November, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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The Entrance Front and End Porch 



Briefly stated, the interior of the house contains a central 

 hallway; on one side is the living-room; on the other the 

 dining-room, kitchen and service-rooms. The whole of the 

 second story is used for sleeping and bath rooms, while the 

 servants' rooms and storage space are provided for in the 

 third story. 



The hall runs clear through the house, from front to front. 

 The staircase is in the center, with white-painted balusters 

 and mahogany handrail, turned out on either side in a grace- 

 ful curve on the first step. It mounts to the second story in 



a straight line, with a short right and left flight at the sum- 

 mit before a recessed window beneath a low archway. The 

 walls are hung with a toned green tapestry paper. The 

 woodwork is white, and is limited to a low baseboard and 

 the simple door frames. The ceiling is simply plastered in 

 white. Some choice old bits of furniture, a tall-case clock, 

 old table, antique mirror, are placed along the sides. Be- 

 yond the stairs, beneath the archways on either side, is an 

 inclosed space that serves as a furnished withdrawing-room, 

 from which the porch on the south front may be directly en- 



re in the Hall 



The Living-room Is Finished with Natural Chestnut and Hung with Japanese Paper 



