AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1907 



September, 1907 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



An Expceul 



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

 Esq., at Wcllesley 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; 

 d piazza being laid in brick, in herringbone fashion. There are no stone 

 the wooden sills being carried over are enough to cov 



the brick. 



left to weather finish. At each side is a large outside chimney, 

 quaint Dutch door, with brass knocker, which opens into the 



An Old-Brick House 



Wellesley Hills, 



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the terrace 

 lintels or i 

 The shingled roof i 



The entrance has - _ , 



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 

 In the center of the outside wall. It has facings and hearth of brick, and 



large open fireplace, which is 

 . mantel of simple and artistic design. The woodwork is 



of oak finished in an effective manner, and its simple lines harmonize well with the 

 crimson walls and the fine old pieces of Colonial furniture with which the room is 

 furnished. 



The dining-room, which is to the right of the entrance, forms an important element 

 in the vista upon entering the hall. It Is trimmed with oak, and Is finished In a simple 

 manner, with oak beams showing in the ceiling and in the walls. An open fireplace with 

 brick facings and hearth and a mantel of simple design is the chief feature of this 

 room. A large china closet, with dresser and sink, separates the dining-room from 

 the kitchen and laundry. Both of the latter are fitted up complete with all the best 



modern conveniences. 



The arrangement of the bed-rooms on the second floor is the best possible for light, 

 air and convenience, as each room is exposed on three sides. The stairway is quite an 

 unusual one, with a combination for two different uses of the stairs from the second landing into two different halls. There are 

 four bedrooms on this floor, three of which have open fireplaces, as well as a bathroom. The servants' bedrooms and trunk-room 

 are in the third floor. There is a heating apparatus and fuel-rooms in the cellar, which is built under the entire house. 



Mr. Philip B. Howard, of Boston, Mass., was the architect, and the cost was less than If it had been built of new materials. 



or Interesting 



Massachusetts 



By John E. Jenks 



