﻿October, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  387 
  

  

  First 
  Flood 
  Pi_Ars 
  

  

  with 
  hand-split 
  cypress 
  shingles 
  laid 
  nine 
  inches 
  to 
  the 
  

   weather, 
  and 
  painted 
  white, 
  harmonizing 
  well 
  with 
  the 
  green 
  

   painted 
  blinds 
  and 
  the 
  tile-red 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  stained 
  shingled 
  

   roof. 
  The 
  woodwork 
  around 
  the 
  sash 
  and 
  the 
  sash 
  frames 
  

   are 
  painted 
  white. 
  The 
  interior 
  plan 
  shows 
  a 
  reception-hall, 
  

   library, 
  dining-room 
  and 
  kitchen 
  on 
  the 
  first 
  floor, 
  four 
  bed- 
  

   rooms 
  and 
  bathroom 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  floor 
  and 
  two 
  bedrooms 
  

   and 
  a 
  trunk 
  room 
  on 
  the 
  third 
  floor. 
  

  

  The 
  hall 
  is 
  trimmed 
  with 
  chestnut 
  and 
  stained 
  a 
  Flemish 
  

   brown. 
  It 
  contains 
  an 
  ornamental 
  staircase 
  with 
  a 
  seat 
  at 
  

   one 
  side. 
  The 
  library 
  is 
  trimmed 
  and 
  finished 
  in 
  a 
  similar 
  

   manner, 
  and 
  is 
  separated 
  from 
  the 
  hall 
  by 
  an 
  archway 
  with 
  

   columns 
  resting 
  on 
  paneled 
  pedestals. 
  The 
  dining-room 
  is 
  

  

  3 
  — 
  A 
  Simple 
  Exterior 
  Painted 
  White, 
  with 
  Green 
  Shutters 
  

  

  painted 
  old 
  ivory 
  white 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  plate 
  rack 
  around 
  the 
  room. 
  

   A 
  brick 
  fireplace, 
  with 
  a 
  Colonial 
  mantel, 
  is 
  in 
  one 
  corner. 
  

   The 
  butler's 
  pantry 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  dressers, 
  sinks 
  and 
  cup- 
  

   boards. 
  A 
  door 
  opens 
  from 
  the 
  pantry 
  to 
  the 
  kitchen 
  and 
  

   laundry, 
  both 
  of 
  which 
  are 
  trimmed 
  with 
  chestnut 
  and 
  fin- 
  

   ished 
  natural. 
  The 
  former 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  a 
  range, 
  sink 
  and 
  

   a 
  pot 
  closet, 
  while 
  the 
  laundry 
  is 
  fitted 
  with 
  washtrays. 
  

  

  The 
  four 
  bedrooms 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  floor 
  are 
  trimmed 
  with 
  

   chestnut 
  and 
  are 
  finished 
  natural. 
  The 
  bathroom 
  is 
  painted 
  

   with 
  white 
  enamel 
  and 
  is 
  finished 
  with 
  porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  

   exposed 
  nickelplated 
  plumbing. 
  The 
  two 
  bedrooms 
  on 
  the 
  

   third 
  floor 
  are 
  treated 
  with 
  ivory-white 
  paint. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  

   cellar 
  under 
  the 
  entire 
  house, 
  containing 
  the 
  heating 
  appa- 
  

  

  ■ 
  eco/hp 
  Floor 
  Pla/sJ. 
  

  

  4— 
  The 
  Living-porch 
  on 
  the 
  Side 
  Is 
  Quite 
  Distinct 
  from 
  the 
  Entrance 
  Porch 
  on 
  the 
  Front 
  

  

  