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Kennebunkport, Me., presents an excel- 
lent example for a Summer home, with 
its large, open, well-ventilated rooms and 
ample piazzas. ‘The principal feature of 
the house is its elongated form, low and 
rambling, which makes it present a pictur- 
esque effect. The site on which it is built is well wooded 
with pines, and the building rests upon a knoll of sufficient 
height to permit its overlooking the sea. ‘The underpin- 
ning, the wall for the terrace and the chimneys are of rock- 
faced local stone laid up in a rough manner. ‘The exterior 
walls of the building are covered with shingles and left to 
weather finish a soft brown, while the trimmings are painted 
a dull olive green. ‘The roof is also covered with shingles 
and is painted a dull green with a harmonious effect. The 
entrance is di- 
rect into a cen- 
tral hall, which 
extends through 
the house. ‘This 
hall is trimmed 
with cypress 
and is finished 
imeay Ee lcesmi.s:h 
brown. It has 
a beamed 
ing and a panel- 
ed wainscoting 
to the height of 
fiview at e.e.baca t 
which point a 
plate - rack  ex- 
tends around 
thre room. ~ Att 
theven trance 
font Or tthe 
house there is a 
paneled seat, 
over which there 
is grouped a 
cluster of small 
windows. ‘he staircase is recessed in an alcove to the left 
of the hall, and has an ornamental balustrade and a 
paneled wainscoting extending to the second story. ‘The 
living-room, which forms the principal feature of the mod- 
ern summer home, is placed to the right of the entrance. 
The woodwork is of cypress, finished in a soft brown tone. 
It has a paneled wainscoting, finished with a plate-rack, and 
a beamed ceiling. The large open fireplace is built of rock- 
faced boulders for the facings, and it has a hearth of red 
tile and a mantel at the height of the wainscoting, supported 
on carved corbel brackets. There is an attractive over- 
mantel of Gothic design. To the left of the fireplace there 
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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
RESIDENCE OF E. C. STANWOOD, ESQ. 
KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE 
By Henry Hawley 
The house rests on a knoll amid the pines 
June, 1911 
The den at 
the rear of the living-room is treated in a green weathered 
oak finish. It has a wall covered with batten strips forming 
is an inviting nook, with seats and windows. 
panels. These panels are covered with crimson burlap. 
There is an open fireplace, with brick facings and hearth 
and a mantel, at one side of which there is a paneled seat. 
The dining-room is designed in Colonial style, and is treated 
with white enamel. The walls have a paneled wainscoting 
to the height of seven feet, and the latter is finished with 
a plate-rack, above which the wall surface is covered with 
a blue and white wall-paper, the whole rising to the ceiling, 
which is paneled and beamed. A china closet is built in at 
the left of the pantry door, with a cupboard beneath the 
counter shelf, and shelves above, enclosed with glass 
doors of lattice design. The fireplace has a red brick facing 
and hearth, and a mantel of Colonial style. The butler’s 
pantry is fitted 
with all the best 
c onveniences, 
and the kitchen, 
laundry and de- 
pendencies are 
provided with 
all the necessary 
modern = ap- 
pointments. 
The color 
scheme of the 
second floor is 
harmonious and 
effective. “Wie 
woodwork is 
painted white, 
while the walls 
of the various 
rooms are treat- 
ed in one tone. 
The _ master’s 
bedrooms are 
placed at the 
front of the 
house, so that 
each one may have a view of the ocean, while the hall from 
which they are reached is built at the rear of the house. 
There are two bathrooms, furnished with porcelain fixtures © 
and exposed nickel-plated plumbing. The servants’-rooms 
and bathroom are built in the extension over the kitchen, 
and are accessible by a private staircase leading from the 
first floor. The third floor contains extra guestrooms and 
bath, and storage space. 
The scheme of designing this dwelling was commenced 
with the conviction that the highest aim in architectural 
motive was to construct a building that would in every way 
attain the purpose intended. 
