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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1905 



" Craigston" — The Stair-Hall 



a high pointed roof with a gable surmounting one bay- 

 window, and a dormer the other. To the left is the music- 

 room, which has a wing to itself; and on the right are the 

 servants' quarters, with the stable on the far end. The 

 entrance front, therefore, is composed of various elements, 

 each with its own particular use, and to this fact it owes its 

 wide extent and undeniable interest. 



The house is entered through the great hall, which fills 

 the center from front to front, and opens at the further end 

 onto the terrace at the back. It has a beamed ceiling and a 

 paneled wainscoting. The woodwork is painted white, and 

 the mantel, of brick, is of Colonial design. On the right is 

 a smaller hall, containing the stairs, which is paneled 

 throughout with French walnut, with built-in bookcases. 

 This pleasant, cheerful little room serves also as the library 

 of the house. 



Behind it is the dining-room, with a spreading baywindow 

 at the further end. The woodwork, which includes a pan- 

 eled wainscoting, is painted white. The chimney-piece is 

 built diagonally across one corner, and has a paneled over- 

 mantel ; in the corresponding corner is a built-in china closet. 



The walls above the wainscot are blue, and blue curtains and 

 a blue rug complete the color scheme. 



On the opposite side of the hall the front of the house has 

 a beautiful little reception-room or sun parlor, brilliantly 

 lighted with windows which fill much of its outer walls. 

 Behind it is the billiard-room, which is finished in oak. The 

 paneled wainscoting is tinted a very dark green; the walls 

 above are painted in a green and white lactice design. There 

 is a brick fireplace, and the sash curtains are of green silk. 



The music-room is beyond, and fills a wing of its own. 

 It is a large room, especially built for the immense pipe 

 organ, which is its principal contents. The open, beamed 

 roof is in oak, as is the rest of the woodwork. There is a 

 high paneled wainscot; the upper walls are left in rough 

 plaster of a yellow tint. The fireplace is of Caen stone, 

 and the windows of leaded glass. 



The grounds around the house are well equipped for 

 outdoor sports. There are tennis courts, tracks for hurdle 

 racing, and other provisions for delighting the sportsman 

 and providing for his entertainment. The estate is singularly 

 complete in these matters. 



