April, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



H7 



The Summer Home of Lucien Oudin, Esq. 



Water Mill, Long Island 



By Samuel Ward 





fHERE is no style of architecture which lends 

 itself better to sea shore conditions than 

 the Swiss chalet, which Mr. Lucien Oudin 

 accepted for the style of his summer home 

 at Water Mill, L. I. The house is beauti- 

 fully situated on Water Mill Pond, which 

 is a body of water separated from the ocean 



by the dunes with which the southern shore of Long Island 



is formed. From 



its various rooms 



and porches fine 



views are obtained 



across the pond to 



the ocean beyond 



the dunes. The 



principal character- 

 istic of the house is 



the lean-to roof 



lines, extending 



down over the walls 



and forming a roof 



for the porches. 

 How rarely one 



sees a house that is 



as attractive viewed 



from the back as 



from the front, yet 



here is one where 



the treatment of the 



rear of the house 



gives an added 



charm. Its balcony, 



with steps descend- 

 ing in either di- 

 rection, with its 



balcony above, is 



quite unique. The 



kitchen door opens 



to a porch, which is 



auite close to the 



"drying grounds," 



which are inclosed 



by a well clipped 



privet hedge. 



The house, while 



not so large, is 



planned to give a 



feeline of roomi- 



Picturesque and Interesting Is the Approach to the House, for One of the Many Porches 



Is Used as the Entrance to It 



ness, but without loss of space. On every side of the house 

 porch life can be enjoyed, for there are three porches placed 

 on three sides of the house, providing ample shelter from 

 the winds in any storm from any direction of the weather. 

 These porches have columns built of rough-faced brick, 

 which are large and solid, and present a picturesque effect. 

 supporting, as they do, the roof of the house. The exterior 

 walls are covered with shingles left to weather finish a 



silvery gray color, 

 while the trimmings 

 are painted a s o f t 

 brown. The roof, 

 which is shingled, is 

 stained a dull red. 

 The chimneys, built 

 of red rough-faced 

 brick, and the dor- 

 mer windows which 

 pierce the roof, lend 

 character to the 

 whole general 

 scheme. 



The main en- 

 trance to the house 

 is reached from the 

 driveway swinging 

 in from the road- 

 w a y , passing the 

 stable at the front 

 of the grounds, to 

 the porch fro m 

 which entrance is 

 made into the 

 house. Neither the 

 hall, which is first 

 entered, nor the re- 

 mainder of the in- 

 terior is plastered. 

 The inside finish is 

 simple, consisting 

 only of the planed 

 side of the boards 

 w h i c h form the 

 main walls. They 

 are closely matched 

 and are nailed on 

 the outside of the 

 studding, which is 



