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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  May, 
  1907 
  

  

  form 
  an 
  inner 
  border. 
  At 
  one 
  corner 
  of 
  the 
  pool, 
  where 
  the 
  

   water 
  enters, 
  is 
  a 
  group 
  of 
  pickerel 
  weed, 
  whose 
  arrow- 
  

   shaped 
  leaves 
  and 
  blue-spiked 
  flowers 
  form 
  a 
  charming 
  con- 
  

   trast 
  with 
  the 
  spear-shaped 
  iris 
  at 
  the 
  other 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  flower 
  

   beds; 
  close 
  by, 
  a 
  coup'le 
  of 
  stones 
  jut 
  out 
  from 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  

   the 
  water, 
  forming 
  a 
  little 
  spot 
  of 
  shade 
  for 
  the 
  fish 
  on 
  

   sunny 
  days, 
  and 
  giving 
  a 
  foothold 
  for 
  the 
  chipmunks 
  and 
  

   birds 
  when 
  drinking. 
  

  

  The 
  pool 
  was 
  made 
  by 
  excavating 
  the 
  ground 
  between 
  two 
  

   of 
  the 
  flower 
  beds. 
  A 
  wooden 
  form, 
  about 
  eight 
  inches 
  less 
  

   than 
  the 
  hole, 
  was 
  then 
  placed 
  within, 
  forming 
  a 
  mold 
  for 
  

   the 
  concrete, 
  which 
  was 
  held 
  by 
  the 
  hard 
  earth 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  

   edge. 
  After 
  the 
  concrete 
  was 
  set 
  the 
  form 
  was 
  removed, 
  and 
  

   ashes 
  and 
  cinders 
  to 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  inches 
  was 
  spread 
  

   over 
  the 
  bottom, 
  which 
  was 
  shaped 
  to 
  incline 
  to 
  the 
  outlet. 
  

   A 
  layer 
  of 
  rough 
  concrete 
  was 
  finished 
  with 
  a 
  smooth 
  coat 
  of 
  

   concrete 
  about 
  an 
  inch 
  thick, 
  and 
  the 
  top 
  was 
  coped 
  with 
  

   stone 
  picked 
  up 
  from 
  the 
  adjoining 
  ground 
  and 
  laid 
  with 
  

  

  A 
  Tea 
  House 
  and 
  Water 
  Basin 
  for 
  the 
  Birds 
  Are 
  the 
  Chief 
  Structural 
  Ornaments 
  of 
  the 
  Sunken 
  Garden 
  

  

  the 
  flat 
  side 
  up 
  and 
  the 
  irregular 
  edge 
  toward 
  the 
  center. 
  

   The 
  semi-circular 
  pergola, 
  the 
  arbor, 
  and 
  the 
  little 
  pieces 
  

   of 
  garden 
  furniture 
  were 
  made 
  from 
  cedar. 
  As 
  far 
  as 
  pos- 
  

   sible, 
  therefore, 
  every 
  effort 
  has 
  been 
  made 
  to 
  minimize 
  the 
  

   artificial 
  effect 
  of 
  a 
  formal 
  garden. 
  The 
  quite 
  unusual 
  aim 
  

   has 
  been 
  to 
  create 
  a 
  garden 
  of 
  formal 
  character 
  that 
  should 
  

   harmonize 
  with 
  natural 
  surroundings 
  of 
  rare 
  growth 
  and 
  

   beauty. 
  

  

  The 
  Summer 
  Home 
  or 
  Mrs. 
  Alice 
  G. 
  Hubbard, 
  

   Sound 
  Beach, 
  Connecticut 
  

  

  The 
  summer 
  home 
  of 
  Mrs. 
  Hubbard, 
  at 
  Sound 
  Beach, 
  

   Conn., 
  is 
  photographed 
  in 
  the 
  illustrations 
  on 
  page 
  169. 
  

   It 
  is 
  a 
  simple 
  and 
  pleasant 
  little 
  structure 
  that 
  cost, 
  

   when 
  completely 
  finished, 
  $3,530.40. 
  The 
  first 
  story 
  is 
  built 
  

   of 
  field 
  stone 
  laid 
  up 
  at 
  random. 
  The 
  columns 
  of 
  the 
  piazza 
  

   and 
  the 
  porte-coche 
  are 
  of 
  hardwood 
  supported 
  on 
  bases 
  of 
  

   the 
  same 
  stone. 
  The 
  chimney 
  is 
  also 
  built 
  of 
  field 
  stone. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  and 
  third 
  stories 
  and 
  the 
  roof 
  are 
  surfaced 
  with 
  

   No. 
  1 
  cedar 
  shingles 
  left 
  to 
  weather-finish. 
  The 
  trimmings 
  

   are 
  painted 
  white 
  and 
  the 
  blinds 
  bottle-green. 
  

  

  The 
  interior 
  is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  cypress 
  throughout. 
  The 
  

   reception-hall 
  contains 
  an 
  ornamental 
  staircase 
  and 
  a 
  fire- 
  

   place 
  of 
  field 
  stone, 
  with 
  a 
  hearth 
  of 
  red 
  brick. 
  The 
  parlor 
  

   has 
  a 
  small 
  bay 
  window 
  with 
  a 
  built-in 
  seat 
  at 
  the 
  front, 
  and 
  

   an 
  open 
  fireplace 
  with 
  mantel. 
  The 
  dining-room 
  has 
  two 
  

   bay 
  windows 
  with 
  seats. 
  The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  a 
  

   sink, 
  drawers, 
  dresser, 
  etc., 
  and 
  the 
  kitchen 
  is 
  provided 
  with 
  

   a 
  large 
  store-pantry 
  and 
  sink. 
  An 
  ice 
  box 
  is 
  built 
  in 
  on 
  the 
  

   rear 
  porch, 
  and 
  is 
  conveniently 
  arranged 
  for 
  access 
  from 
  the 
  

   kitchen, 
  and 
  by 
  its 
  position 
  precludes 
  the 
  possibility 
  of 
  the 
  

   ice-man 
  entering 
  the 
  house. 
  There 
  are 
  no 
  regular 
  rear 
  stairs 
  

   to 
  the 
  house, 
  but 
  provision 
  for 
  this 
  necessary 
  convenience 
  

   is 
  made 
  by 
  combining 
  a 
  short 
  flight 
  of 
  steps 
  from 
  the 
  kitchen 
  

   to 
  the 
  front 
  stairway. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  contains 
  a 
  sitting-room, 
  four 
  bedrooms, 
  

  

  and 
  a 
  bathroom; 
  the 
  latter 
  

   is 
  wainscoted 
  and 
  furnished 
  

   with 
  porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  

   exposed 
  nickelplated 
  plumb- 
  

   ing. 
  All 
  these 
  rooms, 
  as 
  

   those 
  on 
  the 
  first 
  floor, 
  are 
  

   trimmed 
  with 
  cypress 
  an 
  J 
  

   finished 
  with 
  hard 
  oil. 
  The 
  

   third 
  floor 
  contains 
  two 
  

   rooms 
  and 
  storage 
  space. 
  

   The 
  cemented 
  cellar, 
  which 
  

   extends 
  under 
  the 
  whole 
  

   house, 
  contains 
  a 
  laundry, 
  

   furnace, 
  and 
  coal 
  and 
  wood 
  

   bins. 
  Mr. 
  Duncan 
  Gay, 
  of 
  

   Mount 
  Vernon, 
  N. 
  Y., 
  was 
  

   the 
  architect. 
  

  

  "" 
  R.edruff 
  Farm, 
  the 
  

  

  Summer 
  Home 
  of 
  

  

  James 
  K.. 
  Hoyt, 
  Esq., 
  

  

  Sound 
  Beach, 
  Conn. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Hoyt's 
  summer 
  

   home 
  is 
  illustrated 
  on 
  

   page 
  172. 
  The 
  under- 
  

   pinning 
  and 
  chimneys 
  are 
  

   built 
  of 
  field 
  stone 
  laid 
  up 
  

   at 
  random; 
  the 
  superstruc- 
  

   ture, 
  both 
  walls 
  and 
  roof, 
  is 
  

   covered 
  with 
  matched 
  

   sheathing 
  and 
  shingles 
  left 
  

   to 
  weather-finish 
  naturally. 
  

   The 
  trimmings 
  and 
  blinds 
  are 
  painted 
  a 
  dark 
  red. 
  

  

  The 
  plan 
  provides 
  for 
  a 
  large 
  living-room, 
  a 
  dining-room, 
  

   and 
  kitchen, 
  with 
  the 
  usual 
  sleeping 
  dependencies, 
  and 
  sleep- 
  

   ing-rooms 
  and 
  bathrooms 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  floor. 
  The 
  living- 
  

   room 
  occupies 
  the 
  whole 
  of 
  the 
  front 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  

   and 
  is 
  a 
  vast 
  and 
  cheerful 
  apartment. 
  The 
  woodwork, 
  

   which 
  includes 
  a 
  six-foot 
  wainscoting, 
  is 
  treated 
  with 
  white 
  

   enamel; 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  crimson 
  burlap; 
  and 
  the 
  

   spaces 
  between 
  the 
  beams 
  of 
  the 
  ceiling 
  are 
  tinted 
  Colonial 
  

   yellow. 
  The 
  broad 
  and 
  spacious 
  staircase 
  has 
  oak 
  treads, 
  

   white 
  enamel 
  balusters 
  and 
  newels, 
  and 
  a 
  mahogany 
  rail. 
  

   The 
  chimney, 
  which 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  field 
  stone 
  from 
  top 
  to 
  bot- 
  

   tom, 
  is 
  completely 
  exposed 
  within 
  this 
  room, 
  and 
  contains 
  

   the 
  fireplace. 
  Two 
  Ionic 
  columns 
  help 
  to 
  sustain 
  the 
  beams 
  

   of 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  

  

  The 
  adjoining 
  dining-room 
  is 
  likewise 
  treated 
  with 
  white 
  

   enamel, 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  high 
  wainscoting 
  finished 
  with 
  a 
  plate 
  

   rack. 
  It 
  contains 
  a 
  field-stone 
  fireplace. 
  Two 
  china 
  closets 
  

   with 
  glass 
  doors 
  are 
  built 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  room. 
  The 
  

  

  