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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  September, 
  1907 
  

  

  The 
  Projecting 
  Roof 
  of 
  the 
  Entrance 
  Porch 
  Is 
  Distinctly 
  Japanese 
  In 
  Feeling 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  second 
  story 
  are 
  of 
  white 
  marble, 
  on 
  

   which 
  is 
  a 
  green 
  carpet. 
  The 
  second-story 
  

   hall 
  has 
  a 
  floor 
  of 
  Moravian 
  tile, 
  and 
  walls 
  

   of 
  pale 
  green. 
  The 
  stairs 
  to 
  the 
  third 
  story 
  

   are 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  lower 
  ones, 
  but 
  the 
  steps 
  

   here 
  are 
  of 
  white 
  tiles. 
  They 
  lead 
  directly 
  

   to 
  the 
  billiard-room, 
  placed 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  

   the 
  house. 
  It 
  has 
  a 
  semicircular 
  roof, 
  the 
  

   walls 
  being 
  paneled 
  in 
  walnut 
  to 
  the 
  be- 
  

   ginning 
  of 
  the 
  vault. 
  There 
  is 
  an 
  alcove 
  

   in 
  the 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  room, 
  lighted 
  by 
  the 
  

   wide 
  window 
  in 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  central 
  

   gable 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  front; 
  it 
  is 
  completely 
  

   lined 
  with 
  walnut 
  on 
  all 
  three 
  sides. 
  The 
  

   room 
  is 
  lighted 
  by 
  brass 
  sidelights, 
  and 
  six 
  

   great 
  lamps 
  hang 
  above 
  the 
  billiard 
  table. 
  

   On 
  the 
  opposite 
  side 
  it 
  opens 
  directly 
  onto 
  

   the 
  loggia 
  at 
  the 
  summit 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  front. 
  

   It 
  is 
  paved 
  with 
  brick, 
  and 
  affords, 
  as 
  has 
  

   been 
  said, 
  enchanting 
  views 
  across 
  the 
  coun- 
  

   try. 
  The 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  roof 
  is 
  utilized 
  as 
  an 
  

   observatory 
  and 
  resting 
  place, 
  and 
  here 
  the 
  

   whole 
  countryside 
  may 
  be 
  viewed 
  in 
  every 
  

   direction. 
  

  

  The 
  chief 
  rooms 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  are, 
  of 
  

   course, 
  on 
  the 
  first 
  floor 
  and 
  adjoin 
  the 
  hall. 
  

   The 
  living-room 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  right, 
  with 
  win- 
  

   dows 
  on 
  the 
  inner 
  front, 
  and 
  is 
  reached 
  by 
  

   a 
  door 
  toward 
  the 
  back 
  of 
  the 
  hall. 
  It 
  is 
  

   covered 
  with 
  a 
  rounded 
  vault, 
  segmental 
  in 
  

   section, 
  rising 
  in 
  three 
  great 
  curves 
  across 
  

   its 
  breadth. 
  Its 
  walls 
  are 
  paneled 
  in 
  

   plaster, 
  with 
  wood 
  moldings, 
  in 
  white 
  and 
  

   French 
  gray, 
  the 
  panels 
  above 
  the 
  base 
  

  

  doors 
  and 
  windows 
  of 
  both 
  fronts, 
  is 
  the 
  

   iron-barred 
  mosquito 
  screens 
  with 
  which 
  

   they 
  are 
  fitted. 
  Unlike 
  most 
  screens 
  of 
  

   this 
  description, 
  these 
  are 
  highly 
  orna- 
  

   mental 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  protective, 
  and 
  add 
  

   greatly 
  to 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  the 
  windows. 
  It 
  is 
  

   more 
  important 
  to 
  note 
  that 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  

   of 
  fireproof 
  construction 
  throughout, 
  with 
  

   Guastavino 
  system 
  to 
  the 
  third 
  story 
  and 
  

   hollow 
  tiles 
  above. 
  

  

  The 
  house 
  is 
  entered 
  through 
  a 
  small, 
  

   low 
  vestibule, 
  with 
  walls 
  paneled 
  in 
  wood 
  

   and 
  a 
  glazed 
  door 
  opening 
  into 
  the 
  hall. 
  

   This 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  square 
  room, 
  occupying 
  the 
  

   exact 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  with 
  windows 
  in 
  

   the 
  opposite 
  wall 
  opening 
  into 
  an 
  inclosed 
  

   porch 
  or 
  loggia. 
  It 
  is 
  floored 
  with 
  the 
  

   warm 
  red 
  Moravian 
  tiles, 
  which 
  are 
  more 
  

   and 
  more 
  coming 
  into 
  use 
  for 
  exactly 
  this 
  

   purpose. 
  The 
  walls 
  are 
  of 
  Caen 
  stone, 
  

   with 
  plain 
  wide 
  borders 
  around 
  the 
  doors 
  

   and 
  other 
  openings, 
  giving 
  the 
  effect 
  of 
  

   panels. 
  The 
  doors 
  themselves 
  are 
  either 
  

   glazed 
  or 
  of 
  hard 
  wood, 
  arranged 
  in 
  large 
  

   plain 
  panels. 
  The 
  room 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  

   light 
  colored 
  Guastavino 
  vault, 
  rising 
  from 
  

   a 
  plain 
  band-like 
  cornice. 
  The 
  fireplace 
  is 
  

   on 
  the 
  left; 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  Caen 
  stone 
  mantel 
  with- 
  

   out 
  facings, 
  but 
  is 
  lined 
  with 
  red 
  brick. 
  A 
  

   stone 
  seat 
  is 
  placed 
  against 
  the 
  wall 
  op- 
  

   posite 
  the 
  mantel, 
  and 
  above 
  it 
  is 
  hung 
  a 
  

   piece 
  of 
  tapestry. 
  

  

  The 
  stairs 
  to 
  the 
  second 
  floor 
  ascend 
  on 
  

   the 
  right 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  door. 
  The 
  steps 
  

  

  The 
  Loggia 
  on 
  the 
  Summit 
  of 
  the 
  Entrance 
  Front 
  Opens 
  from 
  the 
  Billiard-room 
  

  

  