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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

  The 
  Water 
  Front 
  Is 
  Supported 
  by 
  a 
  Balustraded 
  Terrace 
  Behind 
  Which 
  Rise 
  Two 
  Spacious 
  Porches 
  

  

  indeed, 
  is 
  the 
  point 
  at 
  which 
  the 
  real 
  immensity 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  

   is 
  most 
  realized. 
  

  

  And 
  the 
  artistic 
  qualities 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  are 
  quite 
  as 
  notable 
  

   as 
  its 
  dimensions. 
  Its 
  architects, 
  Messrs. 
  Howells 
  and 
  

   Stokes, 
  of 
  New 
  York, 
  have 
  handled 
  their 
  subject 
  with 
  great 
  

   skill. 
  Their 
  obvious 
  aim 
  was 
  to 
  build 
  a 
  large 
  house 
  simply 
  

   and 
  well, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  give 
  it 
  an 
  interesting 
  archi- 
  

   tectural 
  expression. 
  Their 
  success 
  is 
  amply 
  testified 
  to 
  by 
  the 
  

   illustrations; 
  but 
  it 
  should, 
  perhaps, 
  be 
  pointed 
  out 
  that 
  the 
  

   artistic 
  success 
  of 
  this 
  house 
  is 
  purely 
  architectural, 
  or 
  that 
  

   of 
  building, 
  if 
  a 
  more 
  comprehensive 
  word 
  be 
  desired. 
  Of 
  

   ornamental 
  features 
  as 
  ordinarily 
  considered 
  there 
  is 
  scarce 
  

   anything 
  at 
  all, 
  nothing, 
  in 
  short, 
  but 
  the 
  great 
  pilasters 
  of 
  

   the 
  entrance 
  pediment. 
  The 
  windows 
  are 
  without 
  external 
  

   frames, 
  the 
  large 
  ones 
  being 
  sunk 
  within 
  unprojected 
  arches 
  

   of 
  brick. 
  It 
  is 
  true 
  that 
  some 
  of 
  these 
  have 
  inner 
  architec- 
  

   tural 
  frames, 
  but 
  the 
  carved 
  ornament 
  is 
  of 
  the 
  rarest 
  sort. 
  

   There 
  is 
  no 
  breaking 
  up 
  of 
  the 
  wall 
  surface 
  anywhere, 
  the 
  

   simple 
  bay 
  windows 
  on 
  the 
  sides, 
  the 
  quoining 
  of 
  the 
  

   walls 
  corners, 
  the 
  plain 
  pilasters 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  

   front 
  porches, 
  are 
  hardly 
  more 
  than 
  the 
  simplest 
  of 
  archi- 
  

   tectural 
  devices, 
  and 
  give 
  mobility 
  to 
  the 
  wall 
  surfaces 
  rather 
  

   than 
  diversify 
  it. 
  

  

  Yet 
  with 
  all 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  thoroughly 
  artistic 
  house. 
  If 
  its 
  walls 
  

   are 
  plain 
  and 
  its 
  ornamentation 
  slight, 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  without 
  in- 
  

   terest. 
  On 
  the 
  contrary, 
  it 
  possesses 
  interest 
  of 
  a 
  very 
  high 
  

   order, 
  the 
  interest 
  of 
  good 
  architecture, 
  well 
  applied, 
  skil- 
  

   fully 
  combined, 
  and 
  detailed 
  in 
  a 
  thoroughly 
  workmanlike 
  

   manner. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  house 
  beautifully 
  adapted 
  to 
  its 
  situation 
  

   directly 
  upon 
  the 
  water, 
  and, 
  as 
  we 
  shall 
  immediately 
  see, 
  

   quite 
  as 
  beautifully 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  demands 
  made 
  upon 
  its 
  

   interior. 
  

  

  A 
  short 
  flight 
  of 
  steps 
  conducts 
  one 
  to 
  the 
  entrance 
  door- 
  

   way, 
  by 
  which 
  one 
  is 
  immediately 
  ushered 
  into 
  the 
  main 
  

   hall. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  beautiful 
  apartment 
  running 
  the 
  full 
  length 
  

   of 
  the 
  house 
  from 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  each 
  wing, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  joined 
  

   to 
  passages 
  and 
  alcoves 
  at 
  either 
  end. 
  The 
  prevailing 
  colors 
  

   are 
  green 
  and 
  white, 
  colors 
  which 
  are 
  given 
  to 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  rooms 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  floor, 
  but 
  quite 
  varied 
  in 
  their 
  combina- 
  

   tions 
  and 
  thoroughly 
  individual 
  in 
  each 
  apartment. 
  The 
  

   hall 
  has 
  a 
  high 
  wainscot 
  of 
  paneled 
  wood, 
  painted 
  white, 
  with 
  

   Ionic 
  pilasters 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  central 
  door 
  and 
  columns 
  

   of 
  the 
  same 
  fine 
  order 
  at 
  the 
  ends. 
  The 
  plainly 
  detailed 
  

   cornice 
  is 
  white, 
  as 
  is 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  The 
  latter 
  is 
  perfectly 
  

   plain 
  except 
  for 
  the 
  encased 
  rafters 
  which 
  divide 
  it 
  into 
  

   panels, 
  and 
  which 
  are 
  supported 
  by 
  the 
  pilasters 
  and 
  columns. 
  

   The 
  walls 
  above 
  the 
  wainscot 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  paper 
  in 
  two 
  

   rich 
  shades 
  of 
  green, 
  and 
  on 
  it 
  are 
  hung 
  family 
  portraits 
  in 
  

   gilded 
  frames. 
  The 
  hardwood 
  floor 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  green 
  

   rugs 
  — 
  plain 
  centers 
  and 
  simple 
  borders. 
  The 
  window 
  cur- 
  

   tains 
  are 
  of 
  two 
  shades 
  of 
  green, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  central 
  doorway, 
  

   which 
  leads 
  to 
  the 
  living-room, 
  are 
  portieres 
  of 
  green 
  and 
  

   white. 
  Along 
  each 
  wall 
  is 
  stood 
  a 
  fine 
  collection 
  of 
  old 
  fur- 
  

   niture, 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  pieces 
  being 
  richly 
  carved, 
  and 
  all 
  of 
  

   great 
  artistic 
  interest. 
  

  

  Beyond 
  the 
  columns 
  to 
  the 
  right 
  is 
  a 
  fireplace 
  and 
  mantel. 
  

   This 
  is 
  of 
  wood, 
  painted 
  white, 
  with 
  facings 
  of 
  mottled 
  

   green 
  marble. 
  This 
  space 
  serves 
  as 
  an 
  anti-chamber 
  to 
  the 
  

   stairhall, 
  which 
  is 
  at 
  right 
  angles 
  to 
  the 
  main 
  hall, 
  and 
  is 
  

   thus 
  completely 
  hidden 
  from 
  the 
  entrance 
  doorway. 
  Its 
  

   decorative 
  treatment 
  is 
  identical 
  with 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  main 
  hall, 
  

   save 
  that 
  the 
  walls 
  around 
  the 
  stairs 
  are 
  completely 
  paneled 
  

   in 
  wood 
  above 
  the 
  wainscot. 
  The 
  balusters 
  are 
  of 
  a 
  delicate 
  

   Colonial 
  design 
  and 
  the 
  handrail 
  of 
  mahogany. 
  

  

  The 
  living-room 
  occupies 
  the 
  whole 
  of 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  

   house. 
  The 
  main 
  door 
  is 
  directly 
  opposite 
  the 
  entrance 
  door- 
  

   way 
  of 
  the 
  hall. 
  On 
  either 
  side 
  is 
  an 
  old 
  Italian 
  alabaster 
  

   column, 
  very 
  slender 
  in 
  design, 
  now 
  converted 
  into 
  an 
  elec- 
  

   tric 
  light 
  standard. 
  The 
  floor 
  is 
  two 
  steps 
  below 
  the 
  level 
  

   of 
  the 
  main 
  hall, 
  and 
  standing 
  on 
  them, 
  within 
  the 
  room, 
  one 
  

   on 
  each 
  side, 
  is 
  a 
  brass 
  church 
  candlestick. 
  The 
  hardwood 
  

   floor 
  is 
  laid 
  in 
  small 
  squares, 
  and 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  three 
  large 
  

   green 
  rugs, 
  with 
  plain 
  centers 
  and 
  simple 
  borders. 
  There 
  is 
  

   a 
  shallow 
  baseboard 
  around 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  the 
  walls, 
  which 
  are 
  

   faced 
  with 
  green 
  striped 
  paper 
  in 
  two 
  shades. 
  There 
  are 
  

   columns 
  and 
  pilasters 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  door, 
  and 
  

  

  