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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1907 



form an inner border. At one corner of the pool, where the 

 water enters, is a group of pickerel weed, whose arrow- 

 shaped leaves and blue-spiked flowers form a charming con- 

 trast with the spear-shaped iris at the other end of the flower 

 beds; close by, a couple of stones jut out from the surface of 

 the water, forming a little spot of shade for the fish on 

 sunny days, and giving a foothold for the chipmunks and 

 birds when drinking. 



The pool was made by excavating the ground between two 

 of the flower beds. A wooden form, about eight inches less 

 than the hole, was then placed within, forming a mold for 

 the concrete, which was held by the hard earth on the outer 

 edge. After the concrete was set the form was removed, and 

 ashes and cinders to a depth of five or six inches was spread 

 over the bottom, which was shaped to incline to the outlet. 

 A layer of rough concrete was finished with a smooth coat of 

 concrete about an inch thick, and the top was coped with 

 stone picked up from the adjoining ground and laid with 



A Tea House and Water Basin for the Birds Are the Chief Structural Ornaments of the Sunken Garden 



the flat side up and the irregular edge toward the center. 



The semi-circular pergola, the arbor, and the little pieces 

 of garden furniture were made from cedar. As far as pos- 

 sible, therefore, every effort has been made to minimize the 

 artificial eftect of a formal garden. The quite unusual aim 

 has been to create a garden of formal character that should 

 harmonize with natural surroundings of rare growth and 

 beauty. 



The Summer Home of Mrs. Alice G. Hutbard, 

 Sound BeacK, Connecticut 



The summer home of Mrs. Hubbard, at Sound Beach, 

 Conn., is photographed in the illustrations on page 169. 

 It is a simple and pleasant little structure that cost, 

 when completely finished, $3,530.40. The first story is built 

 of field stone laid up at random. The columns of the piazza 

 and the porte-coche are of hardwood supported on bases of 

 the same stone. The chimney is also built of field stone. 



The second and third stories and the roof are surfaced with 

 No. I cedar shingles left to weather-finish. The trimmings 

 are painted white and the blinds bottle-green. 



The interior is trimmed with cypress throughout. The 

 reception-hall contains an ornamental staircase and a fire- 

 place of field stone, with a hearth of red brick. The parlor 

 has a small bay window with a built-in seat at the front, and 

 an open fireplace with mantel. The dining-room has two 

 bay windows with seats. The butler's pantry is fitted with a 

 sink, drawers, dresser, etc., and the kitchen is provided with 

 a large store-pantry and sink. An ice box is built in on the 

 rear porch, and is conveniently arranged for access from the 

 kitchen, and by its position precludes the possibility of the 

 ice-man entering the house. There are no regular rear stairs 

 to the house, but provision for this necessary convenience 

 is made by combining a short flight of steps from the kitchen 

 to the front stairway. 



The second floor contains a sitting-room, four bedrooms, 

 * and a bathroom; the latter 



is wainscoted and furnished 

 with porcelain fixtures and 

 exposed nickelplated plumb- 

 ing. All these rooms, as 

 those on the first floor, are 

 trimmed with cypress and 

 finished with hard oil. The 

 third floor contains two 

 rooms and storage space. 

 The cemented cellar, which 

 extends under the whole 

 house, contains a laundry, 

 furnace, and coal and wood 

 bins. Mr. Duncan Gay, of 

 Mount Vernon, N. Y., was 

 the architect. 



Redruff rarm, ' tKe 

 Summer Home of 

 James K. Hoyt, Esq., 

 Sound Beach, Conn. 



Mr. Hoyt's summer 

 home is illustrated on 

 page 172. The under- 

 pinning and chimneys are 

 built of field stone laid up 

 at random ; the superstruc- 

 ture, both walls and roof, is 

 covered with matched 

 sheathing and shingles left 

 to weather-finish naturally. 

 I he trimmings and blinds are painted a dark red. 



The plan provides for a large living-room, a dining-room, 

 and kitchen, with the usual sleeping dependencies, and sleep- 

 ing-rooms and bathrooms on the second floor. The living- 

 room occupies the whole of the front part of the house, 

 and is a vast and cheerful apartment. The woodwork, 

 which includes a six-foot wainscoting, is treated with white 

 enamel; the walls are covered with crimson burlap; and the 

 spaces between the beams of the ceiling are tinted Colonial 

 yellow. The broad and spacious staircase has oak treads, 

 white enamel balusters and newels, and a mahogany rail. 

 The chimney, which is built of field stone from top to bot- 

 tom, is completely exposed within this room, and contains 

 the fireplace. Two Ionic columns help to sustain the beams 

 of the ceiling. 



The adjoining dining-room is likewise treated with white 

 enamel, and has a high wainscoting finished with a plate 

 rack. It contains a field-stone fireplace. Two china closets 

 with glass doors are built on either side of the room. The 



