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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1907 



reached. The wood 

 is stained a soft 

 green, and the large 

 open fireplace has 

 massive granite fac- 

 ings and the usual 

 hearth. Columns of 

 birch logs separate 

 this room from the 

 breakfast-room. It 

 contains an attractive 

 built-in china cabinet. 

 Adjoining is the but- 

 ler's pantry, while 

 the kitchen, servants' 

 hall, and their de- 

 pendencies are in the 

 basement beneath the 

 breakfast and dining- 

 rooms. 



The den is a won- 

 derful room over the 

 living-hall. The walls 

 are faceci to the height of 

 seven feet, above which 

 the studding and rafters 

 are exposed to view. I he 

 intervening spaces between 

 the rafters and studs are 

 filled in with birch sticks 

 laid horizontally. The 

 fireplace is of rough brick, 

 with the facings carried 

 up to nine feet. The 

 hearth is a foot abox c the 

 Hoor, and is laid with Hat 

 cobble-stones; on either 

 side are wooden desks 

 built in. 



A short Might of steps 

 conducts to the chamber 



The House is Kept Close to the Ground with New England Accuracy 



floor, which contains 

 three bedrooms, the 

 woodwork of one of 

 which is stained an 

 olive tone, another 

 yellow, and the third 

 red. Here, also, is a 

 completely furnished 

 bathroom. The third 

 floor contains the 

 servants' quarters 

 and storage space. 

 The house was de- 

 signed and built 

 under the direction 

 of Mr. Sherley, who 

 is an expert along the 

 line of this form 

 of construction. Mr. 

 Sherley selected the 

 proper time of the 

 year for the cutting 

 of the logs for his 

 house. He went right 

 into the heart of the 

 Maine forests, selected 

 the trees to be cut, had 

 them placed on sleds, and 

 shipped direct to Bar 

 Harbor. If one wishes 

 to build a log house and 

 retain the bark after the 

 house is built, one should 

 see that they are felled at 

 the proper time. Mr. 

 Sherley, also, brought 

 from the Maine woods 

 men familiar with log- 

 house building, and in 

 this way secured a very 

 pleasing result. 



The Living-room of '* Redruff Farm" Has a Stone Chimney and Contains Some Quaint Furniture 



