The House of Lloyd Bryce, Esq. 



Roslyn, New York 



|R. BRYCE'S house is beautifully situated on the summit of a hill, covered with 

 rich lawns, bordered by the forests overlooking the waters of Hempstead Harbor. 

 It is simple and gracious in design, so spacious and well proportioned that its 

 size is not at first apparent. It consists of a large central building the 

 house proper with two wings connected with the main structure by short galleries. These 

 pavilions are attached to the garden front, and do not form a feature of the entrance front. 



The house charms and satis- 

 fies by the directness of its 

 design, the simplicity of its de- 

 tail, and the dignity of its pro- 

 portions. The brick walls are 

 without ornamental treatment, 

 save for the broad cemented 

 quoins that are needed at the 

 angles of so large a building to 

 give strength and emphasis to 

 the bounding edges. The pro- 

 portions of every part are fine; 

 the wall spaces are ample, 

 with large windows generously 

 spaced; and the white of the 

 corners, the entrance doorway, 

 the hoods and sills of the win- 

 dows, and the cornice which 

 crowns the whole, is in very 

 happy contrast with the red 

 brick of which the house is 

 built. The outer pavilions, 

 which form so interesting a 

 feature of the garden front, 

 are identical in design, with 

 rounded openings and low slop- 

 ing roofs. Arcaded galleries 

 of round arches connect them THE MAIN DOORWAY. 



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