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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1905 



The Country Home of John R. Sherman, Esq. 



Port Henry, New York 



HE country home of John R. Sherman, Esq., 

 is at Port Henry, N. Y. This field stone, 

 shingle and half-timber house presents a 

 very happy combination, and the color 

 scheme and its whole environment give a har- 

 monious effect. 



The underpinning and the first story are built of field stone 

 laid up at random, and in such a manner as to preserve the 

 moss on the stones and not to show the mortar joints. The 

 second story is of wood, and the exterior is covered with 

 white cedar shingles, which are left to weather finish. The 

 third story and gables are beamed. These beams are stained 

 a soft brown color, while the stucco which is placed between 

 the beams is of its natural silver-gray color. The roof is 

 covered with shingles and is stained a brilliant red. All the 

 trimmings are painted a soft brown color. 



Concluded 



The entrance and living-halls are thrown into one apart- 

 ment, and the whole is finished so as to present one large 

 living-room. This living-hall is trimmed with pine and is 

 treated with ivory-white enamel. It has a high paneled wain- 

 scoting, above which the walls are treated with crimson 

 decoration. The ceiling is beamed. These beams are sup- 

 ported on columns and pilasters. 



The fireplace has facings and a hearth of Pavonazetto 

 marble, and a mantel of chaste design of the Colonial style, 

 handsomely carved, and provided with an overmantel with 

 a paneled center and columns on either side. The doors have 

 one panel, and are of mahogany. The stairway is of hand- 

 some design, with painted balusters and mahogany rail. 

 These stairs are recessed into a stair-hall. The main en- 

 trance is from the porte-cochere. The music-room is treated 

 with ivory-white, and it has a wall covered with golden silk. 



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