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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



February, 1910 



tains an open fireplace, built of red brick and laid in white mor- 

 tar. The dining-room has a wainscoting built of battens extend- 

 ing up to the height of seven feet, at which point a plate rack 

 extends around the room. The wall space between these bat- 

 tens is covered with a dark blue burlap. A soft yellow frieze 

 finishes the wall space, above the plate rack. The ceiling 

 is beamed. The butler's closet, kitchen, laundry and lobby 

 are trimmed with yellow pine, finished natural. The kit- 

 chen is well equipped with all the necessary appointments; 

 the laundry is furnished with porcelain tubs and the lobby^ 

 is large enough to admit an ice-box. 



The second floor contains six bedrooms and a bathroom. 

 The trim of this floor is painted white. The bathroom has 

 walls painted yellow, and is furnished with porcelain fix- 

 tures and exposed nickel-plated plumbing. The heating ap- 

 paratus and fuel rooms are placed in the cellar, which is a 

 cemented one, extending under the entire house. The cost 

 of this house was five thousand dollars. 



The third house in the series, Figures 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 

 and 15, was also built at Wilmette, for Mr. R. S. Baker. 

 This house has also considerable cobblestone work of simi- 

 lar character to the one illustrated in Fig. 5. The cobble- 

 stone chimney at the side is quite the architectural feature 

 of the exterior. The first story of the house is built of ce- 

 ment stucco, while the second story is covered with shingles 

 stained a silver gray color. The roof is also covered with 

 shingles and stained a moss brown color. A broad living 

 porch extends across the front of the house, and is pro- 

 vided with screens and furnished in an attractive manner. 

 The entrance to the house is reached through a vestibule 

 built at one corner of the building. The living-room and 

 dining-room are trimmed with oak, stained and finished in 

 a soft brown. The walls of the living-room are of rough 

 plaster tinted in a soft green tone. The inglenook has 

 a brick fireplace, with facings extending to the ceiling. The 

 ceiling is beamed. The dining-room has gray walls from 

 the floor to the plate rack, and also above the plate rack. 

 The ceiling is beamed, and the spaces between these beams 

 are tinted a lighter shade of gray. The kitchen and its 

 dependencies are furnished complete with every modern 

 appointment. The kitchen walls are painted a delft blue. 

 The second floor contains three bedrooms, a large trunk 

 room and a bathroom. The owner's room is finished in 

 mahogany, and its walls are covered with a soft blue wall- 

 paper, with rugs of corresponding color covering the floor. 

 This room also has an open fireplace built of red brick, 

 laid in white mortar, and furnished with a mantel. One of 



the guest rooms is finished in old rose, with old rose hang- 

 ings and white furniture, while the other guest room is 

 finished in yellow and white. The cellar contains the heat- 

 ing apparatus, fuel room, cold storage and laundry. The 

 cost of this house was forty-two hundred dollars. 



Mr. F. H. Madden's house, shown in Figures 13, 16 and 

 17, was also built at Wilmette. The plans of this house 

 are similar to the one built for Mr. Baker and illustrated 

 herewith. The exterior of the house throughout is covered 

 with cement stucco. The roof is shingled and stained a 

 soft green, blending well with the green of the trees which 

 overhang it. The principal rooms of the first floor are 

 trimmed with oak. The inglenook, opening from the liv- 

 ing-room, is furnished with a big fireplace. The dining-room, 

 opening from the living-room through an archway, has 

 a paneled wainscoting extending to the height of five feet, 

 and is finished with a plate rack. The kitchen is furnished 

 complete with every modern appointment. The lobby is 

 large enough to admit an ice-box. The second story con- 

 tains three bedrooms, a den and a bathroom. The wood- 

 work of these rooms is treated with white paint. The 

 den has an inglenook and an open fireplace. The bath- 

 room is furnished with porcelain fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. The cellar under the entire house con- 

 tains the heating apparatus, fuel rooms and laundry. This 

 house cost five thousand dollars. 



The last house in this series, Figures 19, 20 and 21, was 

 built for Mr. Charles J. Cross. It is a practical house, and is 

 entered from a porch placed at the center of the building. 

 The hall is reached through a lobby, and at the opposite 

 end of the entrance is built the stairway, leading to a land- 

 ing from which the stairs to the second floor ascend. Broad 

 openings are built in between the hall and the living-room 

 and also the dining-room. The main part of the first floor 

 is trimmed with oak, finished in a soft brown. The living- 

 room has two bay windows and an inglenook furnished with 

 an open fireplace and a mantel. This living-room and also 

 the dining-room have beamed ceilings. The butler's closet 

 is fitted up complete. The kitchen and laundry are trimmed 

 with yellow pine, and are furnished with all the best modern 

 fixtures. The second floor contains five bedrooms, bath- 

 room and a small den. The bathroom is furnished with 

 porcelain fixtures and exposed nickel-plated plumbing. The 

 cost of this house is five thousand dollars. 



Mr. Thomas R. Martin, of Highfields, Pittstown, New 

 Jersey, was the architect of this interesting group of 

 houses. 



Fig. 1 9 — The first floor plan of 

 Mr. C. J. Cross's house 



Fig. 20 — The house of Mr. C. J. Cross 



Fig. 2 1 — The second floor plan of 

 Mr. C. J. Cross's house 



