April, 1911 AMERICAN “HOMES AND GARDENS 155 
by thirty-nine feet. All master bedrooms are above, on views of the page refer to the one house. As with all square 
the third floor. There are five of them, besides two baths. dwellings, there is plenty of room. ‘The side porch is not 
There is also a small balcony at the front, and two serv- shown in the plan of the first floor. It is, however, an im- 
ants’ bedrooms and portant addition, 
bath at the rear. and is reached by a 
ithe eleceer As French window 
reachcd by a sepa- from the living- 
rate stairway and room. Exclusive of 
is entirely cut off. the two bedrooms 
im fatty, the three and bath for serv- 
servents’ rooms and ants on the third 
bath have no con- floor, there are 
nection whatever eight rooms and 
with the main por- two baths for the 
tion of the home on family and _ its 
either the secoad guests. On the 
or third floors. lower left-hand 
In the view shown side of the page is 
in Figs. 20, 21 and shown the interior 
22, we have a fine Tig. 36—A picturesque house of bungalow form one end of the liv- 
example of the true ing-room. Very at- 
concrete or cement house. ‘There is a simplicity about the tractive, isn’t it? The dining-room is shown by the picture 
lines to suit the material. Notice particularly the heavy tothe right. The broad window seen here is the one which 
posts of the uncovered porches. The simple doorway ad- opens onto the front porch. 
mitting to the covered porch is very Figs. 36, 37, 38, and 39 show a 
attractive. picturesque house, from the side and 
The house of Figs. 23, 24 and 25 2 rear. [he bay window belongs to 
is, perhaps; a little more ornate; but Gane the dining-room. On the first floor 
there is still a restraint which goes oleae are, in addition to a servants’-room 
well with the material. Observe the 
plainness of the main lines of the 
bay window portion. Ornamenta- 
tion is here secured by the arrange- 
ment of the openings. Especially 
attractive in this house is the rise 
of the side walls above the roof. 
This is a fine concrete house. 
Ancther admirable example is 
the one shown in Figs. 26, 27 and 
Zueetlere i: is the front porch 
which beautifies the house. The 
large square pillars with their con- 
tinuations above to form posts on 
the uncovered portico, taken in con- 
and bath, four bedrooms and bath. 
A little winding stairway and the 
tower to which it belongs are attrac- 
tive features. In the left-hand in- 
terior view, we have a portion of the 
living-room, and get a_ glimpse 
through the doorway to the dining- 
room and see the bay window be- 
longing to the latter space. The 
adjoining view is that of the inside 
of the dining-room. 
Messrs. Kirby, Petit and Green, 
of New York, were the architects 
of all of the houses illustrated in 
this article, except six dwellings 
PREERORIN 
nection with the intervening pro- Fig. 37—The floor plan which were designed by Mr. Louis 
jecting roof of red tiling, make of R. Kaufman, also of New York. 
the whole a charming picture—simplicity and effectiveness. In order to avoid excess in giving details, we have not 
Figs. 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 show a pretty home. treated the under features of the individual house, but 
The double windows are especially attractive. All the have pointed out the most essential features. 
Fig. 38—The living-room Fig. 39—The dining-room 
