CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 



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"THE ORCHARD," the House of James Lawrence Breese, Esq., Southampton, New York 173 



The Porch 173 



General View 174 



Wall Fountain 175 



The Pergola 176 



The Garden 177 



The Music-Room 178 



The Hall ; . 179 



The Dining-Room 1 80 



The Conservatory 1 8 1 



"THE MONASTERY," the House of Charles P. Searle, Esq.. Swampscott, Mass.... 183 



The Entrance to the Grounds 183 



The Entrance Front 184 



The Hall 185 



The Upper Hall 186 



THE HOUSE OF OGDEN MILLS, ESQ., Staatsburg. New York 187 



The Entrance Front 188 



The Main Hall 189 



The Dining-Room 1 90 



"BELLEFONTA1NE," the Estate of Giraud Foster, Esq., Lenox, Massachusetts.. 193 



The South Front 192 



The North Front 194 



The North Court 195 



The Garden from the East Loggia 196 



The Pool from the Court i9 8 



The Pergola and Fountain ... 199 



The Pergola from the Driveway 200 



The Fountain in the Court 201 



"MARTIN HALL," the House of James E. Martin, Esq., Great Neck, New York.. 203 



General View 204 



The Porte-Cochere 



The Formal Garden 



The Staiis 



The Great Hall 



The Dining-Room 2O 9 



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C A L I. A HOUSES 



SOME CALIFORNIA HOUSES.. 



"HACIENDA DEL POZO DE VE \ Phoebe A. Hearst.. 



General View ..................... 



The Court Side ................... .''. 



The Library ......................... 



The Music-Room, East End ............................................................. 2I S 





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