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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1906 



as the entire house, except the den, is treated with white- 

 painted trim. It has a low Colonial wainscoting of plaster, 

 painted white, above which the walls are covered with an 

 old-rose tone. The staircase has oak treads, white-painted 

 risers and balusters, and a mahogany rail. The wainscot- 

 ing extends up and around the staircase to the second floor. 

 The living-room, Fig. 13, to the right of the entrance, 

 is sixteen by twenty-six feet and is exposed on three sides, 

 with doors opening on the piazza. Opposite the entrance 

 to the room is an open fireplace with onyx facings, and a 

 mantel of fine Colonial pattern. The walls have a low 

 wainscot above which they are covered with crimson and 

 finished with a molded cornice. They harmonize well 

 with the white-painted trim and the built-in bookcases. 



The den is trimmed with oak, finished with Flemish treat- 

 ment; it has a paneled wainscoting, above which the walls 

 are finished with a green wall-covering. At one end of the 

 room is a bay-window, fitted with a window-seat, and at the 

 side is a door opening onto the piazza. 



The dining-room, Fig. 14, also has a low wainscoting, 

 and an open fireplace with brick facings, and hearth and 

 mantel of good design. The walls are covered with a 

 and a pleasant outlook. The porches are built so that brownish green tone wall-covering. A door at the side of 

 they do not shade all the rooms of the first floor, which is the fireplace opens onto the porch, which is placed at the side 



7 — The Living-room Extends the Full Depth of the House 



so often the case, and the en- 

 trance-porch, placed at the 

 fronf of the house, is sep- 

 a r a t e from the living- 

 porches placed at either side 

 of the house, thereby afford- 

 ing privacy to the family. 

 The house is placed some 

 distance from the roadway 

 and is approached by a 

 broad walk, hedged with 

 privet on either side, leading 

 to a short flight of granite 

 steps which lands one at the 

 level of the terrace, beyond 

 which the front porch is 

 reached. The terrace-wall 

 is built of field-stone laid up 

 at random, and in such a 

 manner as to prevent the ap- 

 pearance of its mortal- 

 joints. 



The underpinning is built 



8 — Flemish Oak and a Paneled Wainscoting are Represented 

 in the Dining-room Scheme 



of the house, and another 

 door opens to the butler's 

 pantry, which is well fitted 

 with drawers, dressers and 

 sink complete. The kitchen, 

 which is beyond the pantry, 

 is fitted with all the best 

 modern conveniences, and 

 includes large pantries, dress- 

 ers, range placed against a 

 brick chimney-breast, and a 

 laundry placed beyond the 

 kitchen and fitted up com- 

 plete. 



The second floor is treat- 

 ed with white-painted trim 

 and delicately tinted walls. 

 The owner's suite consists 

 of one large bedroom, dress- 

 ing-room, and bathroom; 

 besides this there are three 

 guest-rooms and bathroom, 

 and also ample clothes- 

 closets and linen-closet. 



of red brick laid in red 



mortar. The superstructure is covered on the exterior with Three of the bedrooms have open fireplaces built of red brick 



clapboards and is painted white. The blinds are painted laid in red mortar, with facing and hearth of the same, and 



bottle-green. The roof, covered with 



shingles and left to weather-finish, is pierced 



by chimneys which are also built of red 



brick. 



The entrance-porch is provided with 

 seats at either side, and a broad doorway, 

 on either side of which are leaded-glass 

 windows. Upon entering the house, one 

 finds that the lower floor has been ar- 

 ranged to give a delightful feeling of space 

 and freedom within a comparatively small 

 compass. The central hall, Fig. 12, opens 

 into the living-room and dining-room which 

 are on either side; the openings being broad 

 and arched, and without doors. At the 

 end of the hall an opening permits one to 

 enter the den, which is always a pleasant 

 retreat, for as in the present plan it is 

 especially convenient, as it may be used 

 with equal advantage for a small reception- 

 room, a library or study. The hall, as well 



9 — Harvard Brick, Beams and Stucco are the Materials Used for the Exterior of the House 



