December, 1912 
light and ventilation. 
In point of loca- 
tion the dwelling is 
especially fortun- 
nate. It occupies 
the center of a 
slightly elevated 
plot of land, attord- 
ing surroundings of 
grassland, inter- 
spersed with trees, 
and at the front it 
commands a view of 
the highway. The 
soft gray of the ce- 
ment and dark 
brown of the trim 
afford a combina- 
tion of coloring that 
contrasts charming- 
ly with the deep 
green of the grass- 
land flankings, and 
shrubbery and vines, 
planted about the 
house base, and as 
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The dining-room 
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is placed, is shown 
to the best advan- 
tage. The sur- 
roundings tend to 
convey an impres- 
sion of more space 
than is really the 
case, and the error 
of too much space at 
one point, and not 
enough at another, 
which so often mars 
a really good dwel- 
ing, is here most 
happily avoided. 
The approach is 
along a brick path 
that ends at a plat- 
form, reached by as- 
cending two steps, 
from which access is 
gained to the en- 
trance-porch — a 
particularly interest- 
ing example of a 
simple, dignified 
yet undeveloped, bid fair in time to add a further decora- type. From here, a.glazed door opens into a vestibule, and 
tive touch to a most attractive ensemble. The house as it beyond leads the hallway, a conveniently arranged, and well- 
Entrance-hall looking into the den 
