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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  February, 
  1907 
  

  

  Three 
  Modern 
  Houses 
  

  

  By 
  Burr 
  Bartram 
  

  

  A 
  Model 
  Suburban 
  Home 
  Built 
  for 
  M. 
  F. 
  Neuber, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  Glenside, 
  Pennsylvania 
  

  

  HE 
  illustrations 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Neu- 
  

   ber's 
  home 
  at 
  Glenside, 
  Pa., 
  as 
  

   shown 
  in 
  Figs. 
  1 
  and 
  2, 
  exhibit 
  

   an 
  excellent 
  example 
  of 
  a 
  model 
  

   suburban 
  house, 
  suitable 
  for 
  a 
  

   forty 
  or 
  fifty 
  foot 
  lot. 
  The 
  un- 
  

   derpinning 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  rock- 
  

   faced 
  stone, 
  laid 
  up 
  at 
  random 
  and 
  pointed, 
  with 
  

   wide 
  joints 
  in 
  white 
  mortar. 
  The 
  superstructure 
  

   is 
  of 
  frame, 
  with 
  the 
  exterior 
  framework 
  cov- 
  

   ered 
  with 
  matched 
  sheathing, 
  good 
  building 
  

   paper, 
  and 
  clapboards 
  painted 
  white, 
  while 
  the 
  

   roof 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  cypress 
  shingles 
  stained 
  a 
  

   very 
  dark 
  green. 
  

  

  The 
  reception 
  hall 
  and 
  the 
  interior 
  throughout 
  

   is 
  of 
  chestnut, 
  finished 
  a 
  deep 
  shade 
  of 
  brown. 
  It 
  

   has 
  an 
  ornamental 
  staircase 
  of 
  unique 
  design 
  and 
  

   an 
  open 
  fireplace 
  built 
  of 
  brick. 
  The 
  library 
  and 
  

   dining-room 
  are 
  separated 
  by 
  sliding 
  doors, 
  and 
  

   the 
  latter 
  has 
  a 
  window 
  seat 
  with 
  a 
  cluster 
  of 
  

   windows 
  over 
  it, 
  and 
  two 
  built-in 
  china 
  closets. 
  

   The 
  plan 
  provides 
  for 
  a 
  large 
  and 
  airy 
  kitchen, 
  

   with 
  pantry, 
  fitted 
  up 
  with 
  a 
  dresser, 
  shed 
  large 
  

   enough 
  to 
  admit 
  an 
  ice-box, 
  dresser, 
  sink, 
  and 
  

   range. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  contains 
  an 
  open 
  hall 
  with 
  

   nook 
  fitted 
  up 
  for 
  a 
  den, 
  three 
  bedrooms, 
  and 
  a 
  

   bathroom. 
  Each 
  of 
  the 
  bedrooms 
  have 
  good 
  

   closets, 
  and 
  the 
  bathroom 
  has 
  porcelain 
  fixtures 
  

   and 
  exposed 
  nickel-plated 
  plumbing. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  

   storage-room 
  on 
  the 
  third 
  floor. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  hot-water 
  heater 
  

   in 
  the 
  cellar 
  which 
  contains 
  the 
  fuel 
  rooms. 
  Mr. 
  C. 
  E. 
  

   Schermerhorn, 
  of 
  Philadelphia, 
  was 
  the 
  architect 
  of 
  this 
  

   house. 
  

  

  A 
  Dwelling 
  Built 
  for 
  Edwin 
  J. 
  Lucas, 
  Esq. 
  

   At 
  Mount 
  Vernon, 
  New 
  York 
  

  

  The 
  modern 
  dwelling 
  illustrated 
  in 
  Figures 
  3, 
  4, 
  and 
  5, 
  and 
  

   built 
  for 
  Mr. 
  Edwin 
  J. 
  Lucas, 
  has 
  an 
  underpinning 
  and 
  

   first 
  story 
  of 
  rough 
  rub- 
  

   ble 
  field 
  stone. 
  The 
  sec- 
  

   ond 
  story, 
  of 
  wood, 
  is 
  

   covered 
  on 
  the 
  exterior 
  

   framework 
  with 
  

   matched 
  sheathing, 
  and 
  

   then 
  cedar 
  shingles, 
  

   which 
  are 
  left 
  to 
  

   weather 
  finish. 
  The 
  roof 
  

   is 
  also 
  covered 
  with 
  

   shingles. 
  

  

  The 
  hall 
  and 
  living- 
  

   rooms 
  are 
  trimmed 
  with 
  

   white 
  pine, 
  trea'ted 
  with 
  

   ivory-white 
  enamel. 
  

   These 
  two 
  rooms 
  are 
  

   separated 
  by 
  an 
  arch- 
  

   way, 
  supported 
  on 
  fluted 
  

   Ionic 
  columns. 
  The 
  

   stairway 
  has 
  oak 
  treads, 
  

   painted 
  risers, 
  posts, 
  

   and 
  balusters, 
  and 
  a 
  

  

  1 
  — 
  White-painted 
  Clapboards 
  and 
  a 
  Dark-green 
  Shingle 
  Roof 
  Constitute 
  the 
  

   Color 
  Scheme 
  of 
  the 
  Exterior 
  

  

  mahogany 
  rail. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  beamed, 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  paneled 
  

   wainscoting, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  a 
  seat 
  at 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  staircase. 
  

  

  The 
  living-room 
  has 
  a 
  high-paneled 
  wainscoting, 
  the 
  same 
  

   as 
  the 
  hall, 
  and 
  the 
  walls 
  above 
  it 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  crimson 
  

   burlap. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  beamed, 
  and 
  the 
  bay 
  window 
  has 
  a 
  pan- 
  

   eled 
  seat. 
  The 
  large 
  open 
  fireplace 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  rubble 
  field 
  

   stone 
  with 
  a 
  hearth 
  of 
  brick 
  and 
  a 
  shelf 
  of 
  stone, 
  rough- 
  

   hewn. 
  The 
  dining-room 
  is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  chestnut 
  and 
  is 
  

   finished 
  with 
  a 
  soft-brown 
  color. 
  The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  and 
  

  

  kitchen 
  are 
  well 
  fitted 
  up 
  

   with 
  the 
  best 
  modern 
  

   conveniences, 
  and 
  the 
  

   lobby 
  is 
  large 
  enough 
  to 
  

   admit 
  an 
  ice-box. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  story 
  is 
  

   treated 
  with 
  white 
  

   enamel 
  trim 
  and 
  mahog- 
  

   any 
  doors. 
  It 
  contains 
  

   an 
  open 
  hall, 
  four 
  bed- 
  

   rooms, 
  and 
  a 
  bath, 
  the 
  

   latter 
  being 
  tiled 
  and 
  

   furnished 
  with 
  porcelain 
  

   fixtures. 
  The 
  servants' 
  

   quarters 
  and 
  trunk-room 
  

   are 
  placed 
  on 
  the 
  third 
  

   floor. 
  The 
  cemented 
  

   cellar 
  contains 
  a 
  laundry, 
  

   furnace, 
  and 
  fuel-rooms. 
  

   Mr. 
  Herbert 
  Lucas, 
  of 
  

   New 
  York, 
  was 
  the 
  ar- 
  

   chitect 
  of 
  this 
  house. 
  

  

  2 
  — 
  Eight 
  Rooms 
  and 
  Bath 
  Are 
  Presented 
  in 
  the 
  Plans 
  

  

  