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First floor plan 



out as will be seen from the plans. 



The two bed-chambers which oc- 

 cupy this portion are spacious rooms, 

 provided with ample closets, well 

 lighted and well ventilated, bay front 

 and end windows. A well appointed 

 bathroom is placed between these two 

 rooms and is accessible from either 

 of them. In the room on the right 

 hand side is an open fireplace. Two 

 other rooms complete the second 

 floor. One of these is also fitted with 

 an open fireplace and in the corners 

 are placed closets. This room ad- 

 joins a second bathroom. Across the The dining-room 

 hall is a small room for use as a study, den or chamber, weather; 



The servants'-rooms occupy the third story, which also comforts 



Second floor plan 



contains an extra bedroom and a 

 storeroom. The service part of the 

 first floor is replete with conveniences. 

 A well arranged staircase leads 

 from the kitchen up through the cen- 

 ter of the house to the servants' quar- 

 ters. It is accessible also from the 

 second floor. 



The service entrance is well ar- 

 ranged at the back of the house. 

 Opening from the living-room there 

 is a spacious piazza overlooking the 

 road and lawn. This affords a pleas- 

 ant retreat from the afternoon sun 

 and the varieties of inconvenient 

 all of which hint that the repose that comes with 

 leaves the inner for this outer realm of the house. 



Garden side of the Master house 



