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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1905 



'Mission' House of Evarts Tracy, Esq 



Plainfield, New Jersey 



NE of the most interesting types of the 

 modern house being built at the present time 

 is the " mission " house illustrated by the 

 dwelling built for Evarts Tracy, Esq., at 

 Plainfield, N. J. 

 J^\) The exterior walls, from the grade to the 

 roof line, are built of brick, the whole of which is covered 

 with a cement stucco, which is treated with a wash presenting 

 a pure white tone, which harmonizes perfectly with the bril- 

 liant red of the Spanish tile roof, which surmounts the whole, 

 and the Italian green painted blinds. The house is placed 

 in the center of a grove of pines, and the setting is most har- 

 monious and attractive. 



It has a paneled wainscoting and an open fireplace with brick, 

 facings and hearth, and a quaint mantel. 



The dining-room is trimmed with chestnut, and is finished 

 in a soft brown color of Flemish tone. The fireplace has a 

 facing of cement and a hearth of red tile. There is a very 

 attractive little mantel, with shelf supported on corbels, and 

 a paneled overmantel, above which there is a plate rack. On 

 either side of the space, occupying this end of the room, are 

 two doorways, with circular heads, one of which forms the en- 

 trance to the china closet and the other to the butler's pantry. 



The kitchen and its dependencies are trimmed with North 

 Carolina pine, and each are furnished with the best modern 

 conveniences. 



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The entrance is into a square 

 hall, from which rise the stairs to 

 the second story. The hall and 

 reception-room are trimmed and 

 finished in forest green, with the 

 side walls finished with a dull 

 green burlap. The ceiling is cov- 

 ered with massive beams. The 

 stairs are a box stairway with a 

 balustrade, and platform for bric- 

 a-brac, etc. 



The living-room is a very at- 

 tractive apartment, and is 

 trimmed with chestnut. The walls 

 are covered with crimson burlap. 



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The second floor is trimmed 

 with pine, and is treated with 

 white enamel. It contains four 

 large bedrooms and two bath- 

 rooms, besides two servant rooms 

 and a bath over the kitchen, with 

 private stairs to the kitchen. The 

 bathrooms are fitted with porce- 

 lain fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 tains storage space, and the cellar 

 plated plumbing. The attic con- 

 a laundry, heaters, etc. 



Messrs. Tracy & Swartwout, 

 architects, 156 Fifth Avenue, 

 New York. 



