344 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS September, 1907 



An Exposure on Three Sides Gives Ample Ventilation and Light to the Living-room 



An Old^Brick Hous 



Wellesley Hill 



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HOUSE of more than passing moment is that built for E. H. Fay, 

 ]^sq., at Wellesley Hills, Mass. It is built of secondhand brick, and 

 follows the general character of the New England farmhouse. 



The brick used for the exterior of the walls were taken from a city 

 dwelling which had been torn down, and after being partly cleaned, 

 but with some of the mortar clinging to them, they were rebuilt into 

 the walls of this house. There are no stone trimmings of any kind; 

 the terrace and piazza being laid in brick, In herringbone fashion. There are no stone 

 lintels or sills; the woocien sills being carried over are enough to cover the brick. 

 The shingled roof is left to weather finish. At each side is a large outside chimney. 



The entrance has a quaint Dutch door, with brass knocker, which opens into the 

 square hall in the center of the house, that contains a Colonial staircase. The second 



floor is framed entirely on oak beams which were cut on the estate and hewn roughly into shape; they are exposed in the rooms 

 below, giving the old-fashioned beamed ceiling effect. 



The great living-room is at the left of the entrance. It has exposures on three sides, and contains a large open fireplace, which is 

 the center of the outside wall. It has facings and hearth of brick, and a mantel of simple and artistic design. The woodwork is 



By Johi 



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The Bricks Used for this House Were Taken from an Old Dwfelling in Boston and Used for the Outer Wall; 



The Entrance Porch and h 



