November, 19 lo 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



445 



tiled wain- 

 scoting, and 

 is furnished 

 with porce- 

 lain fixtures 

 and exposed 

 nickel-plated 

 plumbing. 



There are 

 ample serv- 

 ants' quar- 

 ters on the 

 third floor, 

 and the cel- 

 lar contains 

 heating ap- 

 p a r a t u s , 

 fuel - rooms 

 and laundry. 

 Mr. Arthur 

 G. Brown, 

 of Chicago, 

 111., was the 

 architect. 



Another 

 house of dis- 

 tinction i s 

 the one 

 which has 



been lately erected for William H. Wood, 

 Heights Park, New Rochelle, New York, 

 in Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. 



This house is distinguished on account 

 of the exterior elevation, 

 which is executed in a direct 

 and simple manner without 

 ornamentation other than 

 that which is necessary in 

 order to provide an en- 

 trance-porch, a porte-co- 

 chere, and a living-porch. 

 These are the only orna- 

 mental features of the 

 building, and the result 

 marks a departure from 

 the superfluous embellish- 

 ments so frequently seen. 



The house has an under- 

 pinning built of local stone 

 which is laid up at random 

 with rough faces. The re- 

 mainder of the building is 

 of frame construction with 

 the exterior covered with 

 cement stucco finished in a 

 pure white. The trimmings 

 are painted white. The 

 roof, of simple line and 

 form, is covered with 

 shingles and stained a soft 

 brown. 



The entrance-porch is 

 treated in the Doric order 

 and has a concrete floor. 

 The vestibule has a tiled 

 floor and a paneled wain- 

 scoting. 



The first floor is trim- 

 med with chestnut, which is 

 stained and finished in a 

 soft tone of brown. 



Fig. 1 1 — The dining-room of Mr. Canahan's house 



Esq., at Rochelle 

 and is presented 



of the treatment 



Fig. 1 2 — The entrance-porch of Mr. Wood's house 



The hall 

 is a central 

 one, and it 

 has an orna- 

 mental stair- 

 case built 

 with a screen 

 in a hand- 

 s m e man- 

 ner. 



The Hv- 

 ing-room, to 

 the right of 

 the hall, is 

 provided 

 with an open 

 fireplace fur- 

 nished with 

 tiled facings 

 and hearth, 

 and a wood- 

 e n mantel. 

 This room 

 has also a 

 paneled 

 w a inscoting 

 and a tim- 

 bered ceil- 

 ing. A bay 

 window, furnished with a seat, is provided at one side of 

 the room. To the left of the hall is the dining-room, which 

 is furnished with a high paneled wainscoting finished with 

 a plate-rack. The ceiling is furnished with boxed beams. 



A door opens from the 

 dining-room to the butler's 

 pantry, which is fitted with 

 butler's-sink, drawers and 

 cupboards. Space is al- 

 lowed for the ice box, 

 with an outside entrance 

 thereto. 



The kitchen is fitted with 

 all the very best and the 

 latest improvements. 



The second floor is di- 

 vided into sleeping-rooms. 

 It contains four bedrooms 

 provided with ample 

 closets, and a bathroom 

 furnished with tiled wain- 

 scoting and floor, and por- 

 celain fixtures and exposed 

 nickel-plated plumbing. A 

 feature of the plan is the 

 toilet, which is separated 

 from the bathroom, thereby 

 aftording a greater con- 

 venience than would other- 

 wise be obtained if it were 

 placed in the bathroom. 



The trim of this floor, 

 with the exception of the 

 hall, is of white wood, 

 treated with white paint 

 and a dull finish, while the 

 doors are stained and fin- 

 ished in mahogany. 



The third floor contains 

 the servants-rooms, trunk- 

 rooms and open storage 

 space, while the cellar, 



