July, 1906 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



19 



Some Inexpensive Houses 



Adapted to Suburban Needs 



By Paul Thurston 



HE li r s t inexpensive 

 house shown in Figs. 

 1 and 2 was built tor 

 Captain P. A. Nicker- 

 so n, at Wedgemere, 

 Mass. It is constructed 



of shingles tor the first and second stories. 



and half-timber and stucco for the gables. 



This half-timber work and all trimmings 



are painted white, except some of the trim 



which is painted bottle green. The roof 



is covered with shingles stained a moss 



green. 



The hall is treated in the Flemish style. 



and contains a paneled wainscoting, ceil- 

 ing beams and an ornamental staircase. 



To the left of the entrance is a small re- 

 ception-room treated with white enameled 



trim, beyond which is the living-room. 



This living-room is provided with cypress 



trim, the same as the hall, and has an open 



fireplace built of brick, fitted with tiled 



facings and hearth and a mantel. The den is conveniently lo- 

 cated and is treated in a handsome manner; it has a paneled 



wainscoting, and an open 



fireplace. 



The dining-room. 



trimmed with mahogany, 



has a paneled wainscoting 



and ceiling beams. The 



fireplace is constructed of 



red brick with the facings 



and a hearth of similar 



brick; this fireplace is a 



false one and is provided 



with a gas log. The kitch- 

 en and its dependencies 



are fitted with the best 



modern conveniences. 

 The second floor is 



treated with white enamel, 



and has four bedrooms 



and two bathrooms; the 



latter being paved and 



wainscoted with tile, and 



furnished with porcelain 



fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. The 



third floor contains two 



I — A House of Good Style with Shingled Sides, and Half-Timbered Gable Ends 



servants' bedrooms, trunk room and a billiard-room. The 

 cellar, cemented, contains a laundry, furnace, fuel room, etc. 



Cost, $5000 complete. 



Mr. Robert Coit of Bos- 

 ton, Mass., was the archi- 

 tect. 



2 — The Plans Show a Convenient Arrangement of Rooms 



A Cottage at 



Lowerre Heights 



Yonkers. New York 



The cottage which is 

 illustrated in Figures 4 

 and 5, has been erected 

 for Mr. J. B. Fenton, at 

 Lowerre Heights, Yonk- 

 ers, N. Y., and is of quite 

 a different character from 

 the one built at Wedge- 

 mere. The design is of 

 the gambrel roof order, 

 and is built of a combina- 

 tion of field stone, stucco, 

 and shingles. The under- 

 pinning and chimneys are 

 of field stone laid up at 

 random. The first story 

 is covered with rough 



3 — A Picturesque House Built of Brick, Shingles and Stucco, Placed 

 in a Pleasant Setting 



