August, 1911 
cold- storage room 
are placed in the 
cellar, and all these 
last, the so-called 
lesser rooms and ac- 
cessories of a house 
—the kitchen, bath- 
room, pantry, fuel- 
rooms, etc. — need 
not in this dwelling 
be considered except 
that they are models 
of right dimensions 
and perfectly fur- 
nished. 
The» main struc- 
tural work of this 
house has received 
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ing and _ graceful 
treatment and one 
which releases the 
design from any 
conditions of sever- 
ity. There is not 
space here to specify 
all the features of 
this house, but the 
illustrations will al- 
low one to make an 
architectural excur- 
sion around and 
through this nicely 
arranged residence, 
and they point out 
the adaptability of 
the lower rooms for 
more than the usual 
attention given by 
designers to resi- 
dences. The dwell- 
ing is a rich example 
of varied combina- 
tions and some of 
these may boast of 
marked originality; 
for instance, the 
boldness of the pro- 
jection of the small 
porch and its posi- 
tion in relation to all 
the lines of the plan. 
A porch placed in 
this way is singu- 
Jarly fitted to re- 
ceive a very impos- 
The dining-room 
the harmonious dis- 
position of furniture 
and accessories of 
indoor living. The 
house is very evi- 
dently built with the 
intention of  secur- 
ing comfort in the 
variable climate of 
northerly New Jer- 
sey, and will with- 
stand ettectively the 
coldest and most in- 
clement weather, 
while the very ex- 
extensive porch area 
will make outdoor 
summer life most 
enjoyable. 
