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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1908 



The house, which is of stucco, treated with a pure white covered with a plain green rug. The dining-room is sep- 

 wash, is erected on a concrete foundation. The walls of the arated from the living-room by columns rising to the ceiling, 

 first story are broken by an arcade extending around three The spaces between these columns are filled in with paneled 



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sides and forming the piazza, while the wall space above is 

 pierced by many windows placed at regular intervals. A dis- 

 tinguishing feature of the house is the roof with its pergola 

 and its statuary representing the Venus de Medici, the Quoit 

 Thrower, the Gladiator, Discobolus, and many other copies 

 of famous statues. 



The entrance doorway, with statues resting on plaster 

 pedestals on either side, opens directly into the living-room, 

 which is treated with white enamel paint. The walls are cov- 

 ered with leather, with a combination of a green body on 

 which is embossed a brown pattern. The ceiling shows a 

 fine design in plaster, which gives the room great dignity. 

 The fireplace, at one end, is built of red pressed brick, with 

 facings and hearth of the same. The mantel is supported on 

 ornamented brackets, while the pilasters at 

 either side of the chimney breast rise to the 

 ceiling, having caryatides to support the beams. 

 Seats are built in on either side of the fireplace. 

 The furniture is of mahogany upholstered 

 in Nile green velour. The floor is covered 

 with a rug in the same tone of coloring, while 

 at the windows are hung soft lace curtains. 

 The den, which is contrived at one side of the 

 living-room, is treated with white enameled 

 trim, red leather walls with an ornamental bor- 

 der of green and brown, while the floor is cov- 

 ered with a crimson rug. 



The staircase hall is separated from both the 

 living and dining-rooms 

 by a group of piers. 

 The trim is treated with 

 white enamel, while the 

 walls are covered with a 

 two- tone mustard-yel- 

 low wall paper. The 

 newel post and rail of 

 the staircase is of ma- 

 hogany, while the 

 treads and balusters are 

 painted white. The 

 stairs and hall floor are 



work in mahogany, while the opening into the dining-room 

 has folding doors forming a screen, which is constructed in 

 a similar manner. It is also treated with white enamel paint, 

 and has a sideboard and glass cases built in, occupying two 

 sides of the room. At the end opposite the folding doors is 

 an open fireplace with facings and hearth of gray brick, while 

 the mantelshelf is supported on caryatides representing old 

 Neptune. The walls are wainscoted in panels to the height 

 of seven feet, above which they are painted with a scenic 

 effect. The ceiling is beamed, and the electric fixtures which 

 are hung from the beams represent bunches of grapes, while 

 the glass dome overhanging the table represents the grape 

 leaves and fruit of the vine. The floor is covered with an 

 apple-green rug, and the furniture is upholstered with 

 ^1 apple-green leather. The butler's pantry is fitted up 

 with all the best modern conveniences, including 

 dressers, drawers and sink. A door opens into the 

 kitchen, which is fitted with range, sink, dresser and 

 pot closet. The servants' porch is a resting place for 

 the servant of the house in summer, and the inclosed 

 drying yard, with its pergola, is also a feature of the 



exterior scheme. The 



■ ■ second story of the house 

 is finished most artistic- 

 ally. The owner's suite is 



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style, with gray enamel trim, and gray paneled walls, the 

 panels of which are formed by a pink rosebud border. 

 The floor is covered with a coral-pink rug, and the furni- 

 ture is painted a French gray. The fireplace has marble 

 facings and hearth, and a handsomely carved mantel. 



The boudoir off the bedroom is also finished in the 

 Louis XVI style. The walls are paneled in a similar 

 manner, except that the panels are formed by moldings. 

 The color scheme is coral-pink and gray. Soft lace 

 draperies with Renaissance borders are hung at the win- 

 dows. One of the bedrooms has a pink and gray 

 striped wall covering and gray wicker furniture ; another 

 is finished with sea-green rugs, old rose draperies and 

 walls, and Circassian walnut furniture; while a third 

 has gray walls and rug and oak furniture. The blue 

 room has a blue and white rug, blue striped wall paper, 



