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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1906 



The Tower, While Not Central, Dominates the House 



fied and very picturesque. Of minor differences in the various 

 parts there are many; the aim of the architect has been to 

 make his building as mobile as possible. He has kept his 

 variations within the soberest limits, introducing changes 

 quite sufficient to give variety, and yet so completely kept in 

 hand that only careful analysis makes them clear. This is 

 real success in architectural designing, for a highly interest- 

 ing result is obtained without manifest effort. 



And there is no lack of interest. Take the hill front, for 

 example. The outer boundaries are the two wings, one pro- 

 jected a full bay further forward than the other. The first 

 story of each is an open piazza, or loggia, of three low Tudor 

 arches. A strong string course, that is carried completely 

 around the house save on the connecting wall between these 

 pavilions, separates the arches from the upper floors, which 

 are built out over them. A pair of triple windows lights the 

 second story, and a single twin window the gable end. The 

 latter are completed with a stone coping, broken, in one, by 

 a corner projection, while the other includes no interruption. 

 The loggia arches include balustrades; on the right each side 

 return has a flight of steps; to the left there is but one side 

 flight, the arch to the right opening directly onto the terrace 

 arranged between the two wings, and which has an inclosing 

 balustrade and central steps to the lawn below. 



The connecting wall has a great central mullioned win- 

 dow, reaching the full height of two stories. To the right 

 is a tower, with an octagonal lantern and dome rising clear 

 above the other roofs, and daringly placed to one side. It 

 dominates the whole house, and while it occupies an unsym- 

 metrical position, it seems, and rightly enough, to be the 

 centermost element in the whole composition. But the tower 



The Hall is a Magnificent Room Paneled Throughout in Dark Oak 



