She OHjrtstmas fousc (harden 
l 9 l * 2. 
While the west wing was being worked the east wing was occupied and 
the owner had the pleasure of being at hand to watch developments 
The stable originally appeared like this. At the extreme left the con¬ 
servatory may just be made out. Behind this the wall was of brick 
of alteration work is measured by the 
extent of the structural changes made. 
After a certain point tearing down and 
rebuilding may have been the proper 
course from an economic standpoint. In 
the present instance the walls, roof and 
floors were the structural elements that 
it could be hoped to save; the entire in¬ 
ternal lining was clearly understood to 
be a matter of new construction. There 
were, of course, few old partitions to 
contend with and in the internal arrange¬ 
ments of rooms there was comparatively 
a free hand given the designer. Where 
the old walls had to be extensively cut 
for openings it was found more econom¬ 
ical to use cement stucco to cover the 
scars than to re-trim the openings with 
stone. The old walls where the con¬ 
servatory jointed the main building 
were of common brick, and stucco 
was applied here as the exterior fin¬ 
ish. This accounts for the mixed 
character of materials shown on the 
exterior and consequently the free 
use of several periods or styles in 
the design. This might be criti¬ 
cized from an architectural stand¬ 
point judged by the purist and per¬ 
haps with justice if the building 
were a new one, but since it is an 
alteration job the free use of mate¬ 
rials and styles is perhaps one of the 
positive charms and really indicates the 
fact that this building was evolved and 
did not spring full fledged from the brain 
of the designer. 
As we have said the original mansion 
had been torn down and great wealth as 
well as embarrassment of materials ob¬ 
tained. Out of a mass of paneling, 
doors and trim in oak, walnut and ma¬ 
hogany with much hopeless carvings 
and quirks, enough was obtained by 
selection to panel the breakfast-room in 
walnut, the living-room in oak and re¬ 
ception-room in mahogany, which was 
promptly painted white. Practically the 
whole screen in the great hall which is in 
oak was collected piece by piece from vari¬ 
ous parts of the old mansion. The greater 
part of the trim and all the doors 
were obtained from the same source 
and modified or redeemed by new 
moldings. All floors throughout are 
hardwood relaid from the mansion. 
All the mantels except in the 
great hall are taken from the man¬ 
sion after being shorn of much hide¬ 
ous and meaningless ornament prin¬ 
cipally over-mantel monstrosities so 
dear to the heart of the bric-a-brac 
loving tastes of the Victorian period. 
(Continued on page 388) 
Remodeling produced many interesting features 
in the garden as well as in the house 
Table 
COUR.T 
MAMUR.C PIT 
BOX -STALL 
CORRIDOR 
HAE./1EA5 ROOM 
coach rooa 
box J TALL 
JTALL^ 
HAR./fE-5-5 R.OO/A 
CQACHAt A A’>5 ROO/t 
ELEVATOR. 
The extreme western wall, which appears in the original 
plan of the stable, was removed 
The east wing is a complete house in itself and if the breakfast room is 
used for a dining-room and the dining-room for living-room, the west 
wing may be shut off 
Above stairs the same arrangement is possible. If it is desirable at any 
time in the winter to shut off part of the house, the east wing can ac¬ 
commodate the family 
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