interested in astronomy. and I have often wondered whether
I might net have attained more of a monetary mom'ss in that field.;
at least, there would not have been such enormous uompetition. I
Miss Dozier B.
have always kept up my interest in astronomy, and ;study the sub-
jeot seriously whenever I have the opportunity, so I may say that
is my avocation.
"I served an apprenticeship of one year in an architect's
office in Atlanta, then attended Pratt Institute for two years,
aftarwards enrolling at the Massachusetts Institute of Teohnology,
in Boston, taking the tall four years' course and graduating in
1899 with a,B. S. degree in architecture.
"I practiced in Atlanta for thirteen and one-half years,
owing to Jacksonville November 1, 1914.
"During the World War J. was connected with the iingineering
Department of the City Of Jacksonville, I opened my own canoe
in the Bisbee Building in 1918, moving to the Barnett Building
in 1926, being the second tenant to sign ts contract for &taut,
space in this splendid new building, where I remained until the
depression quite eliminated' me in tact, all architecto and
building engineers suffered severe curtailment of their business
activitieki during this period thou located in %h. Peninsular
Life Insurance Building, where I have had ay office oontinueusly
since 19311.
"Probably my moat outstanding piece af work in Atlanta is
the southern Ruralist Building, located on Hunter Street near
Washington, built for the Apisoopal Church. I used to do all
of the plans for building authorised by Bishop Cleland Kinlook
Nelsen of that diocese.
"In Jacksonville, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, south-
west corner of Church and Regan Streets, en which I was associate
Nice Dearer 4.
arohiteot, is one of which I um always very proud. This build-
ing completed in 1924 is one en which the 'shifting sands of
time' have had no afoot, for its foundations are firmly anchored
en a clay bed 'ethic* extends two and one-half felt below the deep-
est footings. On a000unt of the mean 12 -ft. above water level
of jacksenville, it is sometimes a difficult engineering problem
to secure firm foundations for largo buildings awl skyscrapers,
but the federal Reserve Bank is well built and soundly construct-
ed and, I us happy to say, after its constant use all of these
years, with heavy installations of gratings, shelving, massive
safes with heavy oombination doors, there is not a crack in the
a
entire building.
"One of the most interesting assignments I ever had was
the residence built for the char's' N. Welshanst at Goodwin Street
and the St. ;ohne River. It faces the river, is almost pure
Georgian in style, and centering the front entrance is a lovely
circular stairway which winds gracefully to the second floor.
This residenoe is now the home of Dr. Thomas W. Palmer.
"Another splendid home for which I dosigne,/the plane and
supervised building is that of 1)r. W. Herbert Adams, on River
Boulevard.
"A church St. Paul's Negro Spisoopal on Newnan Street
is one of the best examples of Angbish architecture in Jacksonville,
with the possible exception of the Chun* of the Seek Shepherd.
The negro mechanics of the oengregation built the ehurob, giving
their services free. They changet the inside somewhat, but the
outside is practically as designed it, and is a beautiful ex-
ample of it. kind.
Miss Dozier S.
"The greater part of my, work has been residents's, apartments,
and =al churches.
"What do fthink of the modernistic trends in architeetureT
I do not like it in fact, I consider it only a fad and, vhils
I am no prophet, will give it about five yours to wear itself out.
Speaking of prOdeSts, I did, however, predict a five years' ex-
istence for the erase for the Florita-Mediterraneur type of con-
struction, and it did last, for just about that length of time.
One equibb in an architectural magasirs recently referred to the
molornistio as 'nudist architecture' which, in my opinion, very
aptly deseribaN it.
"Ono of the firet residences I built after I graduated was
that of Mr. John C. Cooper, Sr., Southwest corner of Market ani
Duval Streets, Jacksonville. It was completed in 1902. This
was just ftor the fire of 1901 that wiped out all residences in
that section. This house is in good condition und still occupied
by Mrs. Cooper as a home. The same year I also built three houses
on Monroe street for my aunt, Mrs. 0. P. Cooper. They are aim
still standing and has baen occupied continuously. This is the
reason I contend that if esta build a house which is in good style
at the time and of first clues materials, it is always good. This
hodernistic fad is 'jazz architecture' it will not, in my opinion,
last for any considerable period.
"Furthermore, I believe northern styles are absolutely un-
suited to this State. Ivory howl* should be designed for the
climate and all materials should be suitable to this climate.
I believe wherever it is possible it is wisdom to use all Florida
materials, also Florida labor.
"For the houses I build, all, material is purchased right here
Miss Desist
in Jacksonville.
"Air conditioning? The, as a means to further oomfort
at all seasons of the year, I believe in air conditioning of
residences and other buildings. I use the 3ravity system
special ventilator in the roof, arranging it to take advantage
of the nntural law that het air vill rise und pass out through
the ventilator, with the 000l air replaoing it trou the bottom
a oontinuous oiroulation. This oun be put in reeidenoes und many
other °lasses of builAings. It is not as quiok as some other muoh
advertised systems, but it is reliable end satisfaetory and there
is no aost for upkeep just the original outlay for the initial
installation.
"Business? When I came to Jacksonville, during the *orld
war period a4. I ediutely afterwards. building was dead as a
maokeral. Then the boos caused some excitement in building, but
the depression brought anoth!tr slump. Now government stimulation
has inoreased the demand for homee, *aid the 'owl your own home'
slogan hua instigated the demand for new domioilso by persons
who never before had any ambitions in this dircotion4
"Sewer, the ,Treater part of those homes built with govern-
ment loans are of very flimsy 3onstriotioa. Most of them are
erected aithout architectural supervisioat with no regard either
for quality of materiala or workmanshin They are built of topped
iburpointinedltiabeMobleuohed as white us paper, and will not, in
my opiates last out the term of years of the government loan. The
lumber °companies handle most of the financing gni construction of
these homes, 1141401414from a top cost of #3,600 downward and the
owners themselves seem unaware cf or indifferent to the type of
construction they are obligating themselves to per for in install-
Miss Dozier 7,
musts ever a oonsiderable period of years.
The houses I build I insist must be oonstruoted of untapped
timber, full of rosin. These will endure and will really give good
service for the money invested.
"I consider the best house for this climate, Where everything
permits, is the rammed earth construoties, like that of Maxie* and
some of the Mediterranean countries. A great man; hones in Califor-
nia ,,,re of this type the earth put in like poured oencrete and
rammed down. This construction costs no more than a frame residue*
of the awe proportions, and will last for two or throe generatieme.
"Do I believe in people owning their own homes? I do net
know; young people, yes; but for the majority of persons, no. MY
sentiments on this subject are expressed in exserpte from the very
able artiole printed in the Philadelphia Record of May 16, 1938,
written by Stewart Chase of the Survey Graphic,/in Which mr. Chas*
says:
/ROMS is an unsafe investment. advise asot wage earners
to ren.t; and most builders who do net wish to be caught in the next
real estate debacle, to build for renters. Remo ownership brings
grout hazards foreclosure and lees of equity te the owner.
'In 1934 in this city (Philadelphia) a oouut *hewed 431,140
residential structures, out of which no lees then 40 peroest were
foreclosed during the preceding period of six years (from 1938)
not including thee ver considerable number reek:urea at the last
minute by the federal government through the Rome Owners' Loan
Corporation. Your out of ten home* don the chute. This situa-
tion prevails throughout the United States.
Miss Dosi.or 8.
'The building industry is not yet equipped to furnish in
most seotioni of the country a sound modern dwelling unit for a
family that cannot pay $30 a month, which is the limit for most
dwellers The way out is, therefor*, in the rental housing
field. Per many workdrs who cannot afford aceemmodations offered
by the private home can yet have. them at costs they con afford by
renting. And for rental projects there are today teeny advantages.'
"This condition prelfaile generally, in :saw:wine as well
as ether sections. Very few are able to carry a mortgage on their
home or a loan to its conclusion; and when they cannot keep up
their nayments, they not only lose their home and all they have
paid in and irapresements made at their own expense thereon, but
they lose their equity as well, and have nothing. with which to
start ever again.
"Religion? I.am an Spisoopallimia died in the wool, so to
speak. I am a fir.ri believer in the influence of the Shun*. If
it were not for the church, the world would be in a mash worse
shape thta, it is today. It is the 'anchor to windward.* for every
human being.
"Yee, I vote. This is the individual's priceless privilege
and duty. .410 to national politics, I consider game of the New Deal's
policies good, sem* out to be changed. I think President Roosevelt
is too radioal. His first administration was splendid, his remedial
legislatien was most noteworthy, and he no doubt saved the country
from a revolution; but now he has too much power. The power should
go back to congress. I think, too, that President Roosevelt has
been most unfortunate in hie advisors.
Vies Dottier 9.
"As tar as the South is conotarned, me man above the hemn
and Dixon line doss anything but expleit the South they still
think we are baok in the Reoenstruotion days. If the South votes
as a solid unit, we will get somewhere; if we do not, we will
simply be ruined. If any section can work out a gond/tie* like
that in whioh we were loft in the War between the States and the
Reconstruction period, with the carpetbaggers around out nooks
and.witheut any help or whining, remember then w• oan tuts care
of our problems in any situation.
"It the Roosevelt administration doss net step this class
legislation, it will result in dire oonsequences. ?he last is
election went to his head, and I most certainly would not vets
for him for a third term. Per that matter, I world net favor a
third term for any president.
At this poi#ts Mr. Ulrioh, for Whom Miss Dozier is erecting
a home in the San Jose section, South Jacksonville, cams in with
a worried look on his face, saying he had just been out to note
progress and was not satisfied with the propped locution of a
downspout which he feared would drain the water into a court,
causing a mudhole.
"I forgot to tall you I have changed that," said Miss Dossier,
and her deft hands quickly drew a penciled diagram, showing the
downspout carried to the far side of the building where it would
drain into the concrete driveway. Mr. Ulrieh leek muoh relieved,.
"By the way,"she said, "You can begin on the landscaping
Monday. "he sooner the better, now. First plant oentipede grassy
than sew rye on top. When the rye attains its growth, out it, but
do not turn the sod under that is where a great many peopld make
a mistake.
Mies Nosier 10.
"The general opinion prevails that rye actu as a fertiliser.
It does more than this a geed stand of rye holds the roots of the
planted grass on Low ground, using the grass to take firm hold,
and produces the prettiest lawne you can imagine."
The telephone rung u contractor on another piece of work.
"lie, don't make any changes. I'll be out the first thing in the
monring, and we will decide then."
he resumed her seat at the desk. "That vas tne electrical
oentraoter; he *unto to put the light ever the sink in the kitchen,
but that oannot ba done on ucot of the Plumbing pipes; the light
will have to go ever the cabinet. You have to satoh these (ion
tractors oonstantly so that everythilag is carried out according to
schedule.
A dark haired girl OUM, in rather timidly.
"Hew do you do,.aiss larks, come i#," cordially Mies Boxier
greeted her.
"Yea knew, Miss nosier, that Morrison Smith is reducing his
fore., and I um leaving Sunday morning for 6avannah, and if I Gannet
obtain a position there, will c on to Atlanta. I thought perhaps
yoa might refer me to architects in those cities, which would he
lets of help.
"I can, and I most certainly will." Miss Dozier went to her
filing cabinet and in tiff, minutes supplied the waiting stenographer
and office assistant with a list of six Lames in La7anuah an eight
in tAlam4a architects whom she knew personally, some of Whom she
had trained as young fledgling' in the architectural world and
ufter being the recipient of cordial good wishes for success in
her new field, Mies Marks departed, with a little more assurance
of success than when she came in.
Miss Dosier 11.
"You have trained a good many young people in your eifioo,
havomit you, iliss Desiore I queried.
"Yes, there have boon Monty...four in all four of them
women. mime I ha e lest track of, but among the outstanding ow-
oesses have been W. C. (Diok4 Vaughan, with thn lovernment
neeria3 office, of JaaLsonville; bosenburg, with the WAY
of JuCksomiillo ;in:Outten!' Officio; young Olarlos Daniel. of
Daniel and Banton, ono of the leading arohiteotural firms of
Atlanta; Wilford Keel, in oharge of the ;.;huse Co. (Atlauta)
branch in iabany, Georgia; Chzalas Hayes, of atlanta, a graduate
of 4eorgiu Noah, also the 1% I. T. (iassachusette Institute of
Toohnology now located in CumbrikTe, russuchusetts)
"The.A, were a numbor also who started with me, but did net
show suffieient aptitude, so I di:!Jouragod them, advising them to
take up some other line of work. You know architects are rattrIr
liki poets they 4re, born, not made. .iaid since the field, requires
long, expensive trainlLg, it was only kindnese to advise these
young people who positively 110..1 no qualificatiolia for the work to
discontinue their efforts in thi& lino.
"What about the four girls? Oh, they worked awhile,
that. :got mafrisd.
"Do I have any hobbies? Yee, gioneology is my pet hobby, and
I an registered with the g,morican Institute of leneology.
am also very fond of _fishing, and fishing in Plorida waters
is the best ever: ,Ift I am so busy I do not got much time to devote
to it those d.
0."
March 10, 1939.
rise Henrietta C.Dozier
Lrchiteot
(additional)
415 nen.-Life B104*,
Rose Shepherd ,Writer.
MISS HENRI3TTA C. DOZIAR, ARCHIT30T.
(Additional)
"Were there any women interested in studying architecture
when I first took it up? Yes, when I matriculated at the Massa-
ohtsotts Institute of Technology, in Boston, in 1895, there were
two other women in the class. But they dropped out in the second
y)ar, and I was the onlzi woman member to be graduated in 1899.1 have
been a 'lone wolf' right along. I have never had any woman as-
sociate in my work, and so fur as I know have never had any com-
petition in this line in Jacksonville.
"I have lways had to compete with mev,yes. In submitting
designs, plans, bids, I have never asked any consideration at any
time because I happened to be a woman; I put ail my cards on the
table in fair and honest competition, and ask only consideration
on the same basis.
For the most part I have been treated fairly. I remember one
instance when designs were asked for the State and. County Building
in _tlanta, I went to the county' officials, in the confidence of
youth it was in 1904 but I knew what splendid training I had
received, and stated brashly •I.would like to have this job.
"They said, 'e are sorry, Miss Dozier, but we cusinot give
it to you because you are not a votor.'
')Nell, that was a new argument and was my first experience
with officials' playing of politics with the tax -payers' money.
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"Then, when I came to 'Jacksonville and had done consider-
able local work to v;hich I could point with pride, I contacted
the Duval County Board of Public Instruction when a new county
school was under consideration.
"I felt my accomplishments in this respect and my standing as
a resident of Jacksonville would entitle ma to compete on this
job, for whiah an allocation in the amount of $100,000 had been
proposed. Ihen I locked at the plans, however, .and read the spec-
ifications I realized it would ran at least another $100,000 over
this amount, so I immediately sought out the Chairman of the Board
and patiently explained to him in detail why, in my estimation,
UAIUSS the plans were curtailed in some respects, the work would
approximate the higher figure.
"Imagine my surprise a week later to read a published report
of a school board meeting, in Which it was announced the contract
had been given to a man, a local resident, as there was only one
other bid and it was approximately twice as high. The completed
job finallY reached the appalling figure of $250,000, the tax -payers
were bonded, and in the end' paid that amount. Averything was
under cover, but it was u 'political' job, mevertheless, and it
was my pleasure to so inform the board later on, reminding them
that my bid was for (‘00,000. Who got the c50,0007 Well, I.
leave that for you to surmise.
"Then in 1926 the WOmen's Club of Jacksonville, of which I
had been a member for a number of yethrs, transferred their old
elubhouse at 18 Aast Duval Street to the Cit, of Jacksonville
and purchased a location on the St. Johns riverfront at 861
Riverside.
Niss Dozier (Ldditional.)
"I submitted my designs, asking for. consideration on ac-
count of my membership ih the dlub. The job was given to a man,
whose wife was a member also, and who I learned had bought a con-
sidflrable quantity of the 'bonds then being offered to finance the
new building.
"Again it was my great pleasure to go before the board of
this organization, and give them my personal opinion of such
*political bargaining.' It is needless to say, I withdrew my
membership, as it has never been my policy to belong to any
organization engaged in unfair dealings. Were their faces red?
I'll say they were!
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"On the whole, I have had only courtesy and consideration in
my competition with men in my work. During my thirteen and one-
half years in Itlanta, I dealt with the same contractors and sub-
contractors most of the time, and.had the greatiogcooperation
possible.
"There was one instance of a crazy plumber in Atlanta that
maybe caused me a gray hair or two. He was working on a resi-
dence building, and when I vent an the job as a malter of routine
inspection early one morning, I noticed he had roughed in the
plumbing all wrong. I called his attention to it, as a matter
of course, and without any warning at all, he picked up a 2 by 4
and came at me,saying: 'God A'mighty never intended a man to be
bossed by a woman!' I thought my time had come as he advanced
toward me vith the heavy board in his right hand, which he was
wielding as a most formidable shillalah. Just in the nick of time,
the contractor appeared on the scene and grabbed him, having a rath-
er hard time to subdue.him and get the club away from him. He
had been crazy all the time, but I was not aware of it, and after
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this incident he was adjudged insanee and placed in an institu-
tion.
'plice I get in with peoplepontractors, tenants, clients or
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organizations aud th come to know Ile, I never have any trouble
about my work or retaining their friendship. But there is one
thing I will not do, and that is carry a 'political club.' I
get the assignment en my own merits and the cuality of my work, or
not at all.
"iis I said about the Atlanta Courthouse, tills work was refused
mp becuase 1 was not a voter, so they said. When women obtained
suffrage in 1920, I became a voter,and have voted ever since, se
on the school job, I was not considered even though a voter
but politicians usually twist things to suit themselves.
"I have traveled considerably and have had opportunity to
study architecture 'in the different sections of the United States.
Also, in 1904 I went on a Cook's tour of Europe. The friend,who
was to accompany me and whose relatives we wore to visit in France,
suffered a death in her family which caused her to cancel all her
plans, so I went on alone.
"Strange to say, the architecture of Europe did.not particu-
larly interest me. You see in school and afterwards we had stud-
ied prints of the old buildings of renown, and when I came upon
the original it was so familiar, I felt like saying, 'Ohl hellov
I remember you,' like I would to an old friend.
"What impressed me most was the flowers, such flowers: From
the time I arrived at Antwerp until I left Italy I,was amazed at
the beauty and brilliance of the wild flowers. In the Italian
Alps there were blue sheets of purple violets and yellow buttercups,
with a line drawn definitely between them, whore the blue ended
Miss Dozier 5
and the yollew begun. And one whole canyon was crimson with
poppies.
"I was disappointed with the Coliseum. It looked like a
miniature to me -I had such enormous ideas.."
A young man appeared in the door with a small bunale under
his arm, which he rather doftly explained was a model Of the
new "Arch -lox" type of garage door. Miss Dozier asked him tOi
come in, and he set the miniature up on the floor, showing the
metal closing apparatus with a chain -pull that automatically opebed or
locked the door either from the outside or inside, with fittings
of Yale lock and key for the outside.
"I have been reading about this now invention in one of the
metal trade magazines, and I was sold on it from-tho illustrations,"
said Miss Dozier, as she fingered the pietured) foldor hi hand-
ed her. Noting the name at tho bottom -"J. Miles Lewis," she
exclaimed:
"Look here, young man, do you come from the Miles Lowises of
South Carolina?
"I wouldn't be uurprised," said the young man. "I am a rod
headed son of Georgia myself, but some of my ancestors came from
South Carolina?"
Nell, if you are related to those Lowises, you had a Dozier
for a great-grandmother," said Miss Dozier, switching the conver-
sation from salesmanship to her hobby of genealogy.
"I have a cousin here in Jacksonville who is a 'bug' on that
stuff. She keeps up with all branches of the family tree, and I'll
ask her tonight."
"Ypu do that and 'phone me tomorrow. I'd like to know the
ramifications of the Georgia branch of the Lewises."
Miss Dozier (Ldditional)
6.
"What about the arch -Lox?" queries young Vi.lifiles Lewis.
"I have already recommended it to one of my clients, Mr. Ulrich,
and if you'll go see him at his office in the Blum Building, he'll
buy one. Only, he does not want the outside lock. You see his
garage adjoins his residence and ho plans to go through the kitchen
to unlock the garage on driving in."
Young Mr. Lewis' face lit up eagerly, as he said; 'I have
seen him got his name from the building permits, and he has
purchased one of my locks. He mentioned about taking off the out-
side knob, and I told him we could make this job up special just
as he wants it, for the eomplete price of 16.00."
"I knew you could from looking at the illustrations," said
Miss Dozier. "Well, goodbye," and don't forget to call me tomorrow
about ,our great-grandmoth3r."
After young Lewis had departed, Miss Dozier went on; "If he
is who I think he is, he comes from the real Dozier branch. There
are two families in the original, one 'Dozier' and the other from
'Pierre Dauger' which is now also spelled 'Dozier' by his descend
amts, but the two branches are in no way related. I have gone back
in some oases ten generations, without finding a single inter -marriage,
which is rather unusual as both are of French origin and both branch-
es very prolific.
"Well, I'll have to get back to my drawing board. My work is
just like my fishing, in which I use just plain old poles, hooks,
and worms no fancy bait. Sometimes I have sat beside a fishing
companion, who weald be jerking out one basi after another; while
I alongside would yank out nothing but catfish. Maybe somoblidy
versed in the psychology of fishing could give the answer, but I
Miss Dozier (Additional)
7.
Believe I was only over a 'catfish hole.'
"When the depression eliminated me in 1929,11 lost my home
the one I had built for myself and my sister after much pains-
taking effort and considerable self-denial. It was valued then
at $8,000. The other day, the mortgagor offered it back to me for
4,b00.
"This muds me realize that many people were in the same boat,
so in the last few years, I have done nothing but sina31 residential
homes maybe that's my 'catfish hole'. But at any rate, I be-
lieve from my awn experience and with a woman's general reputation
of dondensing space and utilizing corners foewall spaces and
furniture settings instead of blocking them up with windows,
doors, and closets, ii gives me the very best ideas for commod-
ious and comfortable homes.
"And if I can once get started on my idea of the earth
rammed house, it ill catch on like wildfire durable, vermin
proof, termite -proof, insulated against cold and heat from the
outside, with an average expentiture cost of around $b00.00
a room, compared lAith the present government cost of around $1,000
a unit, it will be Florida's own house and home, good for the
constant use of two or three generations."