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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



January, 1908 



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House Built for William H. Gray, Esq. 



Dedham, Massachusetts 



By Paul Thurston 



HE picturesque and interesting house built 

 for William H. Gray, Esq., at Dedham. 

 Mass., is another addition to the many 

 beautiful, as well as modern, houses to be 

 found in that delightful old village. The 

 site chosen for the house was one which 

 has been well endowed by nature, simply 

 waiting for future development. 



The architect seized the opportunity to use the low type 

 of the old Colonial house found in New England as his 

 prototype. The house stands on a foundation of stone, with 

 an underpinning of dressed stone, while the first and second 

 stories are covered with white pine clapboards of unusual 

 width. These clapboards are painted white and are relieved 

 by the trellis extending across the entire front of the house, 



which is placed between the first and second stories. The 

 trellis is painted a fern green, as are the blinds, which are 

 painted a similar color. 



The house is kept close to the ground, and the roof, which 

 is shingled and stained a soft brown color, is also kept low 

 and flat, in order to preserve the elongated effect sought; the 

 whole blending with the great pines, which form a setting for 

 it. A porch with Doric columns supporting crossed beams, 

 with a pergola effect, occupies the central portion of the 

 facade, while a terrace extends along one side of the house, 

 which, in summer, is covered with an awning, forming a living- 

 piazza. The advantage of this arrangement is found in being 

 able to remove the awning in winter and bring all the light 

 and sunshine into the living-room, which would ordinarily be 

 eliminated if the terrace was permanently covered by a roof. 



The Pergola-like Porch of the Entrance Door 



The Low Flat Roof Helps in Producing an Elongated Effect 



