September, 1911 
by these pillars, 
which shelter the 
front door, is grace-_ 
fully curved, and 
above it are three 
small windows 
which furnish light 
to the hall and the 
stairway. [he latter 
view shows a very 
pretty arrangement 
of French doors 
and windows open- 
ing into the rear 
garden, above which 
is a small Juliet bal- 
cony. Ihe whole 
arrangement is 
arched by a trellis 
for climbing roses, 
and when the vines 
shall have grown 
suficiently a very 
pretty picture will 
be produced. 
The windows 
throughout are com- 
paratively small and 
plain; but the num- 
ber makes up for 
what they lack in 
size, and their plain- 
ness constitutes but 
a well - considered 
part of the happy 
en semble of sim- 
plicity. The win- 
dows, for the main 
part, are given no 
protection of pro- 
jecting eaves, an un- 
common precedent, 
and therefore have 
necessitated extra 
precaution on the 
part of the builder 
that they be well 
fitted, so as to with- 
stand beating rains. 
Although the 
general scheme of 
simplicity is main- 
tained, the interior 
of the house pos- 
sesses some very 
appreciable features 
in the way of built- 
in bookcases, win- 
dow - seats, ward- 
robes, and so forth. 
One of the illustra- 
tions gives a view of 
the hall and the stair- 
way from the living- 
room which shows 
an unusually ingen- 
iously arranged 
bookcase, built into 
the side of the stair- 
way. Although the 
house is provided 
AMERICAN HOMES AND 
The rear entrance, from the inside 
GARDENS 
343 
with furnace heat, 
both the dining- 
room and _living- 
room contain fire- 
places. The one in 
the living - room is 
particularly interest- 
ing, possessing a 
broad hearth and a 
mantel of simple, 
effective design. 
Built -in bookcases 
are arranged oa 
each side of the fire- 
place, as well as on 
each side of the 
French doors that 
lead into the rear 
garden. 
The woodwork 
of the living-room, 
reception-room and 
hall is treated to re- 
semble fumed oak. 
and the walls are 
tinted in colors 
varying from buff to 
light chocolate. The 
dining-room wood- 
work is enameled, 
like that of the 
sleeping-rooms, and 
the walls are pa- 
pered. Hardwood 
floors are used 
throughout the first- 
floor rooms. 
On a level with 
the best features de- 
vised for perfecting 
this interesting 
home is the one of 
grounds. The South- 
ern Californian or 
semi-tropical char- 
acteristics shown 
somewhat profusely 
im the trees and 
plants about the 
place seem to draw 
out the flavor of 
the old Dutch Co- 
lonial style of the 
architecture. 
All are harmo- 
niously related in 
producing a house 
whose lines are am- 
ply reserved and a 
setting which is 
neatly appropriate 
without any impos- 
ing order of botany. 
The fine trees stand 
in well with the 
noble points of the 
design of this hand- 
some and capacious 
exterior. 
