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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



March, 1907 



A Cluster of Phlox Blooms Gaily in One Corner of the Garden 



mobility to the design, and yet is thoroughly harmonious and 

 well adapted to the various needs of the interior. 



A portico, two stories in height, with four columns, whose 

 capitals are of Ionic type, is built at the center of the en- 

 trance front, and is the commanding feature of the exterior. 

 I'he main doorway, below it, is encased within a pilastered 

 framework whose entablature supports a pointed pediment. 

 The window on either side is included within the ornament 

 treatment of the doorway and each has, beneath it, a 

 built-in seat. Handsome wrought iron lanterns on the 

 portico pilasters complete the special features of the en- 

 trance. 



The windows on either side of the portico are treated 

 as a single panel, two stories in height. They form a con- 

 tinuously paneled bay, triple in design, the central upper 

 member being round arched, with small circular windows 

 on each side of the arch, while the other divisions are 

 variously windowed and paneled to meet the internal re- 

 quirements. While seemingly identical in design these 

 bays include a number of marked differences. Thus the 

 upper bay on the left, which lights the stair hall, contains 

 three windows reaching to the summit of the entablature 

 of the lower division. The central lower panel is solid, 

 which is the case with the upper panel on the right. On 

 the right side the windows in the upper tier have panels 

 below them; the lower tier has three windows. 



The interior arrangements exhibit an admirable disposi- 

 tion of the space. A great hall occupies the center of the 

 house. To the left are the stairs and passages to the service 

 wing; behind, on the water front, is the dining-room. On 

 the right of the hall is the den, on the entrance front, with 

 the drawing-room adjoining it on the water front. Then 

 comes the living-room, extending from front to front, and 

 on the extreme right is Mr. Burton's office. 



The hall is paneled throughout with wood, painted 

 white, with panels of pale yellow embroidered silk. The 

 ceiling has exposed beams, molded and decorated, with 

 yellow panels corresponding to those of the walls. The 

 cornice is upheld by channeled pilasters with Ionic capitals, 

 with decorated consoles in the frieze to carry the ceiling 

 beams. On each side of the entrance door is a recess with 

 a window and a built-in seat. The stairs are on the left, 

 rising within an arched passageway which has a white 

 wainscot and yellow walls. On each side of the arch are 



carved mahogany doors leading to the other 

 parts of this floor. The mantel is of wood, 

 with a paneled chimney breast with corner 

 columns standing on pedestals. The fire- 

 place has a mottled white marble facing and 

 hearth. The hardwood floor is covered 

 with handsome Oriental rugs. There is a 

 host of interesting and beautiful objects in 

 this hall. On each side of the fireplace are 

 iron boxes, used in olden times in Spain by 

 the richer classes in traveling for carrying 

 their money and jewels, with enormous 

 spring locks inside. Beyond is a painted 

 Russian sleigh, filled with growing plants. 

 On the other side is a rare old desk 

 inlaid with ivory. On the wall opposite 

 the mantel is an old gold mirror. There 

 are many smaller ornaments, mostly an- 

 tiques. At the further end the hall opens 

 into a sun parlor or conservatory; it is 

 semi-circular in form and filled with beau- 

 tiful plants. 



The dining-room is a rectangular apart- 

 ment with windows overlooking the water 

 and at one end. It has a high wainscoting 

 of San Domingo mahogany for about two- 

 thirds of the height, finished with a shelf on carved corbels. 

 The main divisions of the wainscot are continued to the ceil- 

 ing in the form of richly carved brackets, which support the 

 great longitudinal beams. The transverse beams are closely 

 set, forming narrow oblong enclosures, the spaces between 

 them being filled with canvas and tinfoil painted yellow, 

 with ornamental frames in lighter colors. Above the wains- 



The Water Front of the House 



