﻿December, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  467 
  

  

  The 
  House 
  Is 
  Built 
  of 
  Hard 
  Burned, 
  Sand-finished 
  Red 
  Brick 
  and 
  Stucco 
  of 
  Natural 
  Gray 
  

  

  Residence 
  of 
  Maxwell 
  Wyeth, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  Rosemont, 
  Pennsylvania 
  

  

  By 
  Francis 
  Durando 
  Nichols 
  

  

  HE 
  residence 
  of 
  Maxwell 
  Wyeth, 
  Esq., 
  at 
  

   Rosemont, 
  Pa., 
  designed 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Wilson 
  

   Eyre, 
  presents 
  a 
  typical 
  American 
  house, 
  

   arranged 
  with 
  modified 
  forms. 
  In 
  the 
  

   characteristic 
  American 
  house 
  of 
  to-day 
  

   the 
  keen 
  observer 
  can 
  easily 
  discern 
  the 
  

   effect 
  of 
  the 
  two 
  different 
  tendencies 
  — 
  the 
  

   one 
  which 
  induces 
  the 
  intelligent 
  architect 
  to 
  adhere 
  to 
  cer- 
  

   tain 
  authentic 
  types 
  of 
  domestic 
  design, 
  and 
  the 
  one 
  which 
  

   induces 
  him 
  to 
  modify 
  the 
  type 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  meet 
  the 
  local 
  

   or 
  personal 
  requirements 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  producing 
  a 
  

  

  J=a 
  

  

  novel 
  and 
  individual 
  effect. 
  A 
  house 
  may 
  adhere 
  so 
  closely 
  

   to 
  an 
  authentic 
  type 
  that 
  it 
  loses 
  all 
  individual 
  character; 
  or 
  

   the 
  architect 
  may 
  sacrifice 
  everything 
  in 
  his 
  desire 
  to 
  be 
  

   original, 
  and 
  may 
  thereby 
  lose 
  the 
  deeper 
  charm 
  which 
  

   people 
  of 
  taste 
  derive 
  from 
  well 
  designed 
  architectural 
  

   forms. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  designing 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Wyeth's 
  house, 
  Mr. 
  Eyre 
  has 
  

   demonstrated 
  his 
  personal 
  characteristic 
  by 
  combining 
  the 
  

   two 
  tendencies 
  with 
  the 
  original 
  effects 
  which 
  dominate 
  all 
  

   of 
  his 
  work, 
  and 
  has 
  produced 
  a 
  most 
  harmonious 
  whole. 
  

  

  The 
  house 
  is 
  approached 
  by 
  a 
  curved 
  driveway 
  passing 
  

   into 
  an 
  inclosed 
  court, 
  where 
  a 
  circular 
  sweep 
  brings 
  one 
  to 
  

   the 
  entrance 
  porch. 
  The 
  court 
  contains 
  a 
  winding 
  roadway 
  

   provided 
  with 
  a 
  grassed, 
  circular 
  center. 
  Opposite 
  the 
  en- 
  

   trance 
  gate 
  is 
  placed 
  another 
  gateway 
  leading 
  to 
  the 
  carriage 
  

  

  The 
  Plan 
  Shows 
  Well 
  Studied 
  Arrangement 
  of 
  the 
  House 
  and 
  Out-buildings 
  

  

  