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door which has been inserted and which 

 opens into an outdoor veranda. On 

 the opposite side of the house, an over- 

 hang allows for a glassed-in sun parlor 

 which is used generally as a breakfast 

 room. Both the veranda and the break- 

 fast room have brick-tiled floors. 



The house, as it originally stood, had 

 four rooms and a hall. The latter has 

 been left untouched, no change having 

 been made in the narrow staircase with 

 its two sharp turns that lead to the sec- 

 ond story. The hangings of the hall are 

 reproductions of the old-time paper, 

 showing soft gray coloring and land- 

 scape effects. At the right of the hall is 

 the long living-room. Here the original 

 fireplace has been retained, while the Second 



room has been lengthened and widened by the taking in of 

 a small room which was used originally as a dining-room. 

 The stud, which is six feet eight inches high, is in keeping 

 with the rest of the house. When it was first purchased 

 the beams had been all incased, but they are now left 

 exposed, showing the hand-hewn surfaces. The walls 

 were in very bad condition, being papered sometimes ten 

 thicknesses deep. These have now been given a coloring 

 of natural burlap, the soft tinting of which is in perfect 

 harmony with the other features of this room. 



The same board floor has been retained, and the rugs 

 show simplicity and good taste. The furniture is all of 

 Colonial period, covered with Summer dress of chintz. 



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The windows are hung with curtains of 

 scrim, and on the old-fashioned window 

 sills, which are about nine inches wide, 

 are potted plants in bright bloom. In 

 one corner is a buffet which makes a good 

 setting for the collection of old pewter. 

 This room opens at the side into the en- 

 closed out-of-doors piazza, which is fit- 

 ted up most attractively as a sitting- 

 room, while the service department is at 

 the rear. The dining-room opens off from 

 the living-room. It is a large room, 

 originally having nine doors and four 

 windows. A feature of this room is the 

 large old-fashioned fireplace with its 

 pewter ornaments. At the opposite 

 side of the room has been placed one 

 floor plan f t h e best examples of old-time china 



closet. This has been in the family for many years, and 

 was introduced into this home soon after its purchase. The 

 shell at the top shows its early period and also marks it 

 as one of the best types of corner closets in existence. This 

 is used principally for rare old china, mostly family heir- 

 looms, and makes a fitting receptacle for these treasured 

 possessions. Many pieces of fine old furniture are in this 

 room, and the hangings of blue and white Japanese grass 

 cloth are in good taste and offer a beautiful background 

 for them. In the remodeling of this house great attention 

 has been paid to keeping the old-time features as much as 

 possible. This is shown in the brass knobs and the strap- 

 hinges on the doors. Upstairs the house is, if possible, 



The living-room of the remodeled house was made by lengthening the original room through throwing into it the original dining-room 



