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Garden front of the Pakes house 
England so fascinating. The house which has been built 
at the top of these picturesque stone steps is of shingles 
which have been toned to a deep tint by the action of the 
weather. The trimmings are of white and the expanse of 
roof surface is broken by one wide dormer carried across 
the entire front 
above a broad ver- 
anda. 
At one corner of 
the house, away 
from the veranda, 
is the main entrance, 
which is_ sheltered 
by a “Germantown 
hood” extended at. 
one side to surround 
a huge _ chimney 
built of the same 
cobblestones which 
form the wall about 
the grounds. The floor diagrams show exceedingly success- 
ful floor plans, for placing the entrance at one side has made 
it possible to devote the entire front to living- and dining- 
room. The stone chimney provides a very deep fireplace in 
the living-room and two windows 
and a door open upon the screened 
veranda, which overlooks the lawn 
and the brownstone wall. 
The upper floor of Mr. Pakes’ 
house provides four bedrooms and 
a bathroom, all of which are a full 
story in height by reason of the dor- 
mer which breaks the roof lines of 
the front. There are three bed- 
rooms facing the street and all are 
planned with closets, some of which 
are built in the many available 
spaces under the long sloping roof. 
Living Reom 
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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Floor plans of the Pakes house 
Floor plans and view of entrance porch of 
tect’s house at Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey 
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Entrance side of the Pakes house 
Upon still another floor are more bedrooms and storage 
space lighted by semi-circular windows in the gable ends 
and another dormer set in the roof at the back of the build- 
ing. This side of the house has been planned with great 
care and the kitchen entrance is covered with a hood sup- 
ported by wooden 
brackets. A trellis 
upon which vines 
are being trained is 
placed at one end of 
the house and the 
drying yard is 
screened by lattice 
work which agrees 
with lattice panels 
about the founda- 
tions of the veranda. 
A tall hedge of 
Driviete closely 
clipped, would con- 
fer an air of distinction upon almost any country home and 
it increases the beauty of even so interesting a place as is 
shown in the second group of pictures, which illustrate an 
architect's home. ‘The strong and dignified exterior of this 
house is obtained by the use of broad, 
plain wall and roof surfaces, the 
small window-panes and the white 
Doric columns at the entrance. Care- 
fully planted shrubbery and smooth 
lawns surround the house and all are 
enclosed by a wall of green. Placed 
between white wooden benches is 
the principal doorway which opens 
into the entrance-hall. A reception- 
room is placed at the left and at the 
right are living- and dining-rooms. 
In the first of these rooms are built- 
in bookcases, casement windows 
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