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at Red Bank, New Jersey, which was de- 
signed by Fred M. Truex, architect, of 
New York, is perhaps one of the most in- 
teresting of its type of cement construction, 
for the reason that considerable liberty 
has been taken in the design. ‘The de- 
parture from routine in planning this house is a feature of 
the interior arrangement. ‘The entrance-porch, built at an 
angle, arrests attention by the unique way in which it is 
designed. It is separated, as it should be, from the living- 
porch. The extension of the second story over this porch 
is also a liberty in cement construction which has proven 
entirely satisfactory. 
The exterior walls of the building are constructed of a 
light-gray stucco finish, and the roofs are covered with 
shingles stained a tile red, which harmonizes well with the 
gray stucco and gives a Spanish feeling to the general 
scheme. The porch floors and columns are built of re- 
inforced concrete. 
The entrance-hall is built two steps below the level of the 
first floor. Both the hall and the living-room are trimmed 
with chestnut and stained and finished in a soft brown tone. 
The hall has a paneled wood ceiling and a concrete floor 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Second floor plan 
marked off in squares. 
by the fireplace being placed in the center of one side of the 
The living-room is well balanced 
room. It is built of light gray brick, and is provided with a 
stone shelf. “Che walls have a low wooden wainscoting and 
a paneled wall extending to the ceiling, which is beamed. 
The panels of the walls are covered with golden-brown bur- 
lap. The dining-room, opening direct from the living-room, 
is also trimmed with chestnut and is finished in a similar 
manner. ‘The walls are paneled from the floor to the ceil- 
ing, and the ceiling is paneled and cut in between chestnut 
beams. The floor of the dining-room is laid with re-inforced 
concrete in red and marked off in squares, and is one step 
above the level of the floor of the living-room. 
The kitchen and the pantry are well equipped with all the 
best modern appointments. The kitchen walls have a 
wainscoting of Keene’s cement to the height of five feet. 
This wainscoting and the entire walls of the kitchen are 
treated with white enamel paint. 
The second floor is treated in a dull white enamel, and 
the doors of birch are stained and finished in mahogany. 
The den is trimmed with chestnut. 
The bathroom is treated with white enamel and is fur- 
nished with porcelain fixtures and exposed nickel-plated 
plumbing. A hot-water heating plant, the fuel-rooms and a 
The entrance front of the house 
