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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



February, 1910 



The 



Residence of 



Frederick Phillips 



Craig, Esq. 



Short Hills, New Jersey 



By Robert Prescott 



I HE residence of Mr. Craig is both a sum- 

 mer and a winter home. It combines all 

 the best features of modern building, in- 

 cluding attractive elevation of the gam- 

 brel-roof type, and well-arranged floor 

 plans. The house is thoroughly equipped 

 with all the best modern appointments. 

 The house stands on a knoll which rises up from the 

 two roads which extend along both sides of the property. 

 A sweeping roadway extends from the main entrance of 

 the estate to the entrance porch placed at the front of the 



house. Fine old trees which have been growing on this 

 site for years form a very happy surrountling for this old 

 Dutch Colonial house. 



The foundation is built of rock-faced stone, while the 

 remainder of the building is constructed of wood; the ex- 

 terior walls of the first story being covered with clapboards 

 painted white, while the second and third story exterior 

 walls are covered with shingles stained and finished in a 

 soft gray color. The roof is also covered with shingles. 

 The hall, which is reached from the entrance porch at the 

 front of the house, is trimmed with cypress finished in a 



The living-porch is placed at the side of the house 



The hall has a brown-finished trim and a two-tone gray wall covering 



