March, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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A House Built for Mr. E. L. Clifford, Wilmette, Illinois 



By Henry Hawley 



HE house built for Mr. Clitiurd represents 

 a happv combination of good elevation, 

 well-arranged plans and a small expendi- 

 ture of money. All three are important 

 factors in the building of a small suburban 

 home. The house is of the gambrel roof 

 type, with a small entrance porch at the 

 front of the house, and a cement chimney built on the 

 outside and forming an architectural feature in itself. The 

 underpinning is built of rock-faced stone laid in a rough 

 manner. The first story is built of wood, with the ex- 

 terior coated with cement stucco on a metal lath placed 

 on a wooden frame. The second story is covered with 

 shingles stained in a moss-green effect, harmonizing well 

 with the gray stucco and the green bottle trimming. The 

 hall is provided with an attractive stairway leading to the 

 second story. The main feature of the living-room is the fire- 

 place built with red brick facings extending from the floor to 



the ceiling, and provided with a hammered brass hood over 

 the opening to the fireplace. This living-room, as well as the 

 hall and dining-room, is trimmed with oak. The walls 

 of the first room are treated in a soft yellowish brown tone, 

 while the hall is in yellow and the dining-room is blue. The 

 dining-room is provided with a plate-rack extending around 

 the room at the height of seven feet; the wall space below 

 the plate-rack is covered with blue burlap, while the space 

 above is treated with a yellow tone. The dining-room also 

 has a brick fireplace finished with a wooden mantel. The 

 kitchen, opening direct from the dining-room, is provided 

 with a large pantry, sink, dresser and lobby large enough 

 to admit an ice-box. The second floor contains three bed- 

 rooms and a bathroom, the latter wainscoted and furnished 

 with porcelain fixtures and exposed plumbing. The cellar 

 contains the heating apparatus, fuel-rooms and laundrv. 

 The cost of the house was $3,800. Mr. Thomas L. Mar- 

 tin, of Pittstown, Pennsylvania, was the architect. 



The first floor plan 



Brass hood of the living-room fireplace 



Second floor plan 



