AMERICAN 

 HOMES AND GARDENS 



The House and Garden of W. S. Spaulding, Esq. 



Prides Crossing, Massachusetts 



By Barr Ferree 



fHE entrance drive to Mr. W. S. Spauld- 

 ing's house at Prides Crossing leads di- 

 rectly to a forecourt, by which the main 

 door is reached. The space is surrounded 

 with a low stone wall, surmounted, next 

 the house, by a light though high iron 

 railing. The entrance gates are of 

 wrought iron, connected, by means of an ornamental panel, 

 with lofty stone piers, which are surmounted with large 

 glazed lanterns of vase form. The house is built of seam- 



faced Weymouth granite and has a shingled roof colored 

 gray. The exterior trim of wood is painted to correspond 

 with the color of the granite. 



In plan the house is rectangular, with wings on each end, 

 front and back. Those of the entrance front project more 

 than do those on the sea front. Those of the entrance 

 come quite well forward, and partially enclose the en- 

 trance forecourt. The salient features here are the small 

 towers in the corners, between the main building and the 

 wings, and the lofty gable of the center at the base of 



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