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THE HOUSE OF HERMAN B. DURYEA, ESQ., Old Westbury, New York 43 



View of the Garden from the Loggia 43 



The Main Facade 44 



The Courtyard and Basin 45 



The Sunken Garden 46 



The Hall 47 



The Long Walk 4 



The Grassed Walk, Looking South 49 



The Dining-Room 5 



Mr. Duryea's Den 5 1 



Mrs. Duryea's Bedroom 5 2 



"INDIAN HARBOR," the House of E. C. Benedict, Esq., Greenwich, Connecticut 55 



The Main Entrance 54 



' The Terrace 55 



The Pergola and Shore Side 5 6 



Entrance Gate and Avenue 57 



The Formal Garden 5 8 



The Pergola as Seen from the House 59 



A Part of the Garden 60 



NEWPORT PALACES 



A GROUP OF NEWPORT PALACES 63 



"THE BREAKERS," the House of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt 67 



The Entrance Gate 62 



The Drawing- Room 63 



The Entrance Front 64 



The Library 65 



The State Dining-Room 66 



The Hall 68 



"OCHRE COURT," the House of Mrs. Ogden Goelet 69 



The Garden Front 70 



The Library 71 



The Dining-Room 72 



"THE ELMS," the House of E. J. Berwind, Esq 73 



The Main Hall 74 



The Upper Hall 75 



The Ballroom 76 



The Dining-Room 77 



The Terrace 78 



The Garden, Looking toward Bellevue Avenue 79 



"BELCOURT," the House of O. H. P. Belmont, Esq 80 



Baronial Hall 81 



The Upper Hall 82 



The Oval Dining-Room 83 



The Exterior 85 



