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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1905 



The Residence of S. S. Dennis, Esq. 



Morristown, New Jersey 



IHE residence of S. S. Dennis, Esq., of 

 Morristown, N. J., is constructed in the 

 Georgian style, of Harvard brick, with 

 white marble and wood trimmings. All the 

 woodwork is painted a pure white. The 

 roof is gambrel in form, and is covered with 

 shingles and left to weather finish a natural silver-gray color. 

 The design is similar in many respects to other houses of this 

 character, but differs from them in that the exterior archi- 

 tectural detail is more in accordance with the Georgian 

 period and is more solid and massive in character. 



The entrance is into a central hall, which is trimmed with 

 white pine and treated with white enamel. It has massive 



paneled wainscoting and a wooden cornice. The open fire- 

 place has facing and hearth of tile and a mantel of classic 

 design. This fireplace is recessed in a baywindow, and on 

 either side is a window, beneath which is a paneled seat. 

 The butler's pantry is fitted with drawers, dressers and cup- 

 board, sink, etc. 



The kitchen and its dependencies are fitted up in a first-class 

 manner with all the best modern conveniences. The rear hall 

 contains an elevator, around which the rear stairs rise to the 

 second story. The servants' hall is placed at the rear of the 

 extension, and is lighted and ventilated on three sides of 

 the room. 



The second story is furnished with white enamel trim and 



The Staircase 



door and window casings. The walls are covered with 

 crimson burlap. The staircase is of an ornamental char- 

 acter, with painted balusters and newel posts and mahogany 

 rail. The living-room, which is placed to the left of the hall, 

 opens directly on the piazza, and is also treated with white 

 enamel, and is provided with a massive frieze. It has a 

 broad, open fireplace with marble facings, and hearth and 

 mantel. 



The library is trimmed with pine and treated with white 

 enamel. The walls are crimson and finished with a massive 

 wooden cornice. Bookcases are built in, extending around 

 the room, and are furnished with doors glazed with leaded 

 glass. The open fireplace is built of glazed brick, with the 

 facings and hearth of the same, and a mantel of Colonial 

 style. The dining-room is trimmed with oak, and has a 



mahogany doors. This floor contains four bedrooms, two 

 bathrooms and a large, open hall, with a boudoir at the front, 

 separated from the hall by sliding doors and connecting with 

 each of the front bedrooms. The bathrooms are fitted up 

 with porcelain fixtures of the highest grade and open 

 plumbing of nickelplate. 



The third floor contains a large children's playroom, to- 

 gether with the guest rooms and children's room. The serv- 

 ant quarters are isolated from the main part of the second 

 story by being placed in the extension. There are four serv- 

 ants' rooms and bath, which are fitted up complete. The cel- 

 lar, cemented, contains the heating apparatus, fuel rooms, 

 laundry, cold storage, etc. 



Mr. J. M. A. Darrach, architect, 1133 Broadway, 

 New York. 



