January, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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''Kings Cote 



A House Built for George J. Gould, Esq., at Lakewood, New Jersey 



By Burr Bartram 



HE beautiful house built for George J. 

 Gould, Esq., at Lakewood, New Jersey, 

 as presented in the illustrations shown here- 

 with, forms a part of a scheme adopted in 

 the building of "Kings Cote" as well as 

 "Jays Cote," a house of similar character. 

 These two houses are named after Mr. Gould's eldest 

 sons, and are in harmony with "Georgian Court," the resi- 

 dence of Mr. Gould, which is directly across the road, and, 

 being so closely related to the latter, form one complete 

 architectural scheme. 



To build a house of this character and place it in a proper 

 setting, and at the same time secure the privacy that is es- 

 sential in all country houses, is the problem which the late 

 Mr. Bruce Price, the celebrated architect, had to do when 

 he solved the scheme which made "Kings Cote" possible. 

 The problem was one of great difficulty and its solution has 

 been a triumph for its designer. 



In the building of "Kings Cote" Mr. Price accepted the 

 Georgian style of architecture, which exhibits the most elabo- 

 rate and finished expression of domestic architecture in this 

 country, and has designed it in harmony with "Georgian 

 Court," which is also built in the Georgian style. 



The site chosen for the house presented some natural ad- 

 vantages with its wooded characteristics and its level contour. 



which gave ample opportunities for the building upon it 

 of a house of this character. 



A sweeping drive winds to the front porch, while at either 

 end of the house, which is square in form, are similar porches, 

 which are connected by a terrace and yet are sufficiently sep- 

 arated from the entrance porch to give them that privacy 

 which is always so desirable in a country house. The house 

 is built of stucco placed on brick walls, which forms the best 

 foundation for stucco work. The steps and columns to the 

 porches, the quoins, medallions, and trimmings, are of Ver- 

 mont marble with a light greenish vein running through them, 

 which harmonizes well with the soft creamish gray color of 

 the stucco work. 



Upon entering the house the visitor finds himself in a 

 large central hall, at the end of which a broad staircase of 

 Colonial style rises in a central run to a wide landing from 

 which the stairs divide and rise in either direction. The 

 staircase has a white enamel balustrade and a mahogany rail. 

 1 he hall is trimmed with white wood and treated with white 

 enamel paint. The paneled wainscoting is treated similarly. 

 The doors are of mahogany. To the right of the stairway is 

 the toilet, which is conveniently placed, and to the left is the 

 entrance to the servants' hall and stairway, beyond which are 

 the service hall and kitchen. 



To the left of the hall is the drawing-room, which is 



The Georgian Style of Architecture Was Accepted in the Building of " Kings Cote 



