The House of Stanford White, Esq. 



St. James, New York 



jN old house once occupied a part of the ground on which Mr. White has l:)uilt his 

 house; a portion of it has been retained, but so transformed and modified as to be 



entirely lost in the present house, which is thus practically an entireh- new building. 



Three gables, front and back, form the striking feature of the exterior, the service 

 wing to the right being recessed on the front, and not counting in the impression received from 

 the entrance road. The walls, including the gables, are pebbled throughout, the quoins of 

 white cement, the woodwork painted white. The kitchen wing is wholly enclosed on all sides 

 by a close lattice of delicate wood, a device that gives plenty of air and shade, and thoroughly 

 shuts off this part from the inquisitive eye of the passer-by. 



The whole exterior is embowered with plants— great boxes of hydrangeas, palms, bay 

 trees, oleanders, and many mimic trees from Japan, most of them in their own jars or vases, 



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