318 AMERICAN HOMES AND “GARDENS 
From the living-room the family piazza is reached, and is 
rightly placed, for it is, as it should be; separate from the% 
entrance porch. ‘The dining-room has a bay-window with 
seat, and a large butler’s pantry fitted:»with drawers, dressers 
and sink.. The kitchen is also fitted with all the-best modérn 
conveniences. A feature of this plan is the eéonomical ’ar- 
rangement of the stairs, which occupy a very small space. 
The second floor has white painted trim, and the walls, of 
rough plaster, are tinted in various colors. There are four 
bed-rooms which are well lighted and ventilated, and pro- 
vided with large closets, and a sewing-room. The bathrooms 
are particularly well placed and are so arranged that they can 
be reached from each of the bedrooms; they are fitted with 
porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated plumbing. The 
walls are of Keene cement and are varnished to a white gloss. 
There is one large room in the attic, with a provision for two 
other rooms and bath, when desired.. The cellar contains a 
heating apparatus, fuel-rooms, ‘laundry and cold storage 
room. ‘The cost of this house was.as follows: General con- 
tracts, $5,509; electric work, $160; furnace, heating and 
gas, $847; electric fixtures, $117, making a total cost of 
$6,633. Mr. Henry Atterbury Smith, New York, was the 
architect as well as the architect of most of the houses built 
at Dongan Hills. 
Mr. Smith has given special attention to’the building of 
economical and well executed houses, and is also the’afchitect 
of the attractive house built for Charles W. Bowing, Esqs 
also at Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Figure 8. 
soft brown trimmings, dark green painted shutters, white 
painted sash, and a dark green stained shingled roof. 
The entrance is at the side, with a porch leading to the ves- 
tibule and hall, containing an attractive stairway. ‘This hall, 
as well as the entire first floor, except the kitchen, is finished 
with a Flemish brown stain. The walls in the hall are cov- 
ered with a paper in a bold green and white palm design. 
The living-room has a light silver and gold paper, in har- 
mony with the delicate summer furniture and furnishings 
with which the room is fitted. It has an open fireplace with 
Roman brick facings and hearth, and a mantel, at one side of 
which is a paneled seat. The den is conveniently placed near 
the entrance for the man of the house, who may have business 
matters which require attention and who does not wish to in- 
terfere with the privacy of the rest of the house. The coat 
closet and connecting lavatory are convenient. ‘The dining- 
room, which adjoins the living-room, is furnished with an 
old rose wall paper, warm in color, and an open fireplace with 
facings and hearth of Roman brick, and mantel.» The but- 
ler’s pantry, kitchen, servants’ hall and laundry are finished 
with hard oil and varnish, and each is fitted witih all the best 
modern improvements. 
The second floor, containing the owner’s suite, consisting 
of one large bedroom, dressing-room, nursery and bath, and 
This housé 
has a brick foundation, a silver gray shingled exterior, with: 
May, 1906 
with the two guest rooms and bath-room, are quite the fea- 
ture of this floor. In the extension over the kitchen there 
are.two servants’ bedrooms and bath, reached by a private 
stairway from the kitchen. ‘The attic is not finished off, but 
contains ample space for several rooms and bath, if desired. 
The bathrooms have tiled walls, also of Keene’s cement, var- 
nished to a gloss, and are furnished with porcelain fixtures 
and exposed nickelplated plumbing. The heating apparatus 
and fuel rooms are placed in the cellar. This house cost 
$7,700 complete. 
Mr. Smith is also the architect of Mr. Ernest H. Foster’s 
house also at the same place, Fig. 10. The house is 
very attractive, on account of its simplicity, and is designed 
inthe manner of the old New England farm-house with 
square lines and gambrel roof. The under-pinning is built 
of brick laid in white mortar. ‘The building above is of 
wood, and is covered with shingles, which are left to weather 
finish, while the trimmings are painted white and the blinds 
bottle green. The chimneys have scraped white lime joints 
with projecting black headers. The attractive bay-window 
with flower box, and the spacious piazza with Colonial col- 
umns are all good features. The plan shows a central hall 
with the enttance opposite from the one shown in the illustra- 
tion... The interior throughout is trimmed with whitewood 
and is painted white. 
The hall contains a staircase with white painted balusters 
and ‘niahogany rail. The drawing-room extends the full 
depth of the house and is handsomely fitted up. The room is 
Colonial in character, and has a low paneled wainscoting and 
a beamed ceiling. There is a large open fireplace with tiled 
facings and hearth and a mantel of Colonial style. The din- 
ing-room is treated in a similar manner, and has a window- 
seat and an open fireplace with brick facings and hearth 
and a mantel. The butler’s pantry and kitchen are finished 
with hard oil and varnish, and are fitted with all the best 
modern conveniences. 
The second floor is provided with four bedrooms and two 
bathrooms. The latter are wainscoted with tile made of 
Keene’s cement and varnished to a gloss. These bathrooms 
have porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated plumbing. 
The servant quarters and trunk room are placed in the attic, 
while the laundry, steam heating plant and fuel rooms are 
placed in the cellar. This house cost $6,700 complete. 
It is well, in conclusion, to point out that the cost of erect- 
ing any of the houses described and illustrated in this series 
of papers necessarily varies according to the locality and the 
local conditions. The prices given are the actual cost at the 
time the houses were built. 
Notre.—The June issue of AMERICAN HOMES AND GAR- 
DENS will contain a series of California bungalows, mostly 
of one-story construction, of low cost, which bungalows may 
be well adapted for Eastern requirements. 
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