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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  August, 
  1907 
  

  

  ing 
  the 
  domestic 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  

   house 
  entirely 
  from 
  the 
  

   house 
  proper. 
  This 
  build- 
  

   ing 
  is 
  built 
  of 
  stone 
  and 
  

   whitewashed. 
  The 
  boarded 
  

   entrance 
  and 
  the 
  quaint 
  

   latticed 
  windows 
  are 
  decided 
  

   architectural 
  attractions. 
  

   On 
  the 
  first 
  floor 
  there 
  is 
  

   placed 
  the 
  living-hall 
  and 
  

   one 
  bedroom 
  and 
  bathroom. 
  

   This 
  living-hall 
  is 
  open 
  to 
  

   the 
  roof, 
  and 
  a 
  staircase 
  out 
  

   of 
  it 
  rises 
  to 
  the 
  second 
  

   floor, 
  which 
  contains 
  an- 
  

   other 
  bedroom. 
  

  

  The 
  living-hall 
  is 
  painted 
  

   green, 
  with 
  tinted 
  walls, 
  

   while 
  the 
  remainder 
  of 
  the 
  

   interior 
  is 
  painted 
  white. 
  

   The 
  bathroom 
  is 
  fitted 
  up 
  

   with 
  porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  

   exposed 
  plumbing. 
  

  

  The 
  old 
  frame 
  barns 
  

   were 
  placed 
  in 
  good 
  repair 
  

   and 
  were 
  given 
  a 
  coat 
  of 
  

   whitewash. 
  The 
  grounds 
  

   were 
  laid 
  out 
  with 
  gardens, 
  

   both 
  vegetable 
  and 
  floral; 
  trees 
  were 
  planted 
  here 
  and 
  there, 
  

   and 
  shrubs 
  were 
  clustered 
  in 
  groups 
  about 
  the 
  various 
  cor- 
  

   ners, 
  wherever 
  they 
  were 
  required, 
  until 
  now 
  the 
  place 
  is 
  

   pervaded 
  with 
  that 
  delightfully 
  restful 
  atmosphere 
  which 
  is 
  

   so 
  refreshing 
  to 
  the 
  tired 
  business 
  man. 
  

  

  Peacefulness 
  and 
  quiet 
  are, 
  indeed, 
  the 
  most 
  attractive 
  and 
  

   the 
  most 
  valuable 
  qualities 
  of 
  the 
  country 
  house. 
  There 
  

   must, 
  of 
  course, 
  be 
  convenience 
  and 
  adaptation 
  to 
  modern 
  

   needs, 
  and 
  these 
  differ 
  widely 
  from 
  the 
  essential 
  character- 
  

   istics 
  of 
  the 
  old 
  time 
  house. 
  But 
  the 
  old 
  time 
  house 
  is 
  very 
  

   far 
  from 
  being 
  a 
  "back 
  number" 
  or 
  unsuited 
  to 
  readaptation 
  

  

  An 
  Old 
  Crane 
  Swings 
  in 
  the 
  Fireplace 
  of 
  the 
  Living-room 
  in 
  Colonial 
  Fashion 
  

  

  The 
  fireplace 
  in 
  the 
  living-room 
  was 
  built 
  out 
  and 
  faced 
  

   with 
  rough 
  stone 
  laid 
  with 
  wide 
  mortar 
  joints 
  and 
  the 
  whole 
  

   finished 
  with 
  a 
  neat 
  wooden 
  mantel. 
  The 
  hearth 
  is 
  laid 
  with 
  

   red 
  brick. 
  On 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  fireplace 
  bookcases 
  have 
  been 
  

   built 
  in. 
  The 
  fireplace 
  in 
  the 
  dining-room 
  was 
  left 
  in 
  its 
  

   original 
  form, 
  and 
  finished 
  with 
  a 
  single 
  mantel 
  and 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  

   shelves 
  at 
  one 
  side. 
  The 
  woodwork 
  of 
  both 
  rooms 
  was 
  

   painted 
  a 
  dark 
  bottle 
  green, 
  while 
  the 
  walls 
  were 
  tinted 
  in 
  

   harmony, 
  with 
  a 
  lighter 
  shade 
  of 
  green. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  is 
  treated 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  manner, 
  except 
  that 
  

   the 
  walls 
  are 
  tinted 
  buff. 
  It 
  contains 
  two 
  bedrooms 
  and 
  a 
  

   bathroom. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  

   original 
  bedrooms 
  was 
  

   transformed 
  into 
  an 
  alcove 
  

   and 
  the 
  other 
  into 
  a 
  bath- 
  

   room 
  which 
  is 
  furnished 
  

   with 
  porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  

   exposed 
  plumbing. 
  The 
  

   third 
  floor, 
  which 
  is 
  reached 
  

   from 
  two 
  stairways, 
  one 
  on 
  

   either 
  side, 
  contains 
  two 
  

   bedrooms, 
  and 
  a 
  bath 
  and 
  a 
  

   trunk 
  room. 
  

  

  A 
  cellar 
  under 
  the 
  entire 
  

   house 
  contains 
  a 
  heater, 
  fuel 
  

   rooms 
  and 
  cold 
  cellar. 
  The 
  

   kitchen, 
  which 
  occupies 
  the 
  

   old 
  smoke-house, 
  is 
  fur- 
  

   nished 
  with 
  a 
  sink, 
  laundry 
  

   tubs, 
  dresser, 
  store 
  pantry, 
  

   and 
  range 
  placed 
  into 
  the 
  

   old 
  smoke 
  fireplace. 
  Be- 
  

   yond 
  the 
  kitchen 
  are 
  the 
  

   fuel 
  rooms 
  and 
  the 
  shed, 
  in 
  

   which 
  the 
  icebox 
  is 
  placed. 
  

  

  A 
  feature 
  of 
  this 
  estate 
  is 
  

   the 
  servants' 
  hall 
  and 
  lodg- 
  

   ing 
  rooms, 
  which 
  are 
  con- 
  

   tained 
  in 
  the 
  quaint 
  little 
  

   building 
  which 
  is 
  passed 
  

   along 
  the 
  drive 
  on 
  the 
  way 
  

   to 
  the 
  house, 
  thereby 
  isolat- 
  Green 
  Painted 
  Trim, 
  Green 
  Tinted 
  Walls, 
  and 
  Simple 
  Furniture 
  Characterize 
  the 
  Dining-room 
  

  

  