January, 1919 
21 
“THE TAMARACKS,” 
HOME OF FRANKLIN 
COLBY, Esq. 
ANDOVER, 
NEW JERSEY 
Directly in front of the house is a little 
garden enclosed by a low hedge. Its 
focal point is an octagonal fountain, 
from which rises a basin crowned with 
a flying Cupid. From this, steps lead 
down on to a bricked path that ter¬ 
minates in a pool. It appears like a 
great distance, and yet so near is the 
pool to the house that it can mirror 
the arched portico and deep overhang¬ 
ing eaves 
The new house was built 
around an old structure that 
had been standing on the site 
over a hundred years. The 
one remaining feature of it is 
the dining room fireplace with 
the old bake oven still in ser¬ 
vice. An open beam ceiling 
and rough-cast walls furnish a 
dignified background for the 
Lancashire chairs and Jacob¬ 
ean hutches with which the 
room is furnished 
