October, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



387 



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with hand-split cypress shingles laid nine inches to the 

 weather, and painted white, harmonizing well with the green 

 painted blinds and the tile-red color of the stained shingled 

 roof. The woodwork around the sash and the sash frames 

 are painted white. The interior plan shows a reception-hall, 

 library, dining-room and kitchen on the first floor, four bed- 

 rooms and bathroom on the second floor and two bedrooms 

 and a trunk room on the third floor. 



The hall is trimmed with chestnut and stained a Flemish 

 brown. It contains an ornamental staircase with a seat at 

 one side. The library is trimmed and finished in a similar 

 manner, and is separated from the hall by an archway with 

 columns resting on paneled pedestals. The dining-room is 



3 A Simple Exterior Painted White, with Green Shutters 



painted old ivory white and has a plate rack around the room. 

 A brick fireplace, with a Colonial mantel, is in one corner. 

 The butler's pantry is fitted with dressers, sinks and cup- 

 boards. A door opens from the pantry to the kitchen and 

 laundry, both of which are trimmed with chestnut and fin- 

 ished natural. The former is fitted with a range, sink and 

 a pot closet, while the laundry is fitted with washtrays. 



The four bedrooms on the second floor are trimmed with 

 chestnut and are finished natural. The bathroom is painted 

 with white enamel and is finished with porcelain fixtures and 

 exposed nickelplated plumbing. The two bedrooms on the 

 third floor are treated with ivory-white paint. There is a 

 cellar under the entire house, containing the heating appa- 









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4 — The Living-porch on the Side Is Quite Distinct from the Entrance Porch on the Front 



