November, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



431 



Residence of William L. Bailey, Esq., at Ardmore, Pa. 



By Paul Thurston 



jHE residence of William L. Bailey, Esq., 

 which has been recently completed at Ard- 

 more, Penn., and which is illustrated here- 

 with, is undoubtedly one of the best 

 examples of the Georgian style of archi- 

 tecture built in that vicinity. 



The chief characteristics of its design 

 are the fine proportions of its outlines, its form, and the 

 careful execution of its detail. There is no more splendid 

 example of architecture to follow in the designing of a 

 residence, than this classic form, and the reason this is so, 

 is best found in the test of time given to any of its proto- 

 types which have been built two hundred years; and which 

 still stand out as examples of something better than any 

 other class of buildings erected during the same period. 



A driveway enters at one corner of the property, and 

 sweeps around the circle in front of the portico built at the 

 front of the house. The main walls of the building are 

 constructed of local stone of a grayish blue color with 

 rough faces, laid up with wide white mortar joints. 



The great portico, supported on four massive Ionic col- 

 umns, gives the keynote to the whole general architectural 

 scheme. The floor of this portico is laid with red brick, 

 in herringbone pattern and in white mortar. 



The front doorway, with the small lighted windows on 

 either side, is quite the feature of the entrance, which is 

 direct into a handsome living-hall. On either side of the 

 vestibule there are paneled seats. Opposite the entrance, a 

 staircase of handsome design, ascends to the second story, 

 and is composed of white painted treads, risers, and bal- 

 usters, and a mahogany rail. This hall is treated in white 

 enamel, and has a low paneled wainscoting and a massive 

 wooden cornice. 



To the right of the entrance is the reception-room fin- 

 ished in white enamel. It has an open fireplace with marble 

 facings and hearth, and a mantel of Colonial style. 



Back of the reception-room, and connecting with the hall, 

 is the living-room, which is trimmed with mahogany. It 

 has a beamed ceiling, and an open fireplace with facings of 

 imitation Caen stone, and a mantel of mahogany. 



The dining-room is built at the left of the entrance. It 

 is a handsome room treated in white enamel. The walls 

 have a low Colonial wainscoting above which they are cov- 

 ered with a tapestry wall-paper in green, blue and brown, 

 finished by a heavy wooden cornice. 



The fireplace has marble facings and a hearth, and a 

 mantel of Colonial style. 



The butler's pantry, kitchen, and servants-hall are fitted 



1 he garden is built on an axis with the house 



