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The hallway 
front includes the main entrance, of course, and presents the 
formal appearance expected of the street front of a dig- 
nified suburban home. At the opposite side of the house 
a broad terrace overlooks a stretch of lawn which extends 
to the edge of the woodland. ‘The house is built of stones 
upon the usual framework of metal lathing. Here the 
stucco is extended down to the ground over the foundation 
of concrete which gives rather a more 
solid and substantial effect than if the 
foundation were allowed to appear. 
The roof is of shingles with the 
gables “clipped” and here, as at the 
eaves in every part of the house, the 
shingles have been so applied that 
they present the appearance of a roof 
of thatch and the use of casement 
windows further heightens the old 
English effect. A wide, low roof or , 
hood shelters the entrance and this 
hood, as well as the roof of the house 
itself, is of a deep, dark red. ‘The 
walls of the roughened stucco are of 
a rather dark gray and the exterior 
trim, including the trellises and the 
vertical bands at the corners of the 
house, are of a dark green. One 
wing which contains the kitchen and other service quarters 
is balanced at the opposite end of the building by a veranda 
above which is a sleeping-porch, screened and partially en- 
closed. The chimneys are so placed that they do not break 
the long line of the ridge of the roof which curves down- 
ward at either end, and back of the house is a background 
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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Floor plans of the Russell house 
June, 1912 
The living-room 
of trees, which forms the most satisfying of all settings for 
a suburban home. 
The floor plans carry out the idea suggested by the two 
facades of the house .and the rooms are so planned that the 
most attractive views are had from the living-room, the 
dining-room and the veranda rather than from those parts 
of the house which are not so constantly used. This re- 
verses the usual arrangement where 
the principal rooms face the street re- 
gardless of more attractive outlooks 
in other directions. We know of one 
very costly countryhouse where by 
far the most attractive view—a 
stretch over miles of beautiful mead- 
ow to a range of mountains—is from 
the window of a butler’s pantry. The 
main entrance of the Russell house is 
into the main hall, which also contains 
the staircase, lighted by a window 
upon each landing. Directly ahead is 
Jthe dining-room, to the left is a small 
library or den and to the right is the 
living-room, which is delightfully spa- 
cious and planned to receive sunshine 
during the greater part of the day. 
Here is a group of small-paned case- 
ment windows facing the approach to the house and another 
group overlooking the lawn. One side of the room is taken 
up by fireplace and mantel and two windows, one coming 
to the floor and opening upon a veranda which gives a 
glimpse into the woods which surround the house. The 
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SLEEPING 
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The dining-room 
