﻿July, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  249 
  

  

  Cosy 
  cote' 
  

  

  All 
  of 
  the 
  timberwork 
  on 
  the 
  interior 
  is 
  dressed 
  and 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  to 
  view. 
  The 
  living-room 
  throughout 
  is 
  stained 
  with 
  a 
  

   soft 
  forest 
  green. 
  At 
  one 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  is 
  a 
  great 
  open 
  fire- 
  

   place, 
  built 
  of 
  selected 
  cobblestone. 
  The 
  mantelshelf 
  is 
  of 
  

   rough 
  hewn 
  stone 
  and 
  is 
  

   ornamented 
  with 
  Indian 
  

   relics 
  and 
  curios. 
  A 
  divan 
  

   nook 
  is 
  placed 
  at 
  the 
  op- 
  

   posite 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  room. 
  

   This 
  is 
  a 
  true 
  living-room, 
  

   in 
  which 
  the 
  family 
  really 
  

   live 
  and 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  meals 
  

   are 
  served. 
  The 
  kitchen 
  is 
  

   fitted 
  with 
  a 
  pantry, 
  sink 
  

   and 
  cupboard 
  complete. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  con- 
  

   tains 
  two 
  bedrooms, 
  bath- 
  

   room 
  and 
  trunkroom. 
  The 
  

   bathroom 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  

   porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  plumbing. 
  The 
  

   cabin 
  cost 
  less 
  than 
  one 
  

   thousand 
  dollars 
  to 
  build. 
  

   Mr. 
  Coutant 
  planned 
  his 
  

   own 
  lodge, 
  and 
  the 
  ser- 
  

   vices 
  of 
  an 
  architect 
  were 
  

   not 
  required. 
  

  

  "Rock 
  Ledge," 
  the 
  

   camp 
  built 
  for 
  Mr. 
  A. 
  E. 
  

  

  Rose, 
  just 
  across 
  the 
  stream 
  from 
  "Moonhaw 
  Lodge," 
  and 
  

   illustrated 
  on 
  page 
  248, 
  is 
  constructed 
  of 
  log 
  slabs 
  placed 
  

   on 
  the 
  framework 
  with 
  the 
  bark 
  on 
  them. 
  Stone 
  steps 
  with 
  

   cobblestone 
  balustrades 
  conduct 
  one 
  to 
  the 
  front 
  piazza. 
  The 
  

   front 
  door 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  slabs 
  and 
  opens 
  into 
  a 
  large 
  living- 
  

   room, 
  which 
  occupies 
  the 
  

   main 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  floor; 
  

   it 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  dining 
  as 
  

   well 
  as 
  for 
  the 
  general 
  

   living 
  quarters 
  of 
  its 
  in- 
  

   mates. 
  The 
  walls 
  are 
  cov- 
  

   ered 
  with 
  white 
  birch 
  bark, 
  

   and 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  rustic 
  stair- 
  

   case, 
  with 
  columns 
  and 
  a 
  

   balustrade 
  of 
  birch 
  sticks, 
  

   leading 
  to 
  the 
  second 
  

   story. 
  The 
  large 
  open 
  

   fireplace 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  cobble- 
  

   stone 
  with 
  rustic 
  mantel- 
  

   shelf. 
  Beyond 
  the 
  living- 
  

   room 
  is 
  the 
  kitchen 
  fitted 
  

   with 
  pantry, 
  sink 
  and 
  cup- 
  

   board. 
  There 
  are 
  three 
  

   bedrooms 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  

   floor. 
  Mr. 
  Rose 
  also 
  built 
  

   his 
  cabin 
  without 
  the 
  ser- 
  

   vices 
  of 
  an 
  architect, 
  em- 
  

   ploying 
  local 
  workmen 
  to 
  do 
  the 
  work 
  under 
  his 
  direction. 
  

  

  The 
  camp 
  of 
  J. 
  E. 
  Klock, 
  Esq., 
  known 
  as 
  "Cosycote," 
  

   illustrated 
  on 
  this 
  page, 
  is 
  just 
  across 
  the 
  road 
  from 
  Mr. 
  

   Rose's 
  camp, 
  and 
  is 
  built 
  practically 
  with 
  the 
  same 
  exterior 
  

   and 
  interior 
  treatment. 
  

  

  The 
  exterior 
  is 
  changed 
  a 
  little 
  in 
  that 
  its 
  second 
  story 
  and 
  

   gables 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  shingles. 
  The 
  stone 
  chimney 
  built 
  

   on 
  the 
  exterior 
  is 
  an 
  attractive 
  feature 
  of 
  the 
  cabin, 
  for 
  what 
  

   would 
  a 
  camp 
  be 
  without 
  its 
  great 
  open 
  fireplace 
  and 
  stone 
  

   chimney? 
  The 
  interior 
  is 
  treated 
  in 
  an 
  artistic 
  manner. 
  

   The 
  exposed 
  studding 
  and 
  sheathing 
  and 
  floor 
  joists 
  are 
  

   dressed 
  and 
  stained 
  in 
  soft 
  tones, 
  giving 
  very 
  restful 
  effects. 
  

   Four 
  bedrooms 
  constitute 
  the 
  arrangement 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  

   floor 
  in 
  Mr. 
  Klock's 
  cabin. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Klock's 
  Camp, 
  While 
  Similar 
  to 
  Mr. 
  Rose's, 
  Has 
  a 
  

   Different 
  Arrangement 
  of 
  Rooms 
  

  

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  The 
  plan 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Klock's 
  camp 
  was 
  practically 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  

   that 
  used 
  for 
  Mr. 
  Rose's 
  camp, 
  and 
  was 
  built 
  in 
  a 
  similar 
  

   manner, 
  except 
  that 
  the 
  living-room 
  has 
  a 
  settle 
  of 
  rustic 
  

   character 
  thrown 
  out 
  at 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  fireplace. 
  There 
  

  

  was 
  no 
  difficulty 
  in 
  secur- 
  

   ing 
  plenty 
  of 
  cobblestone 
  

   for 
  fences, 
  bridges, 
  chim- 
  

   neys, 
  fireplaces 
  and 
  foun- 
  

   dations, 
  just 
  as 
  there 
  was 
  

   plenty 
  of 
  timber, 
  logs, 
  

   slabs, 
  which 
  could 
  be 
  ob- 
  

   tained 
  easily, 
  with 
  which 
  

   to 
  build 
  the 
  exterior 
  of 
  the 
  

   camps. 
  

  

  With 
  the 
  cost 
  less 
  than 
  

   a 
  thousand 
  dollars 
  for 
  

   each 
  of 
  these 
  camps, 
  it 
  can 
  

   be 
  easily 
  seen 
  that 
  one 
  

   may 
  possess 
  a 
  mountain 
  

   camp 
  without 
  the 
  need 
  of 
  

   a 
  great 
  outlay 
  of 
  money. 
  

  

  The 
  houses 
  I 
  have 
  de- 
  

   scribed 
  strike, 
  it 
  seems 
  to 
  

   me, 
  the 
  true 
  note 
  of 
  wood- 
  

   land 
  living. 
  One 
  can 
  not 
  

   carry 
  into 
  the 
  woods 
  all 
  

   the 
  advantages 
  and 
  re- 
  

   sources 
  of 
  civilization, 
  yet 
  

   many 
  of 
  these 
  one 
  should 
  

   have 
  and 
  must 
  have. 
  The 
  problem 
  of 
  civilized 
  life 
  in 
  the 
  

   woods 
  is 
  a 
  much 
  more 
  difficult 
  one 
  to 
  solve 
  than 
  is 
  generally 
  

   supposed. 
  It 
  is 
  impossible, 
  even 
  for 
  the 
  most 
  ardent 
  lover 
  

   of 
  the 
  simplest 
  life, 
  to 
  get 
  along 
  without 
  a 
  certain 
  amount 
  

   of 
  the 
  resources 
  of 
  civilization, 
  I 
  might 
  almost 
  say 
  without 
  

  

  some 
  of 
  the 
  luxuries 
  of 
  

   civilization. 
  On 
  the 
  other 
  

   hand 
  life 
  in 
  the 
  woods 
  can 
  

   only 
  be 
  successfully 
  accom- 
  

   plished 
  with 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  

   many 
  of 
  these 
  conveniences 
  

   and 
  luxuries. 
  The 
  most 
  

   successful 
  solution 
  of 
  the 
  

   problem 
  arises 
  in 
  reaching 
  

   a 
  happy 
  medium 
  between 
  

   these 
  two 
  opposed 
  points 
  

   of 
  view. 
  

  

  This 
  medium 
  seems 
  to 
  

   me 
  very 
  happily 
  reached 
  

   in 
  the 
  dwellings 
  in 
  Witten- 
  

   berk 
  Park. 
  They 
  are 
  not 
  

   bare 
  camps, 
  nor 
  are 
  any 
  of 
  

   them 
  luxurious 
  houses. 
  

   They 
  are 
  dwellings 
  in 
  the 
  

   wood 
  and 
  of 
  the 
  wood, 
  

   nothing 
  more 
  and 
  nothing 
  

   less. 
  They 
  are 
  dwellings 
  

   at 
  once 
  habitable 
  and 
  suited 
  to 
  their 
  wonderfully 
  beautiful 
  

   environment. 
  They 
  are 
  built 
  of 
  materials 
  obtained 
  close 
  at 
  

   hand, 
  and 
  are, 
  in 
  every 
  sense, 
  wood 
  cottages. 
  Simple 
  and 
  

   unpretentious 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  in 
  their 
  plans, 
  they 
  are 
  amply 
  suf- 
  

   ficient 
  for 
  every 
  creature 
  comfort 
  and 
  are 
  thoroughly 
  adapted 
  

   to 
  the 
  needs 
  of 
  their 
  occupants. 
  Than 
  this, 
  I 
  can 
  imagine 
  

   wood 
  dwellings 
  giving 
  nothing 
  more, 
  and 
  these 
  offer 
  instruc- 
  

   tive 
  suggestions 
  to 
  any 
  one 
  having 
  similar 
  dwellings 
  to 
  build. 
  

   Nor 
  is 
  it 
  possible, 
  at 
  any 
  time, 
  to 
  forget 
  the 
  beauty 
  of 
  

   their 
  surroundings. 
  These 
  are 
  not 
  merely 
  close 
  at 
  hand, 
  but 
  

   extend 
  for 
  miles 
  in 
  every 
  direction. 
  The 
  vistas 
  and 
  views, 
  the 
  

   deep 
  woods, 
  the 
  running 
  brooks, 
  the 
  wild 
  undergrowth, 
  the 
  

   wood 
  life 
  in 
  its 
  every 
  aspect, 
  give 
  to 
  Wittenberg 
  Park 
  charms 
  

   of 
  a 
  most 
  unusual 
  order. 
  

  

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