House and Garden 
leading to the stable. The kitchen door opens into 
a porch which faces the “drying grounds;” this lies 
between the house and the stable. 
How rarely one sees a house that is as pretty 
viewed from the 
hack as from the 
front, yet here is 
one where the 
treatment of 
back buildings 
gives it an added 
charm, its pro¬ 
jecting corner 
with its balcony 
above is quite 
unique, with its 
wide windows ir¬ 
regularly placed. 
A thick hedge, 
already well 
grown, serves as 
a screen to hide 
the approach to 
the kitchen door. 
Bright awnings 
of yellow and 
green striped duck, and white swiss sash curtains at 
the windows, with deep green shades, combine to 
lend touches of needed color to a house built in tones 
of greys and browns. 
The doors open directly into the hall, and a very 
pleasant impression is given of hospitality and har¬ 
mony. khe front door opens into a vestibule which 
opens into the hall, opposite the other outer door. 
In winter the porch is enclosed and heated so that 
no cold air enters the house when the doors are 
opened. 
1 he hall opens on either side into the living-room 
or library to the west, and the dining-room to the 
east, presenting a pleasing vista in all directions. 
Facing the stairway is a 
brick-paved ingle-nook and p--* 
fireplace, and window seat 
alongside of the front door, 
THE LITTLE DUTCH GARDEN 
or south doorway opening on to the terrace. The 
entrance door on the north is alongside of the 
stairway and opens on to the piazza. This isT con¬ 
venient arrangement, as visitors can enter and leave 
the house in 
their outside 
wraps without 
having to cross 
the hall in view 
of everyone. 
The walls and 
ceilings are left 
rough plastered 
and have been 
stained a warm 
cream. The 
woodwork is 
chestnut, colored 
a rich shade of 
brown; the 
beams of the 
ceiling and the 
open timber 
work of the up¬ 
per side walls 
lend variety to 
the solid paneling of the wainscoting. The fireplace 
is of red brick, the mantel above possessing good 
strong lines; a few suitable ornaments are in keeping 
with the surroundings. 
The heating radiator is placed beneath the window 
seat of the ingle-nook, concealing what is often an 
eyesore to an otherwise attractive room. 
The furniture is mahogany, of good Colonial 
design. The rug is a Royal Wilton in deep shades 
of red and blue, the groundwork having that subtle 
shading mostly seen in antique Oriental rugs, show¬ 
ing how carefully they have been copied from the 
originals. 
The stairway is most attrac¬ 
tive with its mullioned windows 
in clear leaded glass, and gives a 
good light to hall and landing. 
A passage beneath the staircase 
leads to the smoking- 
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room or den, and from 
PLAN OF THE GROUND FLOOR 
PLAN OF THE SECOND FLOOR 
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