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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1907 



A Half-timbered and Stucco House 



By John Mair 



SMALL country house built for J. L. Bailey, 

 Esq., at Wynnewood, Pa., designed in the 

 English style and constructed of stucco and 

 half-timber work, presents the expression 

 of what an architect can do when he tries 

 to attain a true domestic quality in his work, 

 and gives a real feeling of home. Messrs. 

 Bailey and Bassett, architects of Philadelphia, who make a 

 specialty of this class of work, have evolved a system by 

 which the planning of a house of this character and the many 

 problems which are to be overcome are greatly reduced, as 

 shown by the results attained. 



One of the most important of these is the solution of that 

 ever present question of the servants' rooms in relation to the 

 part of the house occupied by the family. Under the usual 

 conditions of modern life these two separate communities 

 must be accommodated under the same roof and with due 

 rcgarci for the privacy and comfort of each. It is not enough 

 to consider the position of the rooms alone, but it is equally 

 important that the various routes taken by the family and 

 the servants should be as distinct as possible, and this the 

 architects have been quite successful in doing, as is shown in 

 the plans. It is a house of moderate proportions, and shows 

 how far this ques- 

 tion has 

 able of 

 under 



cumstances. A door 

 from the m a i n 

 hall closes the ser- 

 vice end from the 

 main part of the 

 house, and the rela- 

 tive position of the 

 kitchen and serv- 

 ants' rooms prevents 

 the passage of sound 

 and kitchen odors to 

 the main part of the 

 dwelling. 



The main en- 

 trance is inclosed 

 with a rock-faced 

 stone terrace which 

 extends across part 

 of the front of the 

 house to the car- 

 riage drive, permit- 

 ting of another 

 means of reaching 

 the entrance. 



The design of the 



been cap- 

 treatment 

 the c i r - 



The Agreeable Exterior of a Well Planned House 



exterior is excellent, and its small-lighted windows, its mas- 

 sive chimney, and its attractive dormers lend character to the 

 whole general scheme. The walls above the underpinning 

 are of rock-faced stone constructed of stucco of a soft gray 

 color, while the trimmings and half-timber work is stained a 

 soft brown. The roof is covered with shingles and stained 

 a soft reddish brown color. The front door is recessed into 

 the hall, thereby forming an outer vestibule in which there 

 are placed seats on either side. 



The hall is trimmed with chestnut finished in Flemish 

 brown. It has a paneled wainscoting and an ornamental 

 staircase of English character rising up to the second floor. 

 The ceiling is beamed, forming panels. To the left of the 

 entrance is the drawing-room, which is treated with white 

 enamel paint, and is furnished with an open fireplace with 

 tiled facings and hearth and mantel. The library beyond is 

 trimmed with chestnut, and it is finished in Flemish brown. 

 It has a paneled seat and bookcases built in, and an open 

 fireplace built of brick, with the facings and hearth of similar 

 brick, and a mantel of good design. 



The dining-room, across the hall, has a similar treatment, 

 and has also ceiling beams. A door opens into the servants' 

 hall and the butler's pantry, which is fitted with sink, drawers 



and dresser. The 

 kitchen and laundry 

 is fitted with all the 

 best modern conven- 

 iences. 



The second floor 

 is trimmed with 

 chestnut, and con- 

 tains five bedrooms 

 and two bathrooms, 

 the latter furnished 

 with tiled wainscot- 

 ing and floor and 

 porcelain fixtures 

 and exposed nickel- 

 plated plumbing. 

 The arrangement of 

 the various rooms in 

 relation to the bath- 

 rooms is quite 

 unique. One extra 

 guest room, two 

 servants' rooms and 

 bath and a trunk 

 room are placed on 

 the third floor. A 

 cemented cellar con- 

 tains a heating ap- 

 paratus, etc. 



