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well of New York 
was its architect, 
and Mr. Hamilton 
Bell of the same 
city was the design- 
er of the gardens, 
which were planted 
by a Boston firm. 
Each artist contri- 
buted the full quota 
of his ability to the 
creation of a_not- 
able dwelling and 
the embellishment 
of its environment. 
The “house: is\ a 
stately structure of 
white cement stucco, 
designed in the Ital- 
ian style, in a sym- 
metrical and some- 
what formal man- 
ner yet forming a 
truly splendid cen- 
ter to the superb 
gardens by which it 
is surrounded and 
which are really an 
integral part of the 
house itself. It 1s 
three stories in 
height, with a cen- 
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‘The main front of the house 
February, 1911 
tral colonnade of 
Corinthian columns 
on the entrance 
front. On either 
side is a monu- 
mental window, 
spacious in width, 
two stories in height 
and surmounted by 
an elliptical arch in 
the second _ story. 
On the sides are 
two-story porches, 
in the center aot 
each front, for the 
house is completely 
exposed, and _pre- 
sents four handsome 
fronts to the main 
points of the com- 
pass. ‘On the left 
or west this is a 
double . porch, the 
lower serving as an 
outdoor sitting- 
room, while the up- 
per fulfills a similar 
function in connec- 
tion with the bed- 
rooms of the sec- 
ond floor. On the 
right or east the 
