October, 1909 
The house is kept quite close to the 
ground, and has a stone foundation 
and underpinning. ‘The exterior walls 
are of frame construction and are coy- 
ered with lath which are given three 
coats of stucco finishing, with a pebble 
dash. This finished coat is tinted a 
grayish yellow, the trim is painted an 
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Fig. 9—A fine setting of trees 
apple green, the sash ivory white, and the blinds bottle-green. 
The roof is covered with Spanish tile of a brilliant hue, en- 
hancing. the artistic values of the house below. The covered en- 
trance porch is the feature of the front. 
Upon crossing the threshold, one enters the lobby which is 
provided with a mosaic tiled floor, and a paneled wainscoting. 
From the lobby a door opens into the hall which is trimmed with 
white pine treated with white enamel paint. A four-foot paneled 
wainscoting extends around the hall, above which the walls are 
covered with “Longfellow” paper; the whole 
being finished 
with a massive wooden 
ae cornice. ‘The stairs are 
vA separated from the hall 
Ke by a screen, composed 
of paneled work, balus- 
\ ters and columns. From 
Gaze: the main landing, from 
which the stairs ascend, 
is a door which opens 
into the lavatory on the 
SECOND FLOOR PLAN 
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Fig. | 1—The dining-room in Mr. Ward's house 
ATTIC AND 
ROOF PLAN 
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Fig. 10—The plans of Mr. Ward’s house 
first floor.” The hall is furnished with an- 
tique furniture of the Colonial period. The 
small reception-room, which occupies the 
front part of the hall, and is separated by an 
archway, has a similar wall decoration as 
the hall and is furnished with an old tea- 
table and some Sheraton pieces of good style. 
The living-room occupies the southern 
side of the house, extending from the front 
to the rear. The walls have a low Colonial 
wainscoting, above which they are cov- 
ered with a grassy-green wall-covering; and 
the whole is finished with a massive wooden 
cornice heavily dentaled. The open fire- 
