WATER TOWERS AND GARDEN DENS 



can obtain entrancing views of the islands and se- 

 cure many excellent ideas for the treatment of water 

 towers at home. 



A well-planned tower with good types of interior 

 rooms on the first and second floors, and a broad 

 balcony extending around the tank room of the third 

 floor, is found at the charming home of Mrs. B. H. 

 Gilbert, at Great Neck, Long Island. This structure 

 presents a massive appearance, as it is finished in 

 stucco; and this is especially fitting as it supports 

 a great tank having a capacity of from fifteen to 

 twenty thousand gallons at an elevation of about 

 seventy feet. The height and massiveness of this 

 tower have appropriate surroundings among fine old 

 trees and being well elevated it supplies a good flow 

 to the upper rooms of the mansion. A picturesque 

 stairway built of stucco leads to the balcony outside 

 one of the second story window-doorways, making 

 the look-out tower private and secluded without an 

 entrance from the ground. This is an ideal plan for 

 the literary den or studio, for which tall decorative 

 towers of this type are especially fitted. 



Another excellent example of a beautifully con- 

 structed water tower has been designed by a capable 

 architect for the Rose Valley Farm of Mr. Charles 

 T. Schoen, at Moylan, Pennsylvania. Under the wise 



guidance of the expert this has been made a part of 



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