Riis 
112 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS March, 1909 
Residence of Prof. L. W. Reid at Merion, Pennsylvania 
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DINING ROOM 
LIVING ROOM HALL 
Plan of first floor 
Rock-faced stone and stucco are the materials used for the exterior walls of the house Plan of second floor 
RESIDENCE OF PROFESSOR L. W. REID AT MERION, PENNSYLVANIA 
ESIGNED by Messrs. Bailey and Bassett, architects, of Philadelphia. Built of rock-faced graystone with 
broad white mortar joints, with shingled roof. The reception-room has a Colonial wainscot, painted white, 
with walls covered with a two-tone green paper. The living-room is trimmed with Flemish oak, with 
built-in bookcases and open fireplace. The dining-room is treated with a golden-brown effect, with walls lined 
with tapestry. The second floor is trimmed with white pine treated with ivory-white paint; each room has its 
distinctive color scheme. Here is the owner’s suite of two bedrooms, dressing-room and bath, a single bedroom and 
bath, and two servants’ bedrooms and bath. The third floor contains a spacious den. 
