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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



January, 1910 



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A Summer Home at Sound Beach, Connecticut 



By Burr Bartram 



HE illustrations shown herewith present 

 "Low Gables," a summer home erected 

 for E. J. Lucas, Esq., at Sound Beach, 

 Conn. 



The long lean-to roof and the twin gables 

 are the attractive characteristics of this 

 house, together with the field stone under- 

 pinning, the balustrade and columns. The superstructure is 

 of wood and the exterior frame-work is covered with old- 

 fashioned shingles of cypress which are laid twelve inches 

 to the weather and left to weather finish. The trimmings 

 and blinds are painted a dark green. The roof is covered 

 with shingles. 



The plan shows 

 an entrance which 

 opens on to a broad 

 landing from which 

 the stairs to the 

 second floor ascend, 

 and from which a 

 short flight of stairs 

 descencis into the 

 living-room. 



The living and 

 dining-rooms are 

 treated in the Mis- 

 sion style, with 

 chestnut woodwork 

 treated in a soft 

 brown color and 

 with furniture and 

 furnishings to har- 

 monize. The floors 

 are of hard wood 

 and the ceilings are 

 tinted. Each has a Second floor plan 



wainscoting and the living-room has a beamed ceiling. The 

 dining-room has china closets built in each corner. The 

 butler's pantry, kitchen and laundry are trimmed with hard 

 pine, and each is provided with all the best modern con- 

 veniences. A bath house with shower is also provided in 

 the kitchen end of the house. 



The second floor is treated with white enamel paint, and 

 contains five bedrooms, two bathrooms, besides two bed- 

 rooms for the servants, which are reached by a private 

 stairway. The bathrooms have tiled wall and floors and 

 are furnished with porcelain fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. The decorative features of the house are 



quite important. 



The walls of the 

 living-room are cov- 

 ered with a dull green 

 burlap, while the 

 walls of the dining- 

 room are covered 

 with a burlap of a 

 brighter shade of 

 green, blending well 

 with the darker tint 

 used in the living- 

 room. The wall of the 

 bedrooms are cov- 

 ered with wall-papers 

 of simple design. 



The walls above 

 the wainscoting in the 

 bathrooms are treated 

 with white enamel 

 paint. 



Mr. Herbert 

 Lucas, of New York, 

 First floor plan was the architect. 



