June, 1906 
supported on carved brackets, is placed over the arch. ‘To 
the left of the bay window is a corner stone on which is in- 
scribed the date of its erection, 1862, and of its transforma- 
tion, 1904. A flying buttress was built on the western side 
of the terrace. The whole building was coated with a rough 
plaster cast, troweled on in such a manner as to leave some 
of the stones in the wall exposed to view, presenting an 
antique effect. This stone- 
work and plaster is of a 
natural silver-gray 
color, the color 
scheme being 
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turther enhanced by the sash, which are painted 
trimmings, which are stained a soft brown, and the ro 
which crowns the entire building and is covered with 
Spanish tile of brilliant coloring. ‘The house as a complet 
whole is not much like a farm house, and why should it pri 
tend to be? The farm which surrounds it is now planted as 
an extensive orchard, and something of this you will find 
suggested in the carvings over the entrance porch and 
in the living-room of the house; all rough-hewn, 
for, though the house has developed from a 
farmhouse to a country house, no attempt 
has been made of cut stone or smooth 
finish which would be suitable for 
the city dwelling. As the old 
walls of the farmhouse sug- 
gested the form and texture 
of the house, so old grape 
vines suggested the carv- 
ings to be found within 
the house, while with- 
out the 
formal 
house the 
garden, the 
pergola and the ne- 
cessity of a water 
supply suggested a 
tank which 
forms the terminal of 
the pergola, beyond 
which is the stable 
and ice-house, form- 
ing three sides of the 
quadrangle. The per- 
gola which extends 
tower, 
The House Before and After the Transformation 
The Lower View Shows the House as it Was, while the Upper View Presents it with its Added Wing 
