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‘The inglenook seat by the fireplace is one of the most inviting features of the house. The electroliers above the seat afford an excellent reading light 
shelves and cupboards. The service part of this house is 
especially well designed and worthy of study, it being sepa- 
rated from the front of the house, the rear part of the house 
being practically a service dwelling in itself, containing as 
it does the pantry and the well-appointed kitchen, the serv- 
ant’s-room and the servant’s-porch. ‘The house is equipped 
with electric lights and its fixtures are of iron and copper, 
especially designed to effect harmony with their environ- 
ment. Perfect plumbing and an abundant supply of hot and 
cold water make living in a house of this sort a thing to 
contemplate with pleasure and satisfaction. 
The second story, as will be seen by referring to the 
accompanying plan, contains the sleeping-rooms, which are 
designed and placed with the same care for detail that 
makes the lower story so excellent in its plan and in the 
utilization of the economies of space. ‘The upper story 
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December, 1911 
hall is nearly square, being six feet six inches by seven feet 
one inch. ‘To the right, the large bed-chamber has four 
windows, three of which are upon the side directly looking 
out over the harbor. There is a comfortable hallseat in 
this story, a large bathroom and four sleeping apartments. 
One of these is called the tentroom and is an interesting 
and perfect representation of the interior of a tent. It is 
attractively furnished with old Colonial pieces, while the 
bed is canopied and bears old-fashioned chintz hangings. 
Both the house and furnishings show a careful regard for 
detail, which makes for its complete success, and there are 
few houses anywhere so completely in harmony with their 
picturesque surroundings as is this house at Nanepashemet. 
A glance at the floor plans of Mr. Gibson’s house, each 
floor taken in its entirety, presents what one may call com- 
pact spaciousness. There is nowhere a waste bit of space 
nor any makeshift devices that display an ingenuity un- 
necessary in a well-planned house. Turning to the first- 
floor plan, one notes that the arrangement of hall, living- 
room and dining-room, with a piazza accessory thereto, 
while allowing for a freedom of movement in passing from 
room to room, still holds the desirable elements of privacy 
in the arrangement of the hearth and of the bay. As for 
the upper story, it would be difficult to imagine a more care- 
fully planned floor. 
It is not always that a home-builder and an architect have 
co-operated so successfully in evolving a house of this size 
that truly conforms to the lay of the land, and one cannot 
refrain from an enthusiasm for a dwelling of this sort, or 
from commending the good taste exercised in retaining the 
natural feature of the surrounding ground. The premises 
of the yard area hold no suggestion of artificiality, but in- 
stead presents a bit of nature that has been tidied up as a 
fitting accompaniment to one’s chosen abiding place. ‘Too 
often we find attempts to preserve the original natural aspect 
of a place over-zealous in the matter of permitting plant 
growth and unkempt appearance to remain in the home 
landscape, for it must be remembered that Nature, after all, 
is as often to be counted a spoiled child as a stern parent. 
