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4—The House, While Similar to that Shown in Figure 3, Is Differently Planned 
color and finish. From the first to the last, each room should 
be treated as a whole. | Such furniture as is needed for con- 
stant use may be so placed that it leaves plenty of free space 
in the room, and when placed it should be left alone. Noth- 
ing so much disturbs the much-desired home atmosphere as 
to make frequent changes in the disposition of the furniture, 
so that the general:aspect.of the room is: undergoing contin- 
ual alteration. If the rpomuis right in the first_place, it can- 
not be as satisfactorily arranged in any other way, for every- 
thing should fall into place as naturally as if it had grown 
there before the. rgom is pronounced complete, and there it 
should remain. ; 
“Chapel House” is the unique name given to the-dwelling 
illustrated in Figure 2, and-is.one of a group of houses 
built for Charles E. Frick, Esq., at Oak Lane, Pay, dine 
designed in ch ‘English style, ‘and the, Gothic porch,” ‘from. 
: ‘color. 
"ond Story is constructed of stucco and tinted a Colonial 
which it derives its name, is the characteristic feature of the. 
Its combination of stone, stucco and ee ae 
exterior. 
is similar to many of the houses seen in rural England. - 
It is a dificult matter to secure a simple and inexpensive 
house which may well be adaptéd‘to the suburbs- or’ country, 
and so planned as to afford comfortable accommodations, 
such as:the architect, Mr. Walter F. Price, has been able to 
give in his; close study of this _particular house. “Chapel 
House”’ is-unusually interesting in its structure, with an over- 
hanging roof and a deeply recessed porch, and an arrange- 
ment of windows which gives a maximum of air and sunlight 
and a pleasant outlook. The house is plannéd for a plot of 
_the average suburban size. 
The under-pinning and part of 
thé first story is built of local rock-faced stone of a soft gray 
.The remainder of the first story and the entire sec-. 
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5—Chimney and Bay-Window Lend Charm to the Exterior 
