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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1907 



'Bird's Nest, " the Summer Home of Harvey D. Murray, Esq., at Delano Park, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 



The interior is trimmed with white pine, with studding, 

 Hoor joists, and partitions all dressed and exposed. The 

 living-room is two full stories in height. It has an open 

 Hreplace with facings and hearth of red brick laid in red 

 mortar; the mantel is wood. At the side is a paneled seat, 

 with an opening above filled in with spindlework. Spindle- 

 work again forms the partition between the living-room and 

 the dining-room. The pantries and kitchen are completely 

 supplied with all modern conveniences. The house contains 

 but a single staircase; it is in the private hall which gives 

 access to the kitchen, and is isolated from the living-room. 



There is one bedroom on the first floor, and three on the 

 second. The latter contains a bathroom furnished with 

 porcelain fixtures and exposed plumbing. The servants' 

 room, laundry, and storeroom are in the basement. Mr. 

 John Calvin Stevens, of Portland, Maine, was the architect. 



Just one. word of caution in conclusion. The prices given 

 for the houses described in this paper represent the exact 

 cost of their construction, but owing to the greatly increased 

 cost of labor and material in the last few years some in- 

 crease in the amounts should be added in making comparison 

 with contemporary work. 



