September, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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The Summer Residence of 



Edward Vassallo Hartford 



at Deal, New Jersey 



By Francis Durando Nichols 



R. HARTFORD'S summer residence at 

 Deal is one of the latest additions to that 

 attractive seashore resort, and is particularly 

 distinctive from the houses usually to be 

 found in that vicinity. It shows a careful 

 conformity to Italian models, and at the 

 same time illustrates many modern ten- 

 dencies. The site chosen was, fortunately, an elevated cor- 

 ner lot, and taking the situation as the keynote the architect, 



Mr. F. H. Dodge, of Allenhurst, N. J., has given his com- 

 position an effect of massive elegance which makes it one of 

 the most distinctive houses to be found along the coast. 



The house is approached by a broad gateway, with cross 

 bars and lantern above, from which steps rise to the level of 

 the first terrace; a second flight of steps lead to the second 

 terrace in front of the house. The other approach is from 

 the street to the porte-cochere at the side of the house; this 

 roadway leads on to the garage at the rear of the estate. 



The Entrance Steps and Doorway 



The Arcade and Terrace 



