﻿April, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  131 
  

  

  A 
  Model 
  House 
  Costing 
  Thirty- 
  seven 
  Hundred 
  Dollars 
  

  

  By 
  Burr 
  Bartram 
  

  

  |HERE 
  is 
  a 
  model 
  house 
  at 
  Bryn 
  Mawr 
  Park, 
  

   N. 
  Y., 
  that 
  has 
  recently 
  been 
  completed 
  for 
  

   Willis 
  Whittelsey, 
  Esq., 
  which 
  embodies 
  

   all 
  the 
  requirements 
  of 
  a 
  modern 
  house 
  of 
  

   simple 
  lines 
  and 
  features. 
  

  

  The 
  site 
  chosen 
  for 
  it 
  is 
  quite 
  unique 
  for 
  

   the 
  reason 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  hidden 
  by 
  an 
  

   orchard 
  on 
  one 
  side 
  and 
  by 
  a 
  woods 
  on 
  the 
  other, 
  forming 
  a 
  

   very 
  delightful 
  setting 
  and 
  creating 
  that 
  peaceful 
  environ- 
  

   ment 
  which 
  is 
  so 
  much 
  enjoyed 
  by 
  those 
  who 
  are 
  seeking 
  

   quiet 
  and 
  rest. 
  This 
  

   was 
  what 
  Mr. 
  Whit- 
  

   t 
  e 
  1 
  s 
  e 
  y 
  desired, 
  a 
  

   place 
  within 
  easy 
  ac- 
  

   cess 
  to 
  the 
  city 
  for 
  

   business 
  and 
  suffi- 
  

   ciently 
  apart 
  from 
  it 
  

   to 
  give 
  that 
  country 
  

   life 
  which 
  is 
  so 
  nec- 
  

   essary 
  for 
  the 
  com- 
  

   fort 
  and 
  health 
  of 
  

   the 
  business 
  man. 
  

   The 
  paramount 
  

   thought 
  in 
  his 
  mind 
  

   was 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  home 
  

   simple 
  in 
  its 
  appoint- 
  

   ments, 
  and 
  yet 
  con- 
  

   taining 
  all 
  the 
  mod- 
  

   ern 
  conveniences 
  to 
  

   make 
  the 
  house 
  com- 
  

   fortable 
  and 
  com- 
  

   plete. 
  

  

  The 
  first 
  thing 
  

   considered 
  was 
  the 
  

   plan, 
  which 
  was 
  to 
  

   provide 
  for 
  a 
  large 
  

   living-room 
  and 
  din- 
  

   ing-room, 
  with 
  the 
  

   kitchen 
  and 
  its 
  de- 
  

   pendencies 
  placed 
  in 
  

   an 
  annex, 
  and 
  a 
  sec- 
  

   ond 
  storv 
  containing 
  

  

  The 
  House 
  Is 
  Charming 
  to 
  Look 
  at, 
  Thoroughly 
  Comfortable 
  to 
  Live 
  in, 
  and 
  Was 
  Built 
  for 
  

   the 
  Very 
  Modest 
  Sum 
  as 
  Stated 
  Above 
  

  

  after 
  type 
  of 
  the 
  New 
  England 
  farmhouse. 
  The 
  plans 
  speci- 
  

   fied 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  only 
  such 
  materials 
  as 
  were 
  absolutely 
  required 
  

   for 
  strength, 
  durability, 
  and 
  attractiveness. 
  

  

  The 
  ground 
  upon 
  which 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  built 
  is 
  a 
  rocky 
  one, 
  

   consequently 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  cellar 
  only 
  under 
  the 
  kitchen 
  end 
  of 
  

   the 
  house. 
  A 
  stone 
  foundation 
  surrounds 
  the 
  cellar, 
  and 
  

   extends 
  around 
  the 
  remainder 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  as 
  an 
  under- 
  

   pinning. 
  The 
  structure, 
  above, 
  is 
  of 
  frame, 
  with 
  the 
  exterior 
  

   covered 
  with 
  shingles 
  left 
  to 
  weather 
  finish, 
  while 
  the 
  trim- 
  

   mings 
  are 
  painted 
  white. 
  The 
  roof 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  similar 
  

  

  shingles. 
  An 
  attrac- 
  

   tive 
  feature 
  is 
  the 
  

   piazza, 
  which 
  ex- 
  

   tends 
  along 
  the 
  

   front 
  and 
  is 
  one 
  step 
  

   from 
  the 
  grade. 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  outside 
  

   the 
  house 
  does 
  not 
  

   look 
  large, 
  but 
  upon 
  

   entering 
  one 
  is 
  

   immediately 
  ushered 
  

   into 
  the 
  large 
  living- 
  

   room, 
  which 
  con- 
  

   nects 
  with 
  the 
  din- 
  

   ing-room 
  by 
  broad 
  

   double 
  archways, 
  

   placed 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  

   of 
  the 
  chimney- 
  

   breast 
  and 
  fireplace. 
  

   These 
  two 
  rooms 
  oc- 
  

   cupy 
  the 
  main 
  part 
  

   of 
  the 
  first 
  floor, 
  and 
  

   are 
  trimmed 
  with 
  

   cypress, 
  stained 
  a 
  

   soft 
  brown 
  and 
  

   waxed. 
  The 
  walls 
  

   have 
  two 
  coats 
  of 
  

   brown 
  mortar, 
  fin- 
  

   ishing 
  in 
  the 
  brown 
  

   coat 
  and 
  tinted. 
  

  

  The 
  living-room 
  

   contains 
  a 
  boxed-in 
  

  

  The 
  Cypress 
  Trim 
  of 
  the 
  Living-room 
  Is 
  Simply 
  Waxed 
  

   and 
  Finished 
  in 
  Its 
  Natural 
  Color 
  

  

  the 
  various 
  bedrooms 
  

   and 
  bath; 
  this 
  being 
  

   satisfactorily 
  arranged, 
  

   the 
  elevations 
  were 
  

   considered 
  and 
  made 
  

   to 
  conform 
  to 
  the 
  

  

  staircase, 
  which 
  is 
  built 
  

   in 
  an 
  addition 
  thrown 
  

   out 
  from 
  it, 
  and 
  is 
  sep- 
  

   arated 
  by 
  columns 
  ris- 
  

   ing 
  to 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  At 
  

   one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  stair- 
  

  

  -, 
  r 
  /oorr 
  

  

  plans 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  possible 
  case 
  is 
  a 
  paneled 
  seat. 
  

  

  ZtccoHO 
  Jiooa 
  

  

  