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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



August, 1906 



The Mantel and Shelf Supported on Corbeled Brackets is Built of Concrete. The Walls are Covered 

 with Crimson Burlap. View Shows Reinforced Beams in Ceiling Which Carries the Floor Above 



sleepers embedded in the 

 concrete, 



The walls of the living- 

 room (Fig. 18) are covered 

 with crimson burlap which 

 harmonizes well with the 

 creamish tint of the ceiling 

 and the soft gray of the 

 mantel and staircase which 

 form the characteristics of 

 this room. 



The fireplace, and its 

 mantel-shelf supported on 

 corbeled brackets, is built of 

 solid concrete. The stair- 

 case (Fig. 20) is also con- 

 structed of concrete. The 

 ceiling shown in the photo- 

 graphs shows the beams; the 

 spaces between show the 

 span of the under side of the 

 floor. 



The only wood used in 

 the house is the upper floor 

 laid on top of the concrete, 

 the door and window-jambs 

 and the doors. A nook at 

 one side of the living- 

 room provides access to the 

 piazza. 



The dining-room is an at- 

 tractive room, with its walls 



and through this. The services of the tinner were required 

 only for" the running of the roof leaders. The roof surface 

 is troweled smooth. 



The steps to the rear entrance are cast in one piece, a few 

 rods being sufficient reinforcement for the purpose. This 

 flight is shown in Fig. 17. 



There is the present ob- 

 jection, more or less just, 

 from the architects, that the 

 sizes of blocks considered 

 commercially economical do 

 not lend themselves easily 

 to design. We have here 

 one example of what can be 

 done with blocks, and the 

 contractor has carried out 

 the architect's design. There 

 is little doubt but the block 

 manufacturers will give the 

 architect what he wants as 

 soon as the architect com- 

 prehends the material. It 

 will take united effort to 

 bring the results, but they 

 will surely come. 



The walk and the ap- 

 proach to the house is con- 

 structed of concrete as well 

 as the steps and the hood 

 o\ er them. The entrance is 

 into ;i lobby, at the side of 

 w liii h a door opens into a 

 large living-room. 



The floors are built on 

 forms, the same as in Fig. 

 9, on top ol which the floors 

 are of yellow pine nailed to 



covered with green burlap, its cluster of windows at one side 

 and its concrete fireplace and mantel, which is similar to the 

 one in the living-room. 



The butler's pantry is fitted with drawers, dressers and 

 cupboards and all the best appointments. The rear stairs 



1 9 — The Dining-Room has Wall Covered with Green Burlap, and a Fireplace and Mantel of Concrete 



