August, 1909 
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AR. WILLIAM A. SWASEY, of New York, 
is the architect of the house presented on 
this page. Mr. Swasey has chosen the 
bungalow type of house for his design. Yet, 
while it has the characteristics of the low 
sloping roof of the bungalow, it is in reality 
a two-story house with the sleeping-rooms 
placed in the second story, and the roof sloping down over 
the piazza gives the desired low effect without impairing the 
rooms of the second story. 
The house is constructed of frame throughout, with the 
perpendicular walls striped and covered with metal lath and 
cement plastering with a finishing coat of cement and coarse 
gravel. All the exposed rafter ends are left in the rough and 
stained a very dark brown. The roofs are covered with 
shingles dipped in a moss-green stain. ‘The ceiling of the 
piazza is plastered, and its floor is stained the same as the 
other exterior work. 
There is a central hall, with rooms on 
either side. The principal 
rooms on this floor are 
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trimmed with birch and stained and finished in mahogany. 
The hall contains an ornamental staircase of good design. 
The living- and dining-rooms are separated by an archway 
supported on columns. Both of these rooms have open fire- 
places furnished with brick facings and hearth and Colonial 
mantels. The kitchen and pantries are well equipped and 
are trimmed with yellow pine finished material. 
The second floor contains four bedrooms, bathroom and 
servants’ bedroom. This floor has white enameled trim and 
birch doors finished in mahogany. The bathroom has a floor 
covered with interlocking rubber tile, and the walls are 
wainscoted to the height of five feet with cream glazed 
vitrified tile, with sanitary cap and base. 
The cellar contains a laundry, servants’ toilet and a hot- 
water heater with ample capacity to heat all parts of the 
house through direct radiation. 
The area of the house is thirty feet by forty-five feet, and 
the architect guarantees to build this house, under normal 
conditions, within a radius of sixty miles of New York, for 
seven thousand dollars. This guar- 
antee holds good for three months. 
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