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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Vebruary, 1911 
House of Mr. E. A. Crenshaw, Germantown, Pa. 
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lath and stucco. 
EORRR. CRENSHAW’S house is typical of the 
SMa) Dutch Colonial period, and was designed 
by Wilson Eyre, of Philadelphia. 
first story of the house is constructed with 
a wooden framework covered with metal 
The remainder of the 
building, comprising walls and roof, are 
The 
covered with shingle left to color in a natural silver gray. 
The trimmings are 
dation is built 
pine. The hall, 
square in form, 
and placed in the 
center: of thie 
house, is pro- 
vided with an 
Ornament al 
staircase. To the 
right of the hall 
is the parlor, and 
to the left is the 
library. All three 
rooms are finish- 
edigim» 4 udark 
brown tone. The 
fireplaces in both 
the library and 
the parlor are 
built of brick and 
are provided with 
mantels. The living-porch is placed at the rear of the house 
overlooking the garden. 
The dining-room is stained and 
finished in mahogany, and has a brick fireplace, and fac- 
ings of brick, and a mantel. 
The butler’s pantry contains 
servants’ stairway and also sink, dressers and drawers. The 
door from the butler’s pantry leads into the kitchen, which 
last is provided with a large closet, dresser, and sink. Doors 
open from the kitchen to both the side porch and the rear 
A gambrel roof house of stucco and shingles 
painted bottle green. 
of stone. 
The 
foun- 
Its interior is trimmed with 
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First floor plan 
PARLOR 
porch. 
The second floor contains four bedrooms and a 
bath, and a large linen closet; and for the servants, three 
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Second floor plan 
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bedrooms and a 
bath, built over 
the kitchen ex- 
tension, the last 
named rooms be- 
ing reached by a 
private stairway. 
The main rooms 
of the second 
floor are treated 
with a white 
painted trim. The 
bathrooms have 
white enameled 
tiling and floors, 
and are furnish- 
ed with porcelain 
fixtures and ex- 
posed _ nickel- 
plated plumbing. 
