May, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



173 



Tke Summer Cottage of 

 Francis CusKing, Esq., 

 Cushing's Island, Me. 



Mr. Cushing's summer home 

 is illustrated on page 173. The 

 house is built on cedar posts 

 with stone footings. The cel- 

 lar has an outside entrance and 

 is inclosed within narrow- 

 beaded stuff. The upper parts 

 of the house are sheathed anJ 

 shingled and painted a dull 

 shade of olive. The shingled 

 roof is painted red. 1 he col- 

 umns of the piazza and balcony 

 are of rough cedar posts, 

 dressed and finished naturally. 

 I he chimney is built of rock- 

 faced stone laid up at random. 



I he interior is trimmed w.th 

 spruce, with natural Hnish. The 

 walls and ceilings are un-plas- 

 tered, with exposed beams, 

 which are dressed 

 and finished natural- 

 ly. The reception-hall 

 has an open brick 

 fireplace with a wood 

 mantel, and is sepa- 

 rated from the stair- 

 case hall by an arch- 

 way. The staircase 

 has ornamental 

 newels, balusters, 

 and rail. The dining- 

 room has a large 

 butler's pantry, and 

 the kitchen is wain- 

 scoted and furnished 

 with the usual fix- 

 t u r e s. This floor 

 also includes a spa- 

 cious parlor, while the second floor contains four bedrooms, 

 den, and toilet. The cottage cost one thousand nine hun- 

 dred and fifty dollars. Mr. John Calvin Stevens, of Port- 

 land, Maine, was the architect. 



The Stone Chimney Is Completely Exposed from Foundation to Summit 



" Birds' Nest," 

 tke Summer Home of 

 Harvey D. Murray, Esq. 



Delano Park, 

 Cape ElizaLeth, Maine 



Illustrations of 

 Mr. Murray's house 

 are given on page 

 174. It cost but one 

 thousand five hun- 

 dred dollars, and is 

 a remarkable illus- 

 tration of economic 

 building The house 

 stands on a cliff, 

 which affords an ex- 

 c e 1 1 e n t basement, 

 that is inclosed with matched stuff painted dark bottle-green. 

 The upper walls and roof are inclosed with matched stuff, 

 with white cedar shingles left to finish naturally. The trim- 

 mings are painted dark bottle-green. 



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Mr. Francis Cushing's Summer Cottage at Cushing's Island, Maine 



