AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



The garden front follows out the same general idea, but the three gables here are on 

 a line. Here are three slight extensions, surmounted with gables, each containing bay windows 

 in two stories. All the windows are in groups or pairs, mullioned with stone frames. The side 

 porches, in two stories, are fine, built of stone, with stone paneled piers; richly coffered ceilings 

 add to their splendor. The one overlooking the lake seems built directly on the cliff, and 

 commands a superb view. 



The main doorway opens directly into the hall, a gallery-like apartment which runs 

 the full length of the house. Immediately in face is the drawing-room; to the right is a double- 

 arched entrance to the stairs, and then the library, wh'ch is entered from the end of the hall. 

 To the left is a small reception room, with the dining-room beyond and a passageway to the 

 service rooms. All the main 

 rooms on this floor, therefore, 

 open directly on to the hall. 



A very charming hall it is 

 too. From floor to ceiling it is 

 paneled in oak, with richly 

 carved door-frames. The ceil- 

 ing, like all the ceilings on this 

 floor, is plastered in geometric 

 design. The floor is of hard 

 wood, with a rich green carpet. 

 It is at once a hall and a gal- 

 lery, admirably proportioned 

 and treated throughout in a 

 thoroughly architectural and 

 dignified manner. Many hand- 

 some pieces of furniture are 

 placed within it; high-back 

 chairs handsome tables, a cou- 

 ple of fine old chests before the 

 windows. 



The drawing-room walls are 

 covered with light gray silk of 

 delicate texture. A rare old 

 Italian door-frame, elaborately 

 carved in stone, encloses the 

 doorway. The ch'mney piece is 

 also treasure-trove from Europe, 

 and fills a goodly part of one THE MANTEL IN THE DINING-ROOM. 



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