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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
July, 
1909 
The windows are spaced in ample breadth of wall 
‘The Lindens,”’ 
The Summer Home of E. S. Williams, Esq., at Nahant, Massachusetts 
By Charles Chauncey 
GADD MANGY) HE summer home of E. S. Williams, Esq., 
We EA] We De at Nahant, Mass., is a splendid house, with 
WS ne Za{ fine lines and proportions. The design 
Jae ss¢ shows a central building, with wings of 
yeaa equal size extending in either direction. 
The surface of the wall space is well broken 
by many windows built in ample breadths 
of wall. The individuality of the design of the house is most 
excellent, and it has a tendency toward the Italian feeling. 
The entrance to 
the house is from a 
simple classic porch, 
which is reached 
from the highway 
by a central ave- 
nue, which sweeps 
around a circle in 
front of the house. 
The entrance-porch 
is only one step 
from the grade. An- 
other step takes one 
to the lobby, on one 
side of which there 
is) ay ecoal-c lo'siest , 
while on the other 
is built a toilet- 
room. ‘Two more 
steps land one on 
the level of the main 
floor. The living- 
hall, built in the cen- 
ter of the house, has 
a staircase with 
white-painted balus- 
A glimpse of an interior 
ters and a mahogany rail. Green and white is the color 
scheme of the hall. 
A broad doorway, opposite the entrance, opens into the 
living-porch, which is built at the rear of the house, over- 
looking the sea. ‘The living-room has a white-painted trim 
and a wall covering of two-tone green-striped paper. It has 
a large open brick fireplace, with the hearth and facings of 
similar brick, and a mantel of Colonial character painted 
white. A paneled seat is built in the bay-window. The 
color scheme is 
green throughout, 
which:is most effec- 
tive and appropriate 
for summer. 
The floor is cov- 
ered with a green 
rug in one color for 
the center, with a 
border of rose-pink 
design on a back- 
ground of green. 
Soft green silk cur- 
tains are hung at 
the windows over 
softer ones of white 
muslin. 
The sun-room is 
reached from the 
living-room. It is 
enclosed with win- 
dows, and all the re- 
maining wall space 
is finished with 
North Carolina 
pine, stained and 
