AMERICAN HOMES 
AND GARDENS 
Volume XI 
April, 1914 
Number 4 
A Country Home Near Philadelphia 
By Mabel Tuke Prieslman 
1 is a curious fact that a house that is planned 
without limitations is not usually as suc- 
cessful as one that must conform to the 
requirements of the owner, or the nature 
of the ground. The latter conditions often 
give opportunity for originality of design 
and result in a well-planned well-thought-out house. 
The home of Mr. C. C. Stout, at Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 
is an instance of this kind, and is an interesting develop- 
ment along original lines. The site for the house in its 
natural state presented some difficulties. I he ground sloped 
directly from the highway to a lower road about fifty feet 
below. It was necessary therefore to create a platform 
as a site for the house by excavating anil filling, which re- 
sulted in the formation of terraces which were ultimately 
developed to form the interesting features of the grounds. 
In order to insure the advantage of western and southern 
exposures for the living-rooms the kitchen wing had to 
The country home of Mr. C. C. Stout at Ardmore, Pennsylvania 
