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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1905 



The Needles,' the Country House of Mrs. B. P. Cheney 



Peterboro, New Hampshire 



HE NEEDLES," the country house of Mrs. 

 B. P. Cheney, at Peterboro, N. H., is de- 

 signed with great care and with a very close 

 study of its detailed parts. The under- 

 pinning, terrace walls and the stone piers 

 are built of Milford granite. The terrace 

 floor is paved with brick laid in herring-bone pattern. The 

 first story is covered with clapboards and painted a reddish 

 brown color, and the second story is covered with shingles of 

 red cedar, and treated natural with a buttermilk finish. The 

 trimmings are painted ivory-white. The roof is covered with 

 shingles and finished with red stain. 



The entrance is under the front gable, which is in the 

 form of an overhang resting on Colonial columns. The 

 front door is of mahogany, on either side of which are 

 small windows glazed with leaded glass. The plans show a 

 central hall, which is trimmed with quartered oak. It has 

 a paneled wainscoting, wooden cornice and a staircase of 

 handsome design, with hand-cut balusters, newel and rail. 

 From the first landing of the staircase a small bay is thrown 



out into the library, which is glazed with bull's-eye glass, 

 and forms a very attractive feature. 



The library is a handsome room, trimmed with quartered 

 oak. It has bookcases built in and a paneled wainscoting. 

 The ingle-nook contains an open fireplace built of brick, with 

 facings and hearth of Vert Mawrine marble, and a mantel 

 of handsome design. On either side of the fireplace are 

 paneled seats, over which are clusters of small windows 

 glazed with plate glass. The mullions are very small and 

 narrow, so as not to obstruct the view. 



The dining-room is trimmed with quartered oak. It has a 

 paneled wainscoting to the height of seven feet, above which 

 the walls are covered with crimson burlap and the whole 

 finished with a wooden cornice. The open fireplace has fac- 

 ings and a hearth of Siena marble, and a mantel handsomely 

 carved and provided with a paneled overmantel. The 

 kitchen, laundry, pantry and store closet are fitted with all the 

 best modern conveniences, and each are trimmed with rift 

 hard pine, oiled and varnished. 



The second story is trimmed with pine and treated with 



The House 



