November, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



439 



The Residence of Professor L. W. Reid 



Haverford, Pennsylvania 



HE picturesque 

 and interesting 

 residence of 

 Professor Reid 

 forms the sub- 

 ject of this 

 sketch. The 

 farmhouse, of the Pennsylvania 

 type, is the example which was 

 accepted by Messrs. Bailey and 

 Bassett, of Philadelphia, when 

 they designed Professor Reid's 

 house. It is constructed of rock- 

 faced graystone, laid up with 

 broad white mortar joints. The 

 entrance porch is placed at the 

 front of the house, and is sep- 

 arate from the living - porch, 

 which is placed at one end of 

 the house. 



The roof is of wood, with the 

 exterior covered with shingles 

 which are finished in their natu- 

 ral state. The trimming and 

 the solid wooden blinds which 

 are placed at the first floor win- 

 dows are painted ivory white, 

 while the remainder of the 

 blinds are dark bottle green. 



The entrance door opens direct into the hall, which is fin- 

 ished in the Colonial style with white painted paneled wain- 

 scotings and trim and a stairway with a mahogany balus- 

 trade. A commodious closet is conveniently placed under 

 the stairway. The walls above the wainscoting are treated 



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The Main Doorway and Entrance Porch 



The Design Is Based on the Farmhouse of the Pennsylvania Style 



with an old-rose wall decoration very admirably worked out. 

 The reception-room, to the left of the entrance, is treated 

 with a low Colonial wainscoting, painted white, and above 

 which the walls are covered with a two-tone green striped 

 paper finishing with a heavy molded cornice. 



The living-room is trimmed 

 with Flemish oak, and has book- 

 cases built in and an open 

 fireplace with tiled facings and 

 hearth, and a mantel of good de- 

 sign. The walls are treated 

 with a mustard-brown color, har- 

 monizing well with the soft 

 brown tone of the trim of the 

 room. 



The dining-room, which is 

 connected to the living-room and 

 also to the hall, is treated with 

 a golden-brown oak effect and 

 with a tapestry wall covering. 

 There is a low wainscoting and 

 an open fireplace, with brick fac- 

 ings and hearth, and a mantel 

 complete. A door opens into a 

 butler's pantry, which is pro- 

 vided with sink, drawer s, 

 dressers and cupboards complete. 

 Another door opens into the 

 kitchen, which is placed in an ex- 

 tension, with windows placed on 

 two opposite sides of the room, 

 thereby insuring a cross ventila- 

 tion. It is fitted up with an ice- 

 box, with an outside entrance 



