October, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



387 



A New Grouping of Houses and Stables 



A Novel Scheme for a Suburban House Proposition 



By Charles Chauncy 



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NE of the most unusual and novel schemes 

 which has been developed in the layout of 

 two adjoining suburban sites is the one 

 owned and' planned by Dr. H. C. Register 

 at Haverford, Pa. 



The two plots are three hundred feet in 

 width, and by placing the houses near the 



outer line, save sufficient distance for a driveway to pass to 



the entrances to each house, which is also placed at the side 



of the house; the 



space between is 



used for a bowling 



green, utilizing for 



a garden and 



breathing space that 



part of the property 



which is ordinarily 



used for the houses 



where they are not 



properly placed on 



the site. 



By this arrange- 

 ment the living 



quarters of each 



house are kept fur- 

 ther apart than is 



ordinarily the case. 



And placing the 



entrance on the side 



of the house permits 



of using the entire 



front of the house 



for the living quar- 

 ters, thereby mak- 

 ing the entrance and 



the hall a secondary 



consideration. 



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Outline Plan of the Property 



Both of the houses are built alike, so a description of one 

 of them will suffice. 



The terrace about the house and the first story wall from 

 the grade to the level of the first story windows are built of 

 red brick laid in Flemish bond with black headers. The re- 

 mainder of the building is covered with stucco and treated 

 with a white cement wash. The half-timbered work is stained 

 brown. The roof is covered with shingles and stained a 

 deep red, and is highly effective. 



The hall is 

 trimmed with chest- 

 nut and stained a 

 soft brown tone. 

 The walls are cov- 

 ered with a two- 

 tone mustard yellow 

 paper. It contains 

 an ornamental stair- 

 case. 



The living-room 

 is trimmed with 

 w h i t e pine and 

 painted ivory white. 

 The fireplace has 

 red-tiled facings and 

 hearth laid in white 

 mortar and a Co- 

 lonial mantel with 

 paneled overmantel. 

 The cluster of win- 

 dows at either side 

 of the room have 

 window seats built 

 in front of them. 

 The windows are 

 hung with green 

 and white madras 



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