﻿March, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  97 
  

  

  The 
  Residence 
  of 
  

   Charles 
  W. 
  Welsh, 
  Esq. 
  

  

  Oak 
  Lane, 
  Pennsylvania 
  

   By 
  Burr 
  Bartram 
  

  

  HE 
  general 
  design 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  

   erected 
  for 
  Mr. 
  Welsh 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  

   English 
  style 
  of 
  half-timbered 
  

   work. 
  It 
  is 
  broad, 
  low, 
  and 
  

   characteristic 
  of 
  its 
  style 
  of 
  ar- 
  

   chitecture. 
  It 
  is 
  surrounded 
  

   with 
  about 
  two 
  acres 
  of 
  land, 
  

   which 
  is 
  beautifully 
  wooded 
  with 
  tall, 
  stately 
  

   chestnut 
  and 
  oak 
  trees, 
  forming 
  a 
  very 
  attractive 
  

   setting 
  for 
  the 
  house, 
  and 
  the 
  blending 
  of 
  the 
  col- 
  

   ors 
  of 
  the 
  trees 
  and 
  the 
  house 
  are 
  most 
  harmo- 
  

   nious. 
  

  

  The 
  architect 
  has 
  sought 
  to 
  present 
  a 
  house 
  with 
  

   a 
  dignified 
  appearance. 
  The 
  first 
  story 
  and 
  ter- 
  

   race 
  wall 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  local 
  rock-faced 
  stone, 
  with 
  

   dressed 
  stone 
  copings 
  and 
  sills 
  laid 
  with 
  wide, 
  white 
  

   pointing. 
  The 
  front 
  terrace 
  is 
  reached 
  from 
  a 
  

   walk, 
  which 
  starts 
  at 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  estate. 
  The 
  

   second 
  and 
  third 
  stories 
  are 
  built 
  of 
  half-timber 
  

   work, 
  with 
  cypress 
  forming 
  panels 
  which 
  are 
  filled 
  

   in 
  with 
  stucco 
  of 
  a 
  soft 
  gray 
  color; 
  the 
  timbers 
  are 
  

   stained 
  a 
  soft 
  brown. 
  The 
  sash 
  and 
  the 
  trimmings 
  

   of 
  the 
  first 
  story 
  are 
  painted 
  ivory 
  white. 
  The 
  

   roof 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  shingles 
  and 
  stained 
  red. 
  

   The 
  porches 
  at 
  the 
  entrance, 
  and 
  at 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  

  

  Stone 
  Steps 
  Lead 
  Up 
  to 
  a 
  Brick 
  Terrace 
  Which 
  Extends 
  Across 
  the 
  

   Front 
  of 
  the 
  House 
  

  

  Local 
  Rock-faced 
  Stone 
  and 
  Half-timber 
  Work 
  Were 
  the 
  Materials 
  Used 
  for 
  the 
  House 
  

  

  