﻿February, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  61 
  

  

  A 
  House 
  Built 
  for 
  William 
  Roberts, 
  Esq. 
  

   At 
  Ogontz, 
  Pennsylvania 
  

  

  A 
  house 
  built 
  for 
  Mr. 
  Roberts, 
  at 
  

   Ogontz, 
  Pa., 
  is 
  shown 
  in 
  Figures 
  6 
  and 
  7. 
  

   The 
  underpinning, 
  built 
  of 
  long, 
  flat, 
  local 
  

   stone, 
  is 
  neatly 
  pointed 
  with 
  lime 
  and 
  

   cement 
  mortar. 
  The 
  remainder 
  of 
  the 
  

   house 
  is 
  of 
  frame, 
  sheathed 
  and 
  covered 
  

   with 
  pine 
  shingles, 
  which 
  are 
  stained 
  a 
  dull- 
  

   olive 
  color. 
  The 
  roof 
  is 
  also 
  covered 
  with 
  

   shingles 
  of 
  cypress, 
  and 
  stained 
  a 
  darker 
  

   shade 
  of 
  olive. 
  All 
  the 
  trimmings 
  are 
  

   painted 
  ivory 
  white. 
  

  

  The 
  main 
  hall, 
  including 
  the 
  stairway, 
  

   and 
  the 
  parlor 
  and 
  dining-room, 
  are 
  

   trimmed 
  with 
  red 
  oak 
  stained 
  a 
  medium 
  

   antique. 
  The 
  stairway 
  is 
  an 
  ornamental 
  

   one, 
  and 
  is 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  bay 
  window 
  

  

  3 
  — 
  Rubble 
  Field 
  Stone 
  and 
  Shingles 
  Are 
  Happily 
  Combined 
  for 
  the 
  Exterior 
  

  

  4 
  — 
  The 
  Plans 
  Show 
  an 
  Excellent 
  Arrangement 
  of 
  Rooms 
  

  

  and 
  seat 
  on 
  the 
  first 
  

   landing. 
  The 
  

   parlor 
  has 
  an 
  

   open 
  fireplace, 
  fur- 
  

   nished 
  with 
  a 
  tiled 
  

   hearth 
  and 
  facings, 
  

   and 
  a 
  mantel. 
  A 
  

   special 
  feature 
  of 
  

   the 
  dining-room 
  is 
  

   the 
  small 
  porch 
  

   opening 
  from 
  it, 
  

   which 
  may 
  be 
  en- 
  

   closed 
  with 
  glass 
  

   in 
  winter, 
  forming 
  

   a 
  conservatory. 
  

   The 
  butler's 
  pan- 
  

   try, 
  kitchen, 
  and 
  

   laundry 
  are 
  

   trimmed 
  with 
  

   North 
  Carolina 
  

   pine, 
  and 
  each 
  is 
  

   furnished 
  with 
  all 
  

   the 
  best 
  modern 
  

   conveniences. 
  

  

  5 
  —An 
  Arch 
  Supported 
  on 
  Ionic 
  Columns 
  Forms 
  an 
  Interesting 
  Separation 
  Between 
  the 
  

  

  Hall 
  and 
  Living-room 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  story 
  

   is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  

   chestnut, 
  and 
  con- 
  

   contains 
  four 
  bed- 
  

   rooms, 
  two 
  of 
  

   which 
  are 
  treated 
  

   with 
  ivory-white 
  

   paint, 
  while 
  the 
  re- 
  

   maining 
  two 
  are 
  

   finished 
  natural. 
  

   The 
  bathroom 
  is 
  

   tiled, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  fur- 
  

   nished 
  with 
  porce- 
  

   lain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  

   exposed 
  nickel- 
  

   plated 
  plumbing. 
  

   The 
  third 
  story 
  is 
  

   also 
  trimmed 
  with 
  

   chestnut, 
  and 
  it 
  

   contains 
  the 
  serv- 
  

   ants' 
  quarters 
  and 
  

   ample 
  storage 
  

   space. 
  A 
  cemented 
  

   cellar 
  contains 
  a 
  

  

  