January, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS- 



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reached by way of 

 the living - porch, 

 which Is built at one 

 side of the house, 

 leaving the living 

 and dining-rooms 

 free to the sunshine 

 and air. The- vesti- 

 bule is provided with 

 an inner door, 

 glazed with bevel 

 plate glass, which 

 forms the entrance 

 to the house. The 

 stairs extend up 

 from the hall to the 

 second floor, and are 

 planned in such a 

 manner as to per- 

 mit of a large open- 

 ing between the hall 

 and the living-room, 

 both of which are 

 trimmed with red 

 oak finished In a 

 Flemish brown. 

 The walls of the 

 living-room are cov- 

 ered with a two- 

 toned gold wall-pa- 

 per. The fireplace 

 has brown tiled fac- 

 ings and hearth, 

 and a mantel and 

 bookcases built at 

 either side of the 

 fireplace. The din- 

 ing-room, In this 

 plan, does not con- 

 nect with the living- 

 room, but is reached 

 direct from the 

 hall. It Is trimmed 

 with oak, finished 

 In a forest green 

 effect. The walls 

 have a battened Fi 

 wainscoting to the 

 height of six feet. 



Fig. 9 — Mr. Parrish's house is built of gray stucco with mottled green stain shingled roof 



g- 1 — First floor plan of Mr. Parrish's house Fig. 1 1 — Second floor plan of Mr. Parrish's house 



at which point it Is 

 finished with a plate 

 rack. The wall 

 space abo\e the 

 plate rack is cov- 

 ered with a green 

 and brown wall- 

 paper in a forest 

 design. The fire- 

 place is built of 

 red Roman-shaped 

 brick, and is sur- 

 mounted with a 

 mantel shelf sup- 

 ported on corbeled 

 brackets. The 

 kitchen has a tiled 

 wainscoting and 

 cypress trim. The 

 second floor con- 

 tains four bedrooms 

 and a bathroom, 

 and the third floor 

 has two bedrooms, 

 trunk-room and 

 bath. All the bed- 

 rooms have white 

 painted trim, ma- 

 h o g a n y finished 

 doors, and walls 

 covered with artis- 

 tic wall-paper. The 

 bathrooms are fur- 

 nished with tiled 

 wainscoting. All of 

 the houses are built 

 of the best material 

 and are furnished 

 complete with hard- 

 wood floors, com- 

 bination gas and 

 coal ranges, steam- 

 heating apparatus, 

 porcelain lined tubs 

 m the laundry, com- 

 bination electric and 

 gas fixtures, speak- 

 ing tubes, and every 

 modern convenience. 



Fig, 1 2 — The living-room of Mr. Brandon's house is trimmed with oak, 

 finished in a forest green 



Fig. 1 3 — The dining-room of Mr. Brandon's house is trimmed with oak, 

 finished in Flemish brown 



