November, 1906 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



297 



pot-closet and a re- 

 frigerator. 



The second floor is 

 trimmed with white- 

 wood, and is stained 

 and finished in ma- 

 hogany ; the doors 

 are painted white. 

 The bathroom on 

 the second floor is 

 w ainscoted and 

 paved with tile, and 

 is furnished with 

 porcelain fixtures 

 and exposed niekel- 

 plated plumbing. 

 One bedroom and a 

 trunk -roo m a r e 

 placed on the third 

 floor. The laun- 





3 — Is in Quite a Contrast with Mr. Alvord's House, for It Has a Good Setting 



structcd ol u d 

 from the grade to 

 the peak, and the ex- 

 terior framework is 

 covered with shin- 

 gles and left to 

 weather finish. I he 

 t r i m m i 11 g s are 

 painted white. I he 

 root is also co\ 

 u ith shingles. 



A \ estibule forms 

 the entrance to the 

 I) O 11 s e. The hall, 

 u h i c h is trimmed 

 with oak, is treated 

 In the Dutch style. 

 It has a )) a n e I ed 

 wainscoting, ceiling 

 beams and an orna- 



&co«n JToopz 



4 — A Vestibule Forms the Entrance to the House. The Living-room is at a Lower Level than the Main Floor 



dry, servants' toilet, 

 furnace-room a n d 

 fuel - rooms occupy 

 the cellar, which is 

 cemented. Messrs. 

 Child and de Goll, 

 New York, were 

 the architects. 



The house of Mr. 

 H. Hoenigsberger 

 at Bensonhurst, 

 Long Island, as 

 shown in Figs. 3 

 and 4, is quite in 

 contrast with Mr. 

 Alvord's house, for 

 it has a good setting 

 and is accordingly 

 designed. 



Mr. H o e n i g s- 

 berger's house has a 

 stone foundation 

 with a topping of 

 brick. The super- 

 structure is con- 



5 — Mr. Sellew s House is Distinctive in Character 



m e n t a 1 staircase. 

 The living - room, 

 placed at a lower 

 level than the main 

 floor, is treated with 

 a forest-green effect. 

 It has an inglenook, 

 which is separated 

 from the living- 

 room by columns ex- 

 tending from the 

 floor to the ceiling 

 a n d supporting a 

 cross-beam. A sim- 

 i 1 a r treatment is 

 used at the opening 

 into the hall. The 

 inglenook and liv- 

 ing-room have a bat- 

 ten wainscoting and 

 ceiling beams. The 

 inglenook has an 

 open fireplace and 

 mantel, and seats 

 on either side. 



