June, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



229 



The Library Walls Have Tapestry Below with Pale Yellow Above 



The hall, almost square in form, is trimmed with English 

 oak finished in a dark brown. Its principal feature is the 

 staircase, with its ornamental balustrade, its broad landing 

 lighted by well chosen stained glass windows, and the seat 

 which is placed beside the first flight of steps. In the corner 

 of the hall is a fireplace which is built of brick with facings 

 and a hearth of similar brick, and a mantel of good design. 



The library is treated in a comfortable manner. It occu- 

 pies the entire depth of the house with exposures on three 

 sides. It is trimmed with 

 oak. The walls are covered 

 with a red and green tapestry 

 to the height of six feet, at 

 which point is a plate rack. 

 Above they are covered with 

 a pale yellow tone which is 

 carried over the ceiling. The 

 fireplace, which occupies the 

 center of the wall space at 

 one side of the room, has 

 facings and hearth of Dutch 

 tile and a "Craftsman" man- 

 tel. At one end of the room 

 is a paneled seat built-in, 

 over which is a cluster of 

 casement windows. 



The dining-room, which is 

 built with a bay window 

 thrown out on one side, is 

 attractive with its mahogany 

 trim and its old mahogany 

 furniture. The walls are 

 treated with a yellow and 

 green combination finished 

 with a plate rack. In one 

 corner of the room is a fire- 

 place with facings and 

 hearth of Dutch tile, and a 

 mantel and paneled over- 

 mantel in good style, while 



in the opposite corner is a 

 china cabinet of quaint de- 

 sign. 



The butler's pantry separ- 

 ates the dining-room from 

 the kitchen and is fitted up 

 complete. The kitchen and 

 laundry are trimmed with 

 yellow pine, and each is fitted 

 with all the best modern con- 

 veniences. 



The second floor contains 

 four bedrooms, dressing- 

 room and two bath rooms. 

 The hall and two bedrooms 

 are trimmed with chestnut 

 finished in its natural state ; 

 the remaining two bed- 

 rooms and dressing-room are 

 trimmed with poplar, and 

 painted white. The bath 

 rooms have tiled floors and 

 wainscotings and are fur- 

 nished with porcelain fixtures 

 and exposed nickel-plated 

 plumbing. 



There are two servants' 

 bedrooms, one guest room, 

 trunk room, and a bath room 

 on the third floor, all of 

 which are trimmed with yellow pine treated natural. The 

 cellar contains the heating apparatus, fuel rooms, and stor- 

 age. T'he house was designed by Messrs. Mcllvaine and 

 Roberts, architects, Philadelphia, Pa., who make a specialty 

 of this class of house. 



The grounds surrounding the house have been well 

 planted, and the corners of the house and along the piazza 

 wall have received a similar treatment. The ground ad- 

 joining has been transformed into a beautiful garden. 



The Dining-room Is Finished with Mahogany Trim and Has Old Mahogany Furniture 



