﻿September, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  353 
  

  

  Lincoln, 
  Massachusetts 
  

  

  By 
  Ralph 
  de 
  Martin 
  

  

  [R. 
  STORROW'S 
  house 
  is 
  planned, 
  with 
  an 
  

   open 
  forecourt 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  entrance 
  porch 
  

   is 
  built. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  spacious 
  structure, 
  designed 
  

   on 
  very 
  agreeable 
  but 
  simple 
  lines. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  

   house 
  that 
  bases 
  its 
  appeal 
  to 
  the 
  spectator 
  

   wholly 
  on 
  its 
  structure. 
  Built 
  of 
  Harvard 
  

   brick, 
  its 
  exterior 
  is 
  absolutely 
  without 
  or- 
  

   namental 
  features 
  save 
  for 
  the 
  bands 
  of 
  enameled 
  tile 
  let 
  

   into 
  its 
  walls, 
  and 
  the 
  patterns 
  — 
  diamonds 
  and 
  triangles 
  — 
  of 
  

   the 
  same 
  material 
  disposed 
  at 
  various 
  intervals. 
  These 
  ele- 
  

   ments 
  of 
  decoration 
  are 
  so 
  cleverly 
  used, 
  and 
  are 
  themselves 
  

   so 
  good, 
  that 
  they 
  give 
  a 
  strong 
  individuality 
  to 
  a 
  structure 
  

   whose 
  elevations 
  themselves 
  are 
  good 
  and 
  interesting. 
  The 
  

   chief 
  string 
  course 
  on 
  each 
  front 
  is 
  formed 
  of 
  green 
  Mercer 
  

   tiles, 
  square, 
  set 
  diagonally 
  — 
  brilliant 
  little 
  notes 
  of 
  color 
  

   disposed 
  in 
  the 
  brick 
  of 
  

   the 
  main 
  wall 
  set 
  verti- 
  

   cally. 
  Other 
  bands 
  or 
  

   string 
  courses 
  are 
  formed 
  

   of 
  the 
  Harvard 
  brick, 
  ar- 
  

   ranged 
  in 
  an 
  individual 
  

   way, 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  perfectly 
  

   flat 
  surfaces 
  of 
  these 
  walls 
  

   contain, 
  within 
  themselves, 
  

   a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  structural 
  

   variety. 
  The 
  triangles 
  and 
  

   diamonds 
  are 
  somewhat 
  

   bolder 
  in 
  their 
  treatment, 
  

   since 
  a 
  greater 
  variety 
  of 
  

   colors 
  are 
  used, 
  and 
  some 
  

   attempt 
  at 
  pattern 
  orna- 
  

   ments 
  made. 
  But 
  their 
  

   whole 
  effect 
  is 
  extremely 
  

   harmonious, 
  and 
  they 
  

   thoroughly 
  well 
  fulfil 
  

   their 
  function 
  of 
  giving 
  

   variety 
  to 
  a 
  wall 
  otherwise 
  

   nearly 
  plain. 
  The 
  poly- 
  

   chrome 
  decoration 
  thus 
  in- 
  

   troduced 
  is 
  everywhere 
  

   kept 
  in 
  complete 
  control, 
  

   and 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  attempt 
  

   anywhere 
  to 
  use 
  the 
  col- 
  

   ored 
  tile 
  other 
  than 
  as 
  

   decorative 
  adjuncts. 
  

  

  The 
  entrance 
  front 
  has 
  

   two 
  gable 
  ends, 
  one 
  on 
  

   each 
  wing 
  inclosing 
  the 
  

   forecourt. 
  The 
  brick 
  

   walls 
  rise 
  clear 
  to 
  the 
  

  

  A 
  Niched 
  Wall 
  Fountain 
  Is 
  at 
  Each 
  End 
  of 
  the 
  Sun 
  Parlor 
  

  

  eaves, 
  but 
  the 
  window 
  treatment 
  is 
  different 
  in 
  each, 
  and 
  

   thus 
  a 
  structural 
  modification 
  is 
  obtained 
  at 
  the 
  outset. 
  The 
  

   curtain 
  wall 
  inclosing 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  building 
  is 
  perfectly 
  

   flat 
  save 
  in 
  the 
  center, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  projected 
  forward 
  slightly 
  

   for 
  the 
  entrance 
  porch 
  and 
  a 
  gable 
  at 
  the 
  summit. 
  The 
  

   porch 
  is 
  a 
  graceful, 
  simple 
  little 
  structure, 
  with 
  a 
  projected 
  

   roof 
  with 
  oak 
  beams 
  upheld 
  on 
  two 
  Roman 
  Doric 
  columns 
  

   of 
  gray 
  stone. 
  The 
  columns 
  have 
  capitals 
  of 
  white 
  marble, 
  

   and 
  the 
  roof 
  is 
  edged 
  with 
  green 
  copper. 
  The 
  exposed 
  rafters 
  

   and 
  widely 
  projected 
  roof 
  suggest 
  Japanese 
  motifs 
  in 
  a 
  

   very 
  delightful 
  way. 
  The 
  entrance 
  door 
  has 
  two 
  narrow 
  

   windows, 
  glazed 
  to 
  the 
  floor, 
  on 
  the 
  sides, 
  the 
  three 
  being 
  in- 
  

   closed 
  under 
  a 
  single 
  segmental 
  arch. 
  Both 
  frame 
  and 
  

   arch 
  are 
  without 
  moldings, 
  the 
  opening 
  being 
  emphasized 
  

   only 
  by 
  the 
  set 
  of 
  the 
  brick. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  segmental 
  

  

  topped 
  window 
  above 
  the 
  

   porch 
  and 
  a 
  smaller 
  one 
  

   of 
  the 
  same 
  general 
  shape 
  

   in 
  the 
  third 
  story. 
  The 
  

   window 
  treatment 
  of 
  the 
  

   adjoining 
  walls 
  varies 
  in 
  

   each 
  wing. 
  

  

  The 
  terrace 
  or 
  inner 
  

   front 
  exhibits 
  a 
  perfectly 
  

   straight 
  wall. 
  Its 
  prin- 
  

   ciple 
  feature 
  is 
  the 
  center, 
  

   where 
  the 
  wall 
  is 
  con- 
  

   tinued 
  above 
  the 
  eaves 
  of 
  

   the 
  roof, 
  and 
  is 
  crowned 
  

   with 
  a 
  group 
  of 
  windows, 
  

   which 
  constitute 
  a 
  loggia 
  

   in 
  the 
  third 
  story. 
  The 
  

   roof 
  of 
  this 
  part 
  is 
  carried 
  

   on 
  widely 
  exposed 
  oak 
  

   beams. 
  A 
  ravishing 
  view 
  

   of 
  the 
  surrounding 
  country 
  

   can 
  be 
  had 
  from 
  the 
  

   loggia, 
  the 
  outlook 
  being 
  

   of 
  wonderful 
  extent. 
  The 
  

   windows 
  of 
  the 
  front 
  have 
  

   segmental 
  tops 
  without 
  

   frames, 
  save 
  for 
  the 
  set- 
  

   ting 
  of 
  the 
  arch 
  bricks. 
  

   There 
  are 
  no 
  inserted 
  

   panels 
  on 
  this 
  front, 
  and 
  

   but 
  a 
  single 
  band 
  of 
  di- 
  

   agonal 
  square 
  green 
  Mer- 
  

   cer 
  tile. 
  A 
  noticeable 
  fea- 
  

   ture 
  of 
  all 
  the 
  openings 
  of 
  

   this 
  house, 
  including 
  the 
  

  

  