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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  March, 
  1907 
  

  

  lighted 
  on 
  three 
  sides. 
  The 
  woodwork 
  is 
  painted 
  white, 
  

   and 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  maroon 
  burlap. 
  The 
  ceil- 
  

   ing 
  is 
  of 
  wood, 
  painted 
  white 
  and 
  paneled 
  with 
  French 
  

   gray- 
  In 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  wall 
  is 
  an 
  immense 
  

  

  A 
  Classic 
  Portico 
  Adds 
  Dignity 
  to 
  the 
  Entrance 
  of 
  this 
  Stately 
  House 
  

  

  carved 
  seat, 
  with 
  an 
  open 
  back. 
  A 
  great 
  old 
  oblong 
  

   carved 
  table 
  stands 
  before 
  it. 
  An 
  immense 
  carved 
  chest 
  is 
  

   another 
  notable 
  piece 
  of 
  furniture 
  here. 
  

  

  The 
  den 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  right 
  of 
  the 
  main 
  hall 
  and 
  immedi- 
  

   ately 
  adjoins 
  the 
  entrance 
  door. 
  It 
  is 
  oval 
  in 
  form 
  and 
  is 
  

   decorated 
  throughout 
  in 
  the 
  style 
  of 
  the 
  German 
  Renais- 
  

   sance, 
  developed 
  in 
  a 
  very 
  rich 
  and 
  highly 
  ornamental 
  

   fashion. 
  The 
  floor 
  is 
  laid 
  with 
  vitrified 
  red 
  tile. 
  The 
  

   woodwork 
  is 
  dark 
  oak. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  high 
  wood 
  wainscot, 
  

   above 
  which 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  cork 
  tiles. 
  The 
  

   doors 
  have 
  ornamental 
  frames, 
  with 
  decorated 
  pediments. 
  

  

  The 
  mantel 
  is 
  all 
  white, 
  with 
  a 
  facing 
  of 
  blue 
  and 
  white 
  

   tile, 
  especially 
  made 
  in 
  Holland. 
  The 
  shelf 
  is 
  supported 
  

   on 
  heavily 
  carved 
  brackets, 
  and 
  above 
  are 
  two 
  glazed 
  cab- 
  

   inets, 
  forming 
  the 
  overmantel. 
  On 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  en- 
  

   trance 
  door 
  from 
  the 
  main 
  

   hall 
  is 
  a 
  canopied 
  recess 
  en- 
  

   closing 
  a 
  built-in 
  seat. 
  A 
  

   beautifully 
  carved 
  bench 
  

   stands 
  in 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  corners, 
  

   and 
  a 
  rare 
  old 
  cabinet 
  and 
  

   carved 
  table 
  in 
  another. 
  

   The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  richly 
  deco- 
  

   rated 
  and 
  colored 
  with 
  an 
  

   elaborate 
  scroll 
  design 
  with 
  

   painted 
  panels. 
  On 
  the 
  

   mantel 
  shelf 
  and 
  above 
  the 
  

   cabinets 
  are 
  many 
  fine 
  speci- 
  

   mens 
  of 
  blue 
  and 
  white 
  

   ware, 
  partly 
  Delft 
  and 
  

   partly 
  Chinese. 
  Much 
  of 
  

   the 
  pottery 
  with 
  which 
  the 
  

   room 
  is 
  decorated 
  is 
  also 
  

   blue 
  and 
  white. 
  The 
  artis- 
  

   tic 
  treasures 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  

   are 
  extremely 
  beautiful 
  and 
  

   thoroughly 
  soul-stirring 
  to 
  

   the 
  collector 
  and 
  the 
  ad- 
  

   mirer 
  of 
  such 
  works 
  of 
  art. 
  

   Mr. 
  Burton's 
  house 
  is 
  thus 
  

   highly 
  interesting 
  in 
  a 
  mul- 
  

   titude 
  of 
  ways, 
  each 
  one 
  of 
  

   which 
  gives 
  it 
  real 
  distinc- 
  

   tion. 
  Its 
  design 
  is 
  of 
  the 
  

   pleasantest, 
  comfortable 
  

   and 
  homelike, 
  qualities 
  

   much 
  too 
  rare 
  in 
  houses 
  of 
  

   this 
  size 
  and 
  character. 
  

   It 
  is 
  surrounded 
  with 
  spacious 
  grounds, 
  so 
  ample 
  in 
  area 
  as 
  

   to 
  have 
  true 
  park-like 
  character. 
  They 
  are 
  spacious 
  enough 
  

   to 
  include 
  woods, 
  lawns 
  and 
  flower 
  garden, 
  and 
  when 
  it 
  is 
  

   recalled 
  that 
  every 
  part 
  is 
  maintained 
  in 
  perfect 
  order 
  suf- 
  

   ficient 
  has 
  been 
  said. 
  The 
  house 
  is 
  conveniently 
  planned 
  and 
  

   well 
  planned, 
  admirably 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  needs 
  of 
  its 
  owner 
  

   and 
  showing 
  considerable 
  individuality 
  in 
  this 
  respect. 
  And 
  

   that 
  it 
  is 
  handsomely 
  furnished 
  has 
  already 
  been 
  explained, 
  

   and 
  is 
  equally 
  well 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  accompanying 
  photographs. 
  

   But 
  the 
  chief 
  interest 
  in 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  its 
  artistic 
  contents, 
  

   every 
  room 
  being 
  crowded 
  with 
  interesting 
  objects 
  of 
  art. 
  

  

  