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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1 906 



broken wall on each 

 side of the central 

 semicircle. The win- 

 dows of the first 

 floor all reach to the 

 floor, but are other- 

 wise similar in de- 

 sign to those that 

 appear elsewhere in 

 the house. 



The beautiful fea- 

 ture of this front is 

 the portico, which 

 is placed on the 

 right as one comes 

 from the house onto 

 the sea-terrace. It is 

 a structure of beau- 

 tiful grace and dig- 

 nity, admirably 

 studied in detail, a 

 lounging-room o f 

 immense attractive- 

 ness, and a building 

 complete in itself, 

 yet quite obviously 

 related to the dwell- 

 ing with which it is 

 associated. And this, 

 notwithstanding the 

 fact that it has an 

 Italian feeling of its 

 own which differ- 

 entiates this house from any other in this country or else- 

 where. Mr. McKim, who knew this part of the coast well, 

 appreciating the superb views to be obtained from this place, 



In the Center of the Water-front is a Great Rounded Bay that Gives a Characteristic 



Form to the Central Rooms 



one of the finest sites 

 on the whole North 

 Shore, endeavored 

 to build a house 

 which would fit into 

 its surroundings and 

 enable those living 

 in it to appreciate 

 the beauties of the 

 natural surround- 

 ings. His house is 

 eminently successful 

 in this respect, and 

 the portico is the 

 chief means e m- 

 ployed to make the 

 eternal advantages 

 available to the 

 owner. 



Like the other 

 parts of the house it 

 is thoroughly simple 

 and direct in its 

 style. It is open on 

 two sides, toward 

 the sea and at the 

 further end. Its de- 

 sign consists of a 

 colonnade support- 

 ing a plain, brick 

 frieze which carries 

 the upper cornice. 

 In the center is a 

 round arch, supported by doubled columns, and on either 

 side of this are two slabs of white marble let into plain brick 

 borders. 



Below the Central Terrace of the Water-front is the Formal Garden, a Mass of Brilliant Flowering Directly on the Sea 



