May, 1909 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
209 
“Penllyn House,’ the Residence of Arthur King Wood, Esq. 
Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York 
By Francis Durando Nichols 
BNA ENLLYN HOUSE” represents an excel- 
lent example of the English villa house, and 
Messrs. Ewing and Chappell, of New York, 
who designed it, have made a very suc- 
cessful attempt to reproduce the character 
of its prototype and carry it out in this 
particular style of architecture. The situa- 
tion of the house is fortunate, for it has enough ground 
around it to allow a good scope for the efforts of the land- 
scape gardener. 
The estate is not a large one, but all of it is under cultiva- 
tion. The rear of the building is shown in the illustration, 
and the covered porch as well as the terrace. 
over which an awning is hung in sum- 
mer, faces the south and is so 
arranged that the view extends 
over the garden which is 
planned to be laid out at 
this part of the prop- 
erty. 
The entrance to the 
house is reached di- 
rect from the street, 
with a walk leading 
to the vestibule. 
This walk is_ bor- 
dered on either side 
by a hedge which 
returns near _ the 
street line and ex- 
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tends along the boundary of the property. The exterior of 
the house is covered with a cement gray stucco, while the 
trimmings are of chestnut and finished with a soft brown 
stain. ‘The rails are painted white. The roof is covered with 
shingles and stained a brilliant red. The many-pointed ga- 
bles and the chimneys with their chimney pots are characteris- 
tic of its style. A careful study of the plans will convey a 
better idea of the interior arrangement and it will show the 
entrance to the house, which is placed quite differently from 
the entrance to the usual house, for it opens into the side of 
the living-hall. This great living-hall is trimmed with cy- 
press. In common with the white richness of the interior 
decoration, the woodwork is finished in Flemish 
brown, darkened as with age, bringing 
out the soft grain of the wood. The 
walls are in a brown mortar fin- 
ish, with rough surfaces and 
are tinted in colors. 
The hall has a unique 
staircase, which is re- 
cessed in a_ broad 
landing, from which 
the stairs to the sec- 
ond_ story ascend. 
This broad landing is 
lighted effectively by 
a great window ex- 
tending up to the 
hit dantoor aanid 
glazed with leaded 
A gray stucco exterior with brown chestnut trim 
