March, 1906 
The House is of Gray Stucco, with Gray Trimmings. 
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The High Pitched Roof is Shingled and Stained a Brilliant Red 
The Entrance Front Has an Imposing and Handsome Doorway 
mings are painted in harmony in a soft gray. The high 
pitched roof, which is covered with shingles and stained a 
brilliant red, lends character to the building. The orna- 
mental chimnies which pierce this roof are also built of stucco. 
Upon entering the house through the vestibule one finds 
oneself within the confines of the living-hall. This living- 
hall, with its adoption of modern and simple ideas of house- 
building, seems to be returning to the old time dignity as one 
of the important rooms of the house, and what was once a 
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mere entrance—a stair hall—of a house is now growing, as is 
shown, into a larger vestibule. Whether large or small or 
medium size, as in this particular case, the hall is worthy of 
careful consideration as to structural features and color 
scheme, for the general effect and impression obtained upon 
entering is the keynote of the entire house. The hall should 
convey the suggestion of welcome and repose, and should be 
decorated according to its relation to the house. ‘This hall 
is placed on the north side of the building and is, as it should 
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PAMArET 
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»SECOND-STORY RUAN. 
Plans of the House of Walter B. Todd, Esq., at “ Rock Ridge,” Greenwich, Connecticut 
