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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 1908 



The Pergola of the Terrace lnd Its Outlook 



house, and are surmounted by 

 an ample platform, a quite 

 sufficient space on which to 

 stand while awaiting the 

 opening of the door. A third 

 step forms the sill, and it, 

 too, is a part of the house 

 structure. -The doorway pro- 

 jection is surmounted by a 

 simple flat band without 

 moldings; the doorway itself 

 is seemingly cut through the 

 stucco walls, and is likewise 

 without ornament; and hence 

 the garland swung above it 

 has the greater ornamental 

 value in its leaves and flowers 

 and in the grotesque mask 

 from which it hangs. The 

 door itself is equally simple 

 and restrained; it is made of 

 strips of cypress battened to- 

 gether. Below is a great 

 wrought iron hinge; above is 

 an iron grille, glazed within, 

 and an antique knob and 

 knocker. Structurally, there- 





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The Trellised Window of the Kitchen 



