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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1906 



placed and orna- 

 mented, for it is 

 now the main en- 

 trance to the house. 

 Along the property, 

 in front of the 

 house, an unobtru- 

 sive fence has been 

 built, formed of a 

 massive balustrade, 

 terminating into 

 massive posts which 

 are placed at either 

 side of the entrance 

 gate and surmount- 

 ed with iron urns 

 filled with red ger- 

 aniums and growing 

 vines. This fence 

 extends into the 

 grounds as a divis- 

 i o n fence between 

 the house and the 

 formal garden, of 

 which it forms a 

 part. It is built 

 low, so that passers-by 

 the garden. The cha 



The Grounds at the Side of the House as They Appeared Before the Garden was Laid 



Out in a Formal Manner 



on the road can easily see over it into 

 rm of the house has been enhanced 



by the painting of 

 the entire house in 

 pure white, except 

 the blinds, which 

 are painted bottle 

 green, giving the 

 place, at once, an 

 air of distinction. 



On the inside of 

 the house, the prob- 

 lem was quite dif- 

 ferent. After the 

 old piazza was en- 

 closed for a sun- 

 room, it shut off all 

 the necessity of a 

 hall, consequently 

 the partition b e- 

 tween the hall and 

 parlor was r e- 

 moved, and the 

 space thrown into 

 the living-room as 

 shown in one of the 

 illustrations. The 

 staircase was placed 

 at the back, and the partition removed in one of the original 

 rooms, which is turned into a hall from which an entrance is 



1 he ( irden at the Side of the House After the Transformation, Showing the Balustrade and Pergola in the Foreground 



