July, 1906 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



21 



There is a cellar under 

 the kitchen extension. 

 Cost $2500 complete. 

 Mr. Frederick A. Tomp- 

 son of Portland, Maine, 

 was the architect. 



A. House at 

 Chatham, New Jersey 



An illustration of a 

 house built for George S. 

 Pollard, Esq., at Chat- 

 h a m , New Jerse y, i s 

 shown in Figure 3. 



In the general style of 

 architecture the building is 

 English suburban, and in 

 construction it is partly 

 frame and brick. The 

 underpinning and part of 

 the first story is construct- 

 ed of red brick laid in red mortar. The remainder of the 

 building is covered with matched sheathing, building paper 

 and cedar shingles stained a butternut brown, with trimmings 

 of white paint. The roof 

 is covered with shingles 

 and is left to weather finish 

 a natural silver gray. 



Themain hall is 

 trimmed with chestnut, 

 stained a warm brown col- 

 or. It has a paneled wain- 

 scoting five feet in height 

 and an ornamental stair- 

 case treated in a similar 

 style. The drawing-room 

 i s trimmed with pine, 

 treated with enamel white; 

 it has a low Colonial wain- 

 scoting, wooden cornice, 

 and an open fireplace fur- 

 nished with tiled facings 

 and hearth, and a mantel 

 of Colonial style. The liv- 

 ing-room is trimmed with 

 California redwood, and 



has a paneled seat built in, and also an open fireplace fur- 

 nished with tiled facings and hearth and a massive mantel. 



The dining room, trimmed with oak, has an ingle-nook 

 containing a fireplace built 

 of brick with facings and 

 hearth and a mantel treat- 

 m e n t with cupboards 

 above the shelf. The 

 butler's pantry is fi 1 1 e d 

 with china closets, bowl, 

 drawers, etc. The kitchen 

 is trimmed with white- 

 wood and contains an 

 open fireplace for a range, 

 a sink, store pantry, dres- 

 ser, etc. The second story 

 is trimmed with white- 

 wood and the various 

 rooms are painted white or 

 stained. This floor con- 

 tains five bedrooms, large 

 closets and a bathroom; 

 the latter treated with 

 white enamel and fur- bzcoNo/Ioo/z 





7 — This Square- Rigged House Provides Ample Rooms of Good Size 



It Has a Rubble Stone Foundation with Shingled Walls 



and Roof. Contains Ten Rooms and Bath 



nished with porcelain fix- 

 tures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. 



The third story con- 

 tains the servants' quart- 

 ers, trunk rooms, and stor- 

 age space. A cemented 

 cellar contains a laundry, 

 a steam heating apparatus, 

 fuel rooms and a cold stor- 

 age plant. Cost $8,000 

 complete. Mr. Albert 

 Philips, of Newark, New 

 Jersey, was the architect. 



A House at 

 Arlington, Massachusetts 



The illustrations shown 

 in Figure 8 present a 

 house built for the Rob- 

 bins Estate at Arlington, 

 Mass., which is a good example of its class. 



The house has a foundation built of field-stone laid at 

 random. The superstructure is of wood, and the exterior 



framework is covered 

 with matched sheathing, 

 good building paper, and 

 shingles stained a reddish 

 brown, and ivory white 

 trimmings. The roof, 

 covered with shingles, is 

 stained moss green. 



The entrance is into a 

 large reception room, con- 

 taining the staircase which 

 is of ornamental character 

 with broad landings, etc. 

 The trim of this room and 

 the stairs are treated with 

 white enamel finish. The 

 sitting-room is also treated 

 with white enamel and has 

 a large bay-window and a 

 broad tiled fireplace. The 

 dining-room is stained oak 

 and has a high plate rack, 

 and a buffet built in with latticed doors, glazed with plate 

 glass. Underneath the counter shelf, is a closet. The din- 

 ing-room is connected with the kitchen by a china closet 



through a serving pantry 

 having a sink and dresser. 

 The kitchen is fitted 

 with pot closet, pantry, 

 and an entry large enough 

 to admit ice-box. The sec- 

 ond floor is treated with 

 white paint, and contains 

 four bedrooms, large 

 closets, and a bathroom; 

 the latter is wainscoted 

 with cypress stained, and 

 is furnished with porcela'n 

 fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. T h e 

 third-floor contains one 

 servant's room, trunk and 

 store rooms. The cellar, 

 cemented, contains a laun- 

 dry, heating apparatus and 

 fuel rooms, and store 



