July, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



261 



The Porch Overlooking the Garden 



The outer angles of this 

 frontispiece are emphasized 

 with brick quoins. Each 

 wing contains a single large 

 window. A similar treat- 

 ment is applied to the next 

 section; also, slightly fur- 

 ther in, with two windows 

 in the lower story and one 

 in the upper, while a great 

 porch at either end marks 

 the completion of the house. 

 The whole building is 

 roofed with slate, this front 

 containing here but two 

 dormers. The great chim- 

 neys, which rise where 

 needed, are notable features 

 in the general outline. 



The entrance front is 

 completely cut off from the 

 inner front, which can best 

 be reached by passing 

 through the house. It is 

 designed in a more elabor- 

 ate manner, although offer- 

 ing but a more decorative 

 version of the elements that 

 were so successfully em- 

 ployed in the entrance front. 

 We have here an almost 

 exhibits a considerable variety of surface. Its variety, how- straight wall, treated as two slightly marked pavilions on 

 ever, is purely structural, and has been obtained by the simple the ends, with a long connecting wall between them. It is 

 device of retreating parts, and without any assistance from true the center of this wall is slightly thickened, but this 

 unstructural ornamentation. is without structural significance, and is simply a slight and 



The central portion is, of course, the most important and legitimate emphasizing of the architectural center, 

 the most decorative. It is also the largest, and being sur- The conspicuous feature is the loggia that fills in the 



mounted by a pediment has 

 an individuality of its own 

 which is heightened by its 

 strong projection before the 

 main structure. The pedi- 

 ment is beautifully propor- 

 tioned to the lower walls. 

 Here, in the center, is the 

 one decorative feature of 

 the whole front. Be'ow, in 

 the center, is the doorway, 

 a simple rectangular open- 

 ing, faced without with two 

 columns carrying an entab- 

 lature which, in its turn, sup- 

 ports a low ornament. On 

 each side is a small window. 

 The angles are built up with 

 Indiana limestone, and help 

 support the second story, 

 which consists of a loggia, 

 wholly lined, on its three 

 inner sides, with limestone. 

 On the ends are paneled 

 pilasters, and in the center 

 are two Ionic columns. 

 Within is a great central 

 round arched window, im- 

 mediately over the doorway, 

 with smaller windows on 

 either side. A couple of 

 small carved panels are let 

 into the wall above them. The Tapestry Corridor Looking Into the Dining-room 



