February, 1906 
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The House of James S. Rogers, Esq. 
Haverford, Pennsylvania 
HE house, of simple design, of good archi- 
tecture, and well adapted for the suburbs 
or country, has been built for James S. 
Rogers, Esq., at Haverford, Pa. It is un- 
usually interesting, showing, as it does, its 
broad outlines, with its center face pierced 
door and hooded porch, while the outdoor 
living porch is placed at 
one end, and in winter is 
inclosed with glass, trans- 
forming it into a sun- 
room. 
The exterior walls are 
built of local rock-faced 
stone, laid with broad, 
white joints. The trim- 
mings and all outside 
woodwork are painted 
white. The roof is cov- 
ered with white cedar 
shingles left in their 
natural state. 
The lower floor of the 
house is arranged to give 
a delightful feeling of 
space and freedom within 
the outlines of the walls 
of the main house. The 
hall, which is a central 
one, is trimmed with 
white pine painted white, 
and at the end is a stair- 
case with ornamental 
balustrade and newel 
posts. A broad opening 
without doors is placed between this hall and the living-room. 
The living-room, which is sixteen by twenty-four feet, oc- 
cupies the south end of the house, and is treated the same as 
the hall with painted pine trim. Opposite the broad opening 
leading from the hall is placed the fireplace, which is finished 
with green tile facing, brick hearth and a mantel of 
Colonial design. 
The dining-room, occupying 
the opposite side of the house, is 
trimmed with white pine painted 
white, while the doors are of ma- 
hogany finish in pure Colonial 
style. ‘The fireplace has facings 
and a hearth laid with brick on 
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edge, and a mantel. The butler’s pantry, kitchen and 
laundry are trimmed with yellow pine, and each are fitted 
with all the best modern conveniences. 
The second floor contains four bedrooms, two of which 
are trimmed with white pine painted white, while the re- 
maining two are trimmed with chestnut and finished to bring 
out the grain of its natural wood. 
This floor also contains 
a bathroom, provided with a tiled wainscoting and porcelain 
fixtures, with exposed nickelplated plumbing. There is an 
extra guest-room, two servants’ bedrooms and bath, and a 
trunk-room on the third floor. 
The heating apparatus, fuel-rooms and cold storage are 
in the cellar. This house cost $6,900 to build complete. 
It is a good type of good build- 
ing, well designed in an_har- 
monious style that is perfectly 
adapted to the material. It is 
also well planned. 
Messrs. MclIlvain and Rob- 
erts, architects, Land Title Build- 
ing, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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