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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1913 



The illustration to the left shows a view of the living-room, that to the right, a view of the dining-room 



to any noticeable extent the spirit of the old order of things. 

 A study of the floor diagrams and the pictures of the 

 interior shows that a much wider departure from tradition 

 has been made for the entrance hall, which opens into the 

 dining-room, and the living-room at the right and left leads 

 into a small library, one entire side of which is planned as 

 an oval. The chimney, with its broad bulk of stone, which 

 stands at one end of the structure, makes possible a fire- 

 place upon the veranda as well as another at one end of the 



space, and it leads to the bedroom floor, where the rooms 

 for family, for guests and for servants are arranged in array 

 which adds greatly to their convenience. 



The unusually high pitch of the roof has made possible 

 an old-fashioned garret under the ridge pole and lighted 

 from small windows at either end, and the home is set in 

 a grove of old trees, which do much to heighten its old time 

 atmosphere. 



The grounds about this picturesque country home are 



long living-room. Another stone chimney at the opposite surrounded by a trimmed hedge of California Privet, and 



end of the house contains the fireplace for the dining-room the driveway, which leads to the entrance, is outlined by 



and also serves for the domestic uses of the kitchen. Barberry, the low shrub which retains its bronze and brown 



The stairway is placed with due regard for economy of leaves and brilliant red berries far into the Winter season. 



The road-front of the Holden house presents one of its most attractive exterior views 



