May, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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The Piazza Is the Feature of the Bungalow, and Forms an Outdoor Living-room 



and mantel of similar brick, is at one end 

 of the room, extending to the ceiling, with 

 the chimney piercing the roof. The room 

 is appropriately furnished for summer use 

 with willow and Mission furniture, in 

 which are included the chairs, tables 

 and ornaments. The effective lighting by 

 numerous lamps is a striking feature. 

 Numerous French windows of good width 

 on one side of the room open on to the 

 piazza, which is also furnished with ap- 

 propriate summer furniture. A stairway 

 at the end extends to the balcony, from 

 which access is obtained to Mr. Towle's 

 den. 



The dining-room, off the living-room, is 

 trimmed with hard wood, and has an open 

 fireplace built entirely of brick and extend- 

 ing to the ceiling. The room is furnished 

 harmoniously with Mission furniture in 

 Flemish brown. The pantry, kitchen, laun- 

 dry and shed are fitted up with all the ap- 

 pointments of a well regulated house. A 



The main approach is from the shore 

 side of the house, on which side the sleep- 

 ing-rooms are built, while the great living- 

 room, twenty by forty feet, is built on the 

 water side facing the sea. A piazza ex- 

 tends around three sides of the building. 

 The entire building is of frame construc- 

 tion, with exterior covered with shingles 

 left to finish a silvery gray color. The 

 roof is built as flat as is possible for a 

 shingle roof to shed water, in order to 

 bring the whole scheme in close touch with 

 the ground. 



The living-room is trimmed with natural 

 yellow pine ; and the rough plaster walls 

 are tinted a mustard yellow. A fireplace, 

 built of red brick with the facings, hearth 



Willow and Mission Furniture Give a Summer Effect to the Interior 



A Red Brick Fireplace, Arts and Crafts Furniture, and Rag Rugs 

 Complete the Dining-room 



private staircase from the pantry ascends 

 to the servants' rooms placed over the 

 kitchen. A rustic fence, constructed of 

 poles about twenty feet high, surrounds the 

 service end of the house. 



The sleeping-rooms are built in suites, 

 with a bathroom in between each bedroom. 

 There are six bedrooms and three bath- 

 rooms. The walls of the bedrooms are 

 tinted and the trim is finished natural. The 

 bathrooms are furnished with porcelain fix- 

 tures and exposed nickelplated plumbing. 

 The late Ernest M. A. Machado, of Bos- 

 ton, Mass., was the architect. A private 

 boat landing is built on the lea side of the 

 house, from which a launch gives connec- 

 tion with the main land. 



