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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



December, 1907 



An Architect's Summer Home 



The House of Austin W. Lord, Esq., Water Witch, New Jersey 



By Annie Tolebate 



iHE summer home of Mr. Lord, at Water 

 Witch, N. J., is beautifully situated in a 

 great rugged park which is embraced in 

 Water Witch, and while its facade faces a 

 smooth plateau containing a well laid out 

 tennis court, the rear or living side of the 

 house rests on a side of a receding hill, 

 thereby permitting an unobstructed view of the lower New 

 York Bay. 



The house is built in a simple manner, and hence Is so at- 



bllnds are painted white. The roof, covered with shingles, 

 is also left to weather finish. 



The interior of the house is unique and has many struc- 

 tural features. The plan shows an elongated type, with the 

 entrance at the front and the living-porch at the rear, access 

 to which is obtained by French windows from the living and 

 dining-rooms. 



The entrance Is into a vestibule, from which a short flight 

 of steps leads to the living-room. The stairs to the second 

 floor rise out of the latter room, and have a white painted 



The House Is Covered with Split Shingles 



tractive and delightful; for there has been no attempt to 

 ornament it. It lies close to the ground, resting on a low 

 brick underpinning. The superstructure is covered with 

 split shingles laid with double butts and ten inches to the 

 weather. This shingle work is finished natural, while the 



balustrade with a mahogany rail. The trim of the hall and 

 living-room Is treated with ivory-white paint, while the 

 walls are tinted an old rose tone. The open fireplace 

 has Welsh tile facings and hearth, and a mantel of Co- 

 lonial style. The room is charmingly furnished, for it 



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