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ney with its many fireplaces must be 
placed in the center of the house so that 
the arrangement of rooms and stair- 
ways must be left somewhat to circum- 
stances. The space at one side of the 
entrance hall is devoted to a large living- 
room—the ‘“‘keeping-room” of a New 
England farmhouse which, no doubt, 
was a lineal descendant of the “great 
hall” of a home in England. The rest 
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of the main floor is given 
up to the dining-room and 
a little library or study 
called a “den.” All of these 
old rooms are beautiful and 
extremely interesting with 
their old fireplaces, that in 
, | the dining-room having the 
old-fashioned brick oven in 
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A panel in relief hee been ei in the back: 
work above the mantel shelf of the fireplace 
= which the housewives of placed that it faces three di- 
| am New England did their bak- _ rections and receives the sun- 
ee ing. The ceilings in these shine during the entire day. . 
] é | rooms are, of course, quite There are three bedrooms, aay x 
seer aes low and are slightly uneven, two bathrooms and closets. Seconn FLoor PLAN =| 
The house, though entirely remodeled, 
retains the charm of the 
is made of brick with a bas- 
relief in ivory-tinted plaster 
built right into the masonry. 
The second floor of the 
main building is arranged 
in a delightfully rambling 
fashion with a pleasantly 
planned sitting-room, which 
has a fireplace and is so 
July, 1912 
which adds greatly to their interest. 
Woodwork about windows and doors 
and in paneling about mantels and chim- 
neys is of the old-fashioned New Eng- 
land variety, quite guiltless of ornamen- 
tation and painted white, in keeping with 
its traditions. Opening from the living- 
room is a large square piazza which has 
been enclosed with glass in small panes. 
This room is provided with a fireplace 
which, like the entire chimney-breast, 
old Massachusetts farmhouses 
