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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



327 



The house has 

 been planned with 

 a view to face the 

 street broadside, as 

 shown in the en- 

 gravings, so that 

 each one of the Hv- 

 ing-rooms may have 

 a view of the street, 

 and an outlook en- 

 tirely independent of 

 each other room in 

 the house, and also 

 of the houses ad- 

 joining the property. 

 A terrace is built 

 along the front of 

 the house, with a 

 simple hood over 

 the entrance door, 

 which provides pro- 

 tection in inclement 

 weather. By the 

 building of this ter- 

 r a c e across the 

 front of the build- 

 ing an opportunity 

 I s afforded o f 

 spreading an awn- 

 ing over it in sum- 

 mer when desired, 

 and at the same 

 time precluding any 

 possibility of dark- 

 ening the interior 

 rooms when not in 

 use. The main living-porch, or loggia, is built off the din 



Fig. 1 1 — A stucco house of good proportions 



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Fig. 1 2 — First floor plan 



Fig. 1 3 — Second floor plan 



tone. To the right 

 of the hall is 

 built the living- 

 room, which occu- 

 pies the remainder 

 of the front of the 

 house. It is trimmed 

 and finished the 

 same as the hall. 

 A bay window at 

 the front of the 

 room is provided 

 with a broad win- 

 dow seat, over 

 which is built a clus- 

 ter of windows. 

 Opposite this win- 

 dow seat is the open 

 fireplace, which is 

 built of Colonial 

 brick. The facings 

 are of similar brick 

 laid up with red 

 mortar and with 

 the joints raked out 

 in order to form a 

 shadow. A simple 

 wooden shelf is 

 provided, over 

 which there is 

 placed a panel rep- 

 resenting a rural 

 landscape scene. 

 The walls of the 

 room have battens 

 placed on them at 



different intervals apart, forming panels which are covered 

 ing-room and is enclosed with screens in summer and glass with a stenciled paper in a tone of green. The dining- 



in winter, and is used as an 

 all-year-around room. In 

 summer it is used for din- 

 ing purposes. This is an 

 interesting adjunct to the 

 modern suburban house 

 and is one that costs no 

 more than if a piazza had 

 been built in the regular 

 way, as is usually the case 

 with the small suburban 

 house. 



The hall, with its broad 

 window seat, is not a mere 

 passageway, but is a room 

 which provides ample space 

 for proper and convenient 

 furnishing. There is only 

 one flight of stairs, but this 

 is so arranged that one can 

 reach the second story 

 from the kitchen without 

 being observed from the 

 rest of the house, and by 

 this means it not only re- 

 duces the expense of the 

 extra stairway and the 

 space required for it, but 

 it also eliminates the time 

 taken in the care of it. 

 The hall is trimmed with 

 cypress and is stained and 

 finished in a soft brown 



Fig. 1 4 — The fire place in the living-room 



room, opening from the 

 living-room, is also trim- 

 med with cypress and 

 stained and finished the 

 same as the rest of the 

 main floor. The walls are 

 tinted a mustard yellow. A 

 feature of this floor is that 

 all the principal rooms are 

 so arranged that they can 

 be thrown together when 

 desired. 



The second story plan 

 provides the sleeping 

 rooms, which are well ar- 

 ranged in regard to each 

 other and to the hall and 

 the bathroom. This floor 

 is treated with enamel 

 paint for the trim, while 

 the walls of each room are 

 treated in one color scheme. 

 The bathroom has a tiled 

 floor and wainscoting, and 

 is furnished with porcelain 

 fixtures and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. There is 

 provision made for one 

 servant's room on the third 

 floor. The latter is well 

 spaced and well lighted, 

 and has plenty of storage 

 room. 



