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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



December, 1905 



The Home of Prof. H. A. Garfield 



Princeton, New Jersey 



HE house which is occupied by Prof. 

 H. A. Garfield, at Princeton, N. J., and de- 

 signed in the English half-timber style of 

 architecture, was built for Dean Fine, a mem- 

 ber of the faculty of Princeton University. 

 It is built in a handsome manner, with a 

 combination of stone and half-timber, and is delightfully 

 situated among many beautiful trees and shrubs with which 

 the site abounds, and is quite in keeping with the many stately 

 homes with which Princeton is famous. 



The first story is built of rock-faced stone, while the re- 

 mainder of the building is constructed of half-timber, the 

 panels being filled in with stucco work. The house is 

 crowned with well broken gables, and a roof which is covered 

 with shingles. The entrance porch is a handsome one, with 

 its verge boards carved in an excellent manner. The 

 entrance is into a central hall, at the opposite end of which 

 is placed a flower window with paneled seats, over which is 

 a cluster of leaded windows. This hall is trimmed with oak. 

 The stair-hall is to the left of the main hall, and contains a 

 staircase with a newel post representing a carved lion bearing 

 a shield of emblematic design. 



The living-room, to the right of the entrance, is treated 

 with old ivory-white painted trim. The fireplace with 

 which this room is provided is built of brick, with the facings 

 and hearth of tiles, and a mantel of Colonial style. On either 

 side of the fireplace is a French window which opens onto the 

 living-piazza, which is, in winter, inclosed with glass, and 

 forms a sun room. At the front and opening from the vesti- 



The Window at the End of the Hall 



Carved Verge Boards Grace the Entrance Front 



bule, as well as from the 

 hall, is the study, which is 

 trimmed with oak. This 

 little study has a baywindow 

 with seat at the front, book- 

 cases built in around the 

 room, and an ingle-nook 

 separated by a beamed arch. 

 The fireplace is built of 

 brick with facings of the 

 same, and a hearth of tile. 

 The mantel is paneled with 

 an overmantel with corbeled 

 plate shelf, and the same 

 paneled work is carved over 

 the paneled seats with 

 which the ingle-nook is pro- 

 vided. 



The dining-room, trim- 

 med with oak, has two bay- 

 windows with flower 

 shelves and an attractive 

 fireplace with tile trimming 

 and mantel. The butler's 

 pantry, kitchen and its de- 

 pendencies are placed in an 

 extension from the main 

 house. The pantries are 

 fitted up complete, and the 

 kitchen, ventilated and 

 lighted on both sides, con- 

 tains all the necessary ap- 

 'pointments for a well regu- 



