108 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS March, 1909 
in chestnut, finished in a 
soft brown tone. It is fin- 
ished throughout in Japa- 
nese style, with cabinets, 
chairs and ornaments. 
The dining-room is on a 
level with the hall, and is 
trimmed with brown stained 
chestnut. The ceiling is 
paneled and the flat surface 
is covered with Dutch 
mettle lacquered in antique 
gold. The walls are coy- 
ered with tapestry paper. 
The fireplace has an imita- 
tion Caen stone mantel and 
brick facings and hearth. 
The partition between the 
living-room and dining- 
room is filled in with case- 
ment windows glazed with 
leaded glass. 
The butler’s pantry is 
fitted with dumbwaiter and 
drawers, dressers and cup- 
boards complete. Stairs lead 
to the kitchen, which is 
placed in the basement. 
There is also a laundry, 
The inglenook of the living-room is its great feature with a handsomely pantry, heating-room and 
carved canopy built above it 
the entire opening. On either side of the fireplace are leaded 
glass windows and paneled seats, with book shelves built 
in above. The walls are hung with green silk, and the 
draperies are in harmony to correspond. 
The den, which is off the living-room, has paneled walls 
Plan of first floor 
fuel rooms in the basement. 
The second story is di- 
vided into five bedrooms, two bathrooms and a den for Mrs. 
Russ. These rooms are finished with white painted trim 
and walls decorated with artistic color schemes. The bath- 
rooms have tiled wainscoting and floors, and porcelain fix- 
tures and exposed nickelplated plumbing. The third floor is 
March, 1909 
reached by two stairways, 
one of which ascends to the 
billiard-room and extra 
guest room, and the other is 
a private way for the sery- 
ants to their rooms. 
The architects, Messrs. 
Kirby, Petit & Green, of 
New York, used great care 
when they designed this 
house, for the reason that 
it had to meet certain re- 
quirements. The highest 
point of the estate was se- 
lected for the site on 
account of its commanding 
position and the magnifi- 
cent views obtained from it. 
The house was built with 
its end toward the roadway 
in order to secure the south- 
ern exposure for all the 
principle  living-rooms, 
while the music-room, 
which was placed on the 
northwest side of the house, 
receives the glowing tints of 
the setting sun in the late 
afternoon. 
It was quite important 
that the principle living- 
rooms of the house be 
placed so that they secure the early morning sun in winter 
and the prevailing breezes from the sea in summer, and it 
was particular important that the sleeping-rooms be arranged 
in a similar manner; this is a point which has been very care- 
fully considered in the designing of this house. 
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The dining-room has a Caen stone mantel with fireplace faced with brick. The woodwork is 
of chestnut stained brown 
The landscape work about the grounds has been quite 
extensive. All the corners of the roadway which winds in 
from the main thoroughfare are planted with an artistic 
profusion of growing plants and shrubs. 
A similar planting is done about the house. 
The house is picturesque with rough stone for the first story, and natural shingles for the second 
Plan of second floor 
