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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS June, 1907 



Three Inexpensive Houses 



By Francois Picard 



IRESIDENCE built for Messrs. Wendell 

 and Treat at Essex Fells, New Jersey, is 

 shown in Figure i. The underpinning, 

 first story, and balustrade to the piazza are 

 built of field-stone boulders, laid up at 

 random. The second and third stories are 

 covered with shingles and left to weather 

 finish. The roof is also shingled and stained a moss green. 



The hall is trimmed with oak, and contains an ornamental 

 staircase with broad treads and landings; a large stained 

 glass window at the landing sheds a soft and pleasant light 

 over the stairway and hall. 



The living-room is treated with white enamel, and has an 

 open fireplace built of Pompeiian brick, with hearth and 

 facings of the same material and a mantel of Colonial style. 

 There are book-cases built in on either side of fireplace. 



The dining-room is trimmed with oak; it contains a bay 

 window with seat, and an open fireplace of Pompeiian brick. 



The butler's pan- 

 try is fitted with 

 drawers, cupboards, 

 and sink. This pan- 

 try, kitchen, serv- 

 ants' hall, and lob- 

 by are trimmed 

 with white pine, 

 and treated with 

 hard oil. 



The second story 

 is treated with ivory 

 white paint, and 

 contains seven bed- 

 rooms and two bath 

 rooms. The latter 

 are fitted with porce- 

 lain fixtures and ex- 

 posed nickel-plated 

 plumbing. Both the 

 bath rooms have 

 tiled wainscoting 

 and paved floors. 

 The thirci floor has 

 four bedrooms and 

 bath, trunk room, 

 and the servants' 

 quarters and bath. 

 A cemented cellar 

 contains the laun- 

 dry, furnace, and 

 fuel rooms. Mr. 

 Lawrence Visscher 

 Boyd, of Philadel- 

 phia, was the archi- 

 tect. 



The Modern 

 Suturtan Home of 



Mr. George S. Scott 



at Bala 

 Costing Fifty- EigKt 

 Hundred Dollars 



The house of 

 Mr. Scott, at Bala, 



A First Story of Stone, and a High 

 Gives Opportunity for 



Pa., as shown in Figure 2, is built in a handsome manner. 

 It has an underpinning and first story, built of local stone 

 laid up and finished with crow-foot pointing. The second 

 story is sheathed and is then covered with good building pa- 

 per and cypress shingles which are dipped in and brush-coated 

 with a very deep grass green stain. The roof is covered with 

 similar shingles; it is broken with side dormers. A broad 

 piazza extends across the front and returns on the side. 



The reception hall, or dining-hall, is unique in its dimen- 

 sions and treatment. It is trimmed with chestnut, stained 

 and finished with effective brown stains with wax surface. 

 There is an open fireplace in the corner which is built of 

 rough brick for the facing and hearth. Broad arches be- 

 tween the hall and the staircase and the parlor form a very 

 delightful effect. The parlor is also trimmed with chestnut 

 and has an attractive bay window at the front, and a cluster 

 of leaded glass windows opening onto the staircase in the hall. 

 The dining-room is of generous proportions and is con- 

 veniently isolated 

 from the kitchen by 

 means of a central 

 hall and pantry. It 

 is trimmed with 

 chestnut and has a 

 plate rack extending 

 around the room. 

 The kitchen and 

 laundry are trimmed 

 with cypress, and 

 each is provided 

 with a generous 

 amount of light and 

 good appointments. 

 Ihe kitchen in- 

 cludes a range, sink 

 and dresser, the 

 laundry with a com- 

 plete equipment of 

 tubs and servants' 

 toilet. Stairs from 

 the kitchen descend 

 to the cellar, and 

 another flight ascend 

 to the second story. 



The second floor 

 is provided with 

 four generous sized 

 rooms, ample 

 closets, and a large 

 bath room. The 

 main bedroom has a 

 tiled fireplace. The 

 bath room is tiled 

 and is furnished 

 with porcelain fix- 

 tures and exposed 

 nickel-plated plumb- 

 ing. This floor and 

 the third floor are 

 trimmed with cy- 

 press. The latter 

 contains a billiard 

 room, servants' bed- 



Roof Containing the Two Upper Stories 

 Picturesque Treatment 



parjloorz. 



■5£CON/D IS. 



