﻿March, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  101 
  

  

  3 
  — 
  A 
  Molded 
  Brick 
  Fireplace 
  Is 
  the 
  Feature 
  of 
  the 
  Hall 
  

  

  the 
  trimmings 
  are 
  painted 
  cream 
  white. 
  

   The 
  blinds 
  are 
  painted 
  green. 
  

  

  The 
  hall, 
  a 
  central 
  one, 
  has 
  a 
  vestibule 
  

   furnished 
  with 
  a 
  tiled 
  floor 
  in 
  mosaic. 
  It 
  

   is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  green 
  bog-oak 
  with 
  a 
  pan- 
  

   eled 
  wainscoting, 
  above 
  which 
  the 
  walls 
  

   are 
  of 
  crimson, 
  and 
  are 
  finished 
  with 
  a 
  

   massive 
  wooden 
  cornice. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  

   tinted 
  a 
  cream 
  color. 
  

  

  The 
  inglenook 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  an 
  

   open 
  fireplace 
  with 
  ox-blood 
  glazed 
  tiles 
  

   and 
  a 
  carved 
  mantel 
  with 
  settles 
  at 
  either 
  

   side. 
  The 
  staircase 
  is 
  recessed 
  and 
  is 
  built 
  

   in 
  an 
  attractive 
  manner. 
  The 
  beams 
  over 
  

   the 
  entrance 
  to 
  the 
  staircase, 
  and 
  to 
  the 
  

   inglenook, 
  are 
  carried 
  on 
  pilasters 
  with 
  

   handsome, 
  carved 
  brackets. 
  The 
  side 
  

   stairs 
  lead 
  up 
  to 
  a 
  broad 
  landing 
  with 
  

   a 
  cluster 
  of 
  windows 
  glazed 
  with 
  leaded 
  

   panes, 
  in 
  the 
  front 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  a 
  wide 
  win- 
  

   dow 
  seat. 
  

  

  paneled 
  seat. 
  The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  is 
  fitted 
  

   with 
  drawers, 
  dressers, 
  and 
  sink. 
  The 
  

   kitchen 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  best 
  mod- 
  

   ern 
  conveniences. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  contains 
  an 
  open 
  hall, 
  

   five 
  chambers, 
  two 
  bathrooms, 
  besides 
  two 
  

   servants' 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  a 
  bathroom. 
  The 
  

   bathrooms 
  have 
  tiled 
  wainscoting, 
  and 
  por- 
  

   celain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  exposed 
  nickle-plated 
  

   plumbing. 
  There 
  are 
  three 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  

   a 
  bathroom 
  on 
  the 
  third 
  floor. 
  A 
  cellar, 
  

   cemented, 
  contains 
  a 
  furnace, 
  laundry, 
  fuel 
  

   rooms, 
  etc. 
  The 
  architect 
  was 
  Mr. 
  G. 
  

   Howard 
  Chamberlain 
  of 
  New 
  York. 
  

  

  The 
  illustrations 
  shown 
  in 
  Figures 
  6, 
  7, 
  

   8, 
  9, 
  and 
  10 
  present 
  a 
  house 
  erected 
  for 
  

   H. 
  K. 
  Fowler, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  Summit, 
  N. 
  J. 
  

  

  The 
  foundations, 
  exposed 
  chimneys 
  and 
  

   part 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  story 
  are 
  built 
  of 
  gray 
  

   Hopatcong 
  granite 
  in 
  rubble 
  work. 
  The 
  

   remainder 
  of 
  the 
  building, 
  sides 
  and 
  roof 
  

   are 
  covered 
  with 
  silver 
  gray 
  shingles, 
  while 
  

  

  4 
  — 
  The 
  Dining-room 
  Has 
  Ivory 
  White 
  Painted 
  Trim 
  and 
  Walls 
  Covered 
  with 
  Mustard 
  

   Colored 
  Burlap, 
  Forming 
  an 
  Artistic 
  Background 
  for 
  the 
  Old 
  Delft 
  Ware 
  

  

  A 
  Comer 
  Fireplace 
  and 
  a 
  Colonial 
  Mantel 
  and 
  Mahogany 
  Furniture 
  of 
  the 
  Sheraton 
  

   Design 
  Are 
  the 
  Chief 
  Characteristics 
  of 
  the 
  Dining-room 
  

  

  The 
  drawing 
  and 
  living-rooms 
  are 
  sep- 
  

   arated, 
  one 
  from 
  each 
  other, 
  by 
  double 
  slid- 
  

   ing 
  doors. 
  The 
  drawing-room 
  is 
  trimmed 
  

   with 
  old 
  mahogany 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  carved 
  

   mantel 
  and 
  a 
  window 
  seat. 
  The 
  living-room 
  

   is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  golden 
  oak 
  with 
  bookcases 
  

   built 
  in, 
  and 
  is 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  paneled 
  

   wainscoting 
  and 
  an 
  open 
  fireplace 
  w 
  y 
  ith 
  a 
  

   mantel 
  with 
  its 
  carved 
  frieze 
  in 
  plaster, 
  a 
  

   replica 
  of 
  "Vintage," 
  and 
  facings 
  and 
  

   hearth 
  of 
  the 
  old 
  gold 
  Hartford 
  faience 
  

   tile 
  in 
  harmony 
  with 
  the 
  golden-brown 
  tone 
  

   of 
  the 
  wall 
  hangings, 
  hardware, 
  and 
  gas 
  

   fixtures, 
  which 
  are 
  in 
  a 
  soft 
  antique 
  finish. 
  

   The 
  bay 
  window, 
  with 
  leaded 
  casements, 
  

   wide 
  and 
  deep, 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  paneled 
  pilas- 
  

   ters 
  supporting 
  a 
  heavy 
  beam 
  overhead 
  

   with 
  carved 
  grotesque 
  corbels. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  opposite 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  hall 
  is 
  the 
  

   dining-room 
  which 
  is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  oak, 
  and 
  

   contains 
  a 
  wooden 
  plate 
  shelf, 
  and 
  a 
  buffet 
  

   built 
  in 
  with 
  leaded 
  glass 
  doors. 
  There 
  

   is 
  also 
  a 
  mantel 
  with 
  combination 
  china 
  

  

  