March, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



99 



A Pedestal of Grecian Form Lends Itself to Classic Effect 

 in the Hall 



ices from Which to View the Bay and Surrounding Country 



The dining-room is treated with paneled walls of plaster and 

 a molded cornice. The whole is finished with an ivory-white treat- 

 ment. The fireplace has a Franklin stove built in and resting on a 

 tiled hearth, and has facings of similar tile and a mantel of Colonial 

 style. French windows occupying one side of the room open on to 

 the piazza. A door opens into the butler's pantry, which is fitted 

 with sink, dressers and cupboards; and another door forms an easy access to the piazza, which in summer is used for dining uses. A 

 third door opens into the kitchen, which is fitted with all the modern improvements. A combination ice-box is built in with access from 

 both the kitchen and the butler's pantry. 



The second story contains the owner's suite, consisting of two sleeping-rooms, large closets and bathroom 

 of the loggias from each of the bedrooms. There are three other bedrooms and a bathroom on this floor, 

 with tiled floors and wainscoting, and 

 porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated 

 plumbing. The upper hall contains an 

 open fireplace with grate, tile trimmings 

 and mantel. 



The house is supplied with all the facili- 



Access is obtained to each 

 The bathrooms are fitted 



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ties for making it an up-to-date house in 

 every respect, and it has a fine cellar, 

 formed by the receding hill at the rear, and 

 it contains a heating apparatus, fuel-room, 

 workshop, laundry and wine cellar. The 

 planting around the house is adequate. 



The Living-room Fireplace Is Built of Brick 



