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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1905 



The Residence of Francis B. Rice, Esq 



Westwood, Massachusetts 



^j| HE residence of Francis B. Rice, Esq., at 

 Westwood, Mass., is designed in an attract- 

 ive manner with Colonial detail. The small, 

 lighted windows, with white painted wooden 

 shutters, give a quaintness to the general 

 effect. The building is constructed of 

 red brick with white granite and Indiana limestone trim- 

 mings. The porches and main cornice are of wood. The 

 roof is covered with shingles and is stained a dark green. 



The entrance is into a vestibule from which a short flight 

 of stairs rises up to the level of the living-room floor. This 

 living-room is trimmed with wood, painted white, with 

 mahogany doors. The walls have a low, paneled wainscoting. 



The staircase rises up at one side to a broad landing, from 

 which another short flight of stairs rises up to the second 

 story. The archway separating the stairs from the living- 

 room is supported on Ionic columns; one of the columns 

 forms the newel post from which the balustrade and mahog- 

 any rail spring. Ionic pilasters, corresponding with columns, 

 are placed at stated intervals on the three other sides of the 

 room, giving it a classic characteristic; the whole supports a 

 massive wooden frieze. The fireplace is built with Roman 

 brick and the facings and hearth are of the same, and a 

 mantel of Colonial style with a paneled overmantel. 



The den is treated in forest green, while the library is 

 trimmed with white wood and is painted ivory-white, with 



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The Entrance Front 



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