AMERICAN HOMES 
AND GARDENS 
June, 1911 
Fig. 1—The esplanade and fountains 
Some Long Island Homes 
By Paul Thurston 
= HE author, on his travels last Fall, took a 
So) trip along the south shore of Long Island, 
and to his surprise and delight he found 
the handsome group of houses which i 
used to illustrate this paper. These houses 
are at Brightwaters, L. I., and have been 
constructed for a modest sum of money, 
and are within the reach of people of moderate means. 
The site upon which they are built has been richly endowed 
by nature with picturesque lakes, superb beaches, amid oaks 
and balmy pine woods. It was not until recently that the 
man of limited means had the opportunity of enjoying the 
privilege of owning a house in the country, something which 
the improved system of rapid transit has made largely 
possible for him to accomplish. 
The first illustration, Fig. 1, shows the cascade of lakes 
and the esplanade with fountains, from which broad vistas 
are obtained of the great canal extending into the Great 
South Bay, which is swept with ocean breezes. Homes of 
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Fig. 2—A house of stucco and shingles 
artistic design and modern appointments line the banks of 
the canal and the interior lakes, which extend inland some 
distance from the sea. 
The house built for Mr. Charles H. Raynor, and 
illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, will be of interest to one 
who may desire a larger amount of sleeping-room space 
in preference to the living quarters. The second story of 
this house covers a greater area than the first story, and 
a greater number of bedrooms are obtained by the exten- 
sion of the second story over the piazza of the first story. 
The first story of the house is constructed of cement stucco 
and the second of shingles, stained brown, while the trim- 
mings are painted white. The interior throughout has a 
white painted trim, and the interior arrangement of the 
various rooms is most excellent. 
One of the finest sites is the one chosen by Charles 
Oddie, Esq., which is built at the head of the lake and 
is illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. This is an excellent house 
and is ideal either for a Summer or a Winter home. It 
Fig. 3—A second view shows the west side 
