﻿January, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  13 
  

  

  "Kings 
  Cote' 
  

  

  A 
  House 
  Built 
  for 
  George 
  J. 
  Gould, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  Lakewood, 
  New 
  Jersey 
  

  

  By 
  Burr 
  Bartram 
  

  

  I 
  HE 
  beautiful 
  house 
  built 
  for 
  George 
  J. 
  

   Gould, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  Lakewood, 
  New 
  Jersey, 
  

   as 
  presented 
  in 
  the 
  illustrations 
  shown 
  here- 
  

   with, 
  forms 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  a 
  scheme 
  adopted 
  in 
  

   the 
  building 
  of 
  "Kings 
  Cote" 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  

   "Jays 
  Cote," 
  a 
  house 
  of 
  similar 
  character. 
  

   These 
  two 
  houses 
  are 
  named 
  after 
  Mr. 
  Gould's 
  eldest 
  

   sons, 
  and 
  are 
  in 
  harmony 
  with 
  "Georgian 
  Court," 
  the 
  resi- 
  

   dence 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Gould, 
  which 
  is 
  directly 
  across 
  the 
  road, 
  and, 
  

   being 
  so 
  closely 
  related 
  to 
  the 
  latter, 
  form 
  one 
  complete 
  

   architectural 
  scheme. 
  

  

  To 
  build 
  a 
  house 
  of 
  this 
  character 
  and 
  place 
  it 
  in 
  a 
  proper 
  

   setting, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  secure 
  the 
  privacy 
  that 
  is 
  es- 
  

   sential 
  in 
  all 
  country 
  houses, 
  is 
  the 
  problem 
  which 
  the 
  late 
  

   Mr. 
  Bruce 
  Price, 
  the 
  celebrated 
  architect, 
  had 
  to 
  do 
  when 
  

   he 
  solved 
  the 
  scheme 
  which 
  made 
  "Kings 
  Cote" 
  possible. 
  

   The 
  problem 
  was 
  one 
  of 
  great 
  difficulty 
  and 
  its 
  solution 
  has 
  

   been 
  a 
  triumph 
  for 
  its 
  designer. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  building 
  of 
  "Kings 
  Cote" 
  Mr. 
  Price 
  accepted 
  the 
  

   Georgian 
  style 
  of 
  architecture, 
  which 
  exhibits 
  the 
  most 
  elabo- 
  

   rate 
  and 
  finished 
  expression 
  of 
  domestic 
  architecture 
  in 
  this 
  

   country, 
  and 
  has 
  designed 
  it 
  in 
  harmony 
  with 
  "Georgian 
  

   Court," 
  which 
  is 
  also 
  built 
  in 
  the 
  Georgian 
  style. 
  

  

  The 
  site 
  chosen 
  for 
  the 
  house 
  presented 
  some 
  natural 
  ad- 
  

   vantages 
  with 
  its 
  wooded 
  characteristics 
  and 
  its 
  level 
  contour, 
  

  

  which 
  gave 
  ample 
  opportunities 
  for 
  the 
  building 
  upon 
  it 
  

   of 
  a 
  house 
  of 
  this 
  character. 
  

  

  A 
  sweeping 
  drive 
  winds 
  to 
  the 
  front 
  porch, 
  while 
  at 
  either 
  

   end 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  which 
  is 
  square 
  in 
  form, 
  are 
  similar 
  porches, 
  

   which 
  are 
  connected 
  by 
  a 
  terrace 
  and 
  yet 
  are 
  sufficiently 
  sep- 
  

   arated 
  from 
  the 
  entrance 
  porch 
  to 
  give 
  them 
  that 
  privacy 
  

   which 
  is 
  always 
  so 
  desirable 
  in 
  a 
  country 
  house. 
  The 
  house 
  

   is 
  built 
  of 
  stucco 
  placed 
  on 
  brick 
  walls, 
  which 
  forms 
  the 
  best 
  

   foundation 
  for 
  stucco 
  work. 
  The 
  steps 
  and 
  columns 
  to 
  the 
  

   porches, 
  the 
  quoins, 
  medallions, 
  and 
  trimmings, 
  are 
  of 
  Ver- 
  

   mont 
  marble 
  with 
  a 
  light 
  greenish 
  vein 
  running 
  through 
  them, 
  

   which 
  harmonizes 
  well 
  with 
  the 
  soft 
  creamish 
  gray 
  color 
  of 
  

   the 
  stucco 
  work. 
  

  

  Upon 
  entering 
  the 
  house 
  the 
  visitor 
  finds 
  himself 
  in 
  a 
  

   large 
  central 
  hall, 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  which 
  a 
  broad 
  staircase 
  of 
  

   Colonial 
  style 
  rises 
  in 
  a 
  central 
  run 
  to 
  a 
  wide 
  landing 
  from 
  

   which 
  the 
  stairs 
  divide 
  and 
  rise 
  in 
  either 
  direction. 
  The 
  

   staircase 
  has 
  a 
  white 
  enamel 
  balustrade 
  and 
  a 
  mahogany 
  rail. 
  

   The 
  hall 
  is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  white 
  wood 
  and 
  treated 
  with 
  white 
  

   enamel 
  paint. 
  The 
  paneled 
  wainscoting 
  is 
  treated 
  similarly. 
  

   The 
  doors 
  are 
  of 
  mahogany. 
  To 
  the 
  right 
  of 
  the 
  stairway 
  is 
  

   the 
  toilet, 
  which 
  is 
  conveniently 
  placed, 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  left 
  is 
  the 
  

   entrance 
  to 
  the 
  servants' 
  hall 
  and 
  stairway, 
  beyond 
  which 
  are 
  

   the 
  service 
  hall 
  and 
  kitchen. 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  left 
  of 
  the 
  hall 
  is 
  the 
  drawing-room, 
  which 
  is 
  

  

  The 
  Georgian 
  Style 
  of 
  Architecture 
  Was 
  Accepted 
  in 
  the 
  Building 
  of 
  " 
  Kings 
  Cote 
  " 
  

  

  