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which has been so planted 
with shrubbery that the ap- 
parent size of the place is 
very much increased. The 
walls of the lower story of 
the house are of stucco, 
which also covers the foun- 
dation walls where they ap- 
pear above the ground. The 
gable ends and the sweeping 
gambrel roof are of shingles 
with a slightly roughened 
sumtace which is either 
stained or left to acquire the 
weather worn appearance 
which exposure to rain and 
sunshine very shortly pro- 
duces.» The roof-is here 
brought down very low, coy- 
ering the entrance doorway 
and the two shallow bay windows which are placed at either 
side. A veranda placed at each end of the building ex- 
tends its lines and preserves the formal balance of the 
house and the roof is broken by one long, continuous dor- 
mer which enlarges and lights the upper floor with even 
less breaking of roof lines than there would be had three 
as 
LAUNDRY 
PIAZZA 
LIVING 
ROOM 
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FIRST FLOOR. 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
The hall and stairway with its wainscoting and graceful baluster and 
newel 
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the panels of lattice-work 
placed just beneath. These 
points of design are quite in 
accord with the principles of 
early Dutch colonial archi- 
tecture, for what little in- 
terior decoration there is 
has been placed where it 
strengthens and emphasizes 
structural lines. 
Before the main entrance 
is a small porch with steps at 
either end rather than at the 
front, which is the usual 
method. The door itself is 
filled with six tiny squares of 
glass which light the hallway 
within, where the interior 
has been planned upon the 
same modified Dutch colonial 
lines which have been used for the exterior of the building. A 
broad hall divides the house and wide doorways open into 
rooms at either side. Just ahead, as one enters the hall, 
the stairway with its wainscoting and graceful baluster and 
newel leads to the floor above. Beneath the landing of the 
stairs is placed an arch in the old-fashioned manner, and 
CHAMBER. 
— SECOND FLOOR 
First and second floor plans of the Marvin house 
or four smaller dormer windows been used. As seen from 
the roadside the interest of the house depends very 
largely upon the skill with which it has been placed amid its 
surroundings, the well-designed details of planning, such as 
the wooden blinds at the entrance door, the transoms and 
casements of the oriel windows and the simple but very 
decorative character of the railing of the veranda and 
The library is may Z roomful of Babks 
just beyond is a Dutch door divided horizontally in the 
middle, which one feels sure leads into a garden where 
tulips, hyacinths and other bulbous plants bloom with the 
first breath of Spring. The walls of the entrance hall are 
covered with a foliage paper, woodwork is of white enamel 
and several old rush-bottomed chairs with straight backs 
painted in black and gold do much to carry out the old- 
The dining-room is bright and attractive 
