AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



The Dining-saloon Has Paneled Walls from the Floor to the Ceiling Treated 

 with a Greenish White Color Scheme 



April, 1907 



April, 1907 



A "NAUTICAL" HOUSE 



Designed a 



nd Built for 



John H. D 



uncan, Esq. 



Highland Beach, New Jersey 



By Paul 



Thurston 



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3N INCREASED demand for original ity in beauty and comfort, 

 and the requirement for the conformity of a house with Its 

 natural environments, inspired Mr. Duncan in designing and 

 building his "nautical" house at Highland Beach. 



1 he site upon which the house is built is treeless and sandy, 

 and faces the Atlantic Ocean in front with the Shrewsbury 

 Ri\-er at the rear. This situation, therefore, required the de- 

 signing of the house "all front." Upon very careful examination of the site it 

 was found that a much better view of the ocean might be obtained from a little 

 height, so it was decided to build the house with the main li\ ing quarters on what 

 is usually the second floor of a house. This proved to be a very happy thought, 

 and was carried out with an equally happy result, thereby insuring an unobstructed 

 view of the ocean, the river, and the sufrounding country. 



The exterior throughout is covered with white painted clapboards. The walls 

 of the first story are pierced with "port-holes," which give light to the interior; 

 and from the interior looking out across the sea it reminds one of the scene visible 

 from the stateroom of an ocean steamer, 



The front door Is approached from a winding road inclosed with a sea-washed 

 stone wall as a border, inside of which are growing grasses. A broad platform in 



The Library Is a Very Beautiful Room in the Louis XV Style, with Paneled 

 Walls of French Walnut, and Carvings Relieved with Gold 



