May, 1 910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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stained a m o s s- 

 green, blending 

 well with the sott 

 gray tone of the 

 stucco walls. The 

 entrance porch 

 opens direct into 

 the living - room 

 ( Fig. 12), which 

 extends across the 

 entire front of the 

 house. It is trimmed 

 with cypress finished 

 in a soft brown 

 color. At one end 

 of the room there 

 are bookcases, be- 

 tween which is built 

 a window seat, with 

 windows over the 

 seat. Opposite is the 

 fireplace, construct- 

 ed of red brick and 

 finished with a man- 

 tel. The dining- 

 room, opening from 



the living-room, is finished in a similar manner. A feature 

 of the plan is the living porch, which opens direct from 

 the dining-room; it is enclosed with screens, and used for 

 dining purposes. 1 he kitchen is conveniently placed, and 

 is fitted up complete. 



The second floor contains two bedrooms, a sleeping bal- 

 cony and a bathroom, furnished with nickel-plated plumb- 

 ing- 

 Mr. A. R. Van Dyck, of Minneapolis, Minn., was the 

 architect of this house. 



The third house, presented in Figs. 14, 15, 16, 17 and 

 18, is one that was built for Mrs. Clara B. Woolens, at 

 Wilmette, 111. This house has a fine setting of forest 

 trees, and some planting about it, but it requires a careful 

 treatment of low growing shrubs to give it its proper sur- 

 roundings. The main building is constructed of gray ce- 

 ment stucco for its walls, brown painted trim, white painted 

 sash, and a moss-green stained shingle roof. The entrance 

 porch (Fig. 14) has flower-boxes on top of the pedestals. 



Fig. I 3 — The opening on the staircase between the living-room 



at each side of the 

 steps. The hall is 

 trimmed in oak, fin- 

 ished in a golden- 

 brown tone, blend- 

 ing well with the 

 walls, which are 

 tinted a mustard 

 yellow. The living- 

 room, to the left of 

 the entrance, i s 

 trimmed with birch 

 and finished in ma- 

 hogany. The walh 

 are tinted green. 

 This living - room 

 contams a n open 

 fireplace, furnished 

 with tiled facings 

 and hearth, and a 

 wooden mantel. The 

 living porch (Fig. 

 16), which is built 

 at the rear of the 

 living-room, has di- 

 rect connection with 

 the kitchen by the way of the rear porch, so that it may 

 be possible to use the porch for dining. 



The dining-room is trimmed with oak, and has a plate 

 rack extending around the walls at the height of seven 

 feet. The butler's pantry and kitchen are conveniently 

 arranged. There are four bedrooms and bathroom on 

 the second floor; the last is furnished with porcelain fix- 

 tures and exposed nickel-plated plumbing. The bedrooms 

 are treated with white enamel paint. The third floor con- 

 tains a servant's bedroom and trunkroom, while the cellar 

 contains the laundry, heating apparatus and fuel-room. 

 The cost of this house was $4,600. Messrs. Rogers and 

 Woodyatt, of Chicago, were the architects. 



The house of Mr. George Barber, at Englewood, New 

 Jersey, the fourth of the series, and which is presented in 

 Figs. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, is one of the best 

 examples of the modern house to be found along the At- 

 lantic Coast. It is the work of Mr. Aymar Embury, archi- 

 tect, of New York. Mr. Embury has accepted the Dutch 



Fig. 1 4 — The entrance porch 



Fig. I 5 — An interesting house of stucco 



