380 AMERICAN HOMES AND VGAR DENS June, 1906 
from the kitchen porch is formed of massive cement col- 
umns which rise out of the grassed lawn. The walk in 
the center of the space formed by the two rows of columns 
is laid with rough flaggings. ‘The Doric capitals of the 
columns are also formed of cement stucco, and above these 
are placed the rough hewn timbers and cross beams; the whole 
of which is stained a soft brown. The first story of the 
tower is open and arcned, the second story contains an en- 
idea, throughout, has been to accept the suggestions of the 
old without being tied to either its lack of style or its practi- 
cal defects, and to remodel the whole place to meet the new 
requirements without making it inappropriate to its location 
and surroundings. 
The original plan of the old house was of the rural farm 
type prevalent in the period in which it was erected, with its 
long narrow central hall extending through from the front 
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An Arched Piazza is an Attractive Feature 
of the Exterior 
closed den, from which broad vistas are obtained of the farm 
and surrounding country, and above this is placed the water 
tank which supplies the house. 
The interior of the house has been remodeled without any 
great structural changes except those suggested by the wings. 
The old trim and its round joined windows remain. The 
to the rear, and containing the staircase. On one side of the 
hall were the usual front and back parlor and on the other 
side the sitting and dining-rooms while the kitchen was 
placed in the extension at the rear of the building, over 
which were the servants’ bedrooms. ‘The main part of the 
second story contained the family and guest sleeping-rooms. 
A Servants’ Porch and Laundry were Added to the Rear of the House 
