DZ 
AMERICAN HOMES 
AND GARDENS 
January, 1906 
The Residence of E. Harris Janes, Esq. 
Fordham Heights, New York 
types of the modern house 
being erected in this coun- 
try is that of the English 
suburban type. The house 
Aa which is illustrated here- 
with has been built for E. Harris Janes, 
F'sq., the well known architect, at Fordham 
Heights, New York. 
The site chosen is high above the Har- 
lem River, over which a commanding view 
is obtained from the rear of the house, 
which faces the river, and including the 
surrounding country. 
The entrance porch placed in the center 
of the facade with its columns and stone 
caps, its overhanging balconies, its  stair- 
case window to the right glazed with lead- 
ed glass, and its chimney at the end of the 
house, which is an architectural feature in 
itself, are all good points, which are quite 
worthy of notice on the exterior. The 
building is constructed of Harvard brick, 
laid in Flemish bond and in red mortar, 
with the joints well cleaned so as to show 
deep shadows. 
The gables ends are paneled with half- 
timber work, which is stained a soft brown color, while the 
panels are filled in with rough stucco. The roof is covered 
with blue slate. Crossing the porch, with its herring-bone 
pattern brick pavement, and its seats on either side, the front 
door is reached, which forms the entrance to the hall. 
This hall is treated with ivory-white and contains an at- 
tractive staircase with white painted balusters and steps and 
a mahogany rail. This stairway rises to a broad landing from 
The Ingle-Nook of the Living-Room has a Brick Fireplace with Built-in 
Bookcases on Either Side 
A House of the English Suburban Type, built of Harvard Brick laid in Red Mortar 
which a baywindow is thrown out, in which there is placed 
a paneled seat and above which there are a cluster of win- 
dows glazed with leaded stained glass, shedding a soft and 
pleasant light over the upper and lower halls. To the left 
of the hall is placed the reception-room, treated in old ivory- 
white with delicate wall decorations. There is a pleasant 
window and seat to the front of the room, while to the side 
is a cluster of delicately tinted stained glass windows of pic- 
turesque and emblematic design. 
Opposite the front entrance is an arch- 
way, supported on columns from which a 
short flight of steps descends to the living- 
room, which is large and spacious. 
The living-room, trimmed with white 
pine, is treated with white enamel paint. An 
ingle-nook at one end of the room contains 
a brick fireplace rising to the ceiling, with 
the hearth and the facings of the same and 
a dressed stone mantel. On either side of 
the fireplace there are bookcases built in, 
above which there are stained glass win- 
dows; this ingle-nook also contains paneled 
seats. French windows open onto the 
broad, spacious piazza, which in winter is 
inclosed with glass and used for a sun- 
room. 
The dining-room, separated from the 
living-room by a _ columned archway, is 
trimmed with pine and treated with ivory- 
white. ‘he open fireplace has facings and 
a hearth of white enamel tiling, and a 
carved mantel and overmantel with mir- 
ror, in the Colonial style. ‘There is a plate 
rack placed about seven feet from the floor 
on which there is placed some rare old wil- 
low pattern ware. In two corners of the 
