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The plain and unattractive kitchen exposure to the southwest was converted into a most pleasing appearance by the addition of a bow window 
and a high lattice fence covered with vines 
Homes That Architects Have Built for Themselves 
THE REMODELED HOUSE OF HOWLAND S. CHANDLER, ARCHITECT, AT NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. 
WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH FEW RADICAL CHANGES IN A HOUSE BUILT IN i8oi 
BY ]\I A R Y H . N O R T H E N D 
S EARCHING for a 
dwelling that 
could be converted 
into a comfortable 
summer home, Mr. 
tiowland S. Chandler, 
architect, of Boston, 
chanced upon an old 
house at Needham, 
Massachusetts, that 
seemed to answer re¬ 
quirements, and he 
purchased it. It was 
a square - framed 
dwelling, two stories 
and attic, with a kitch¬ 
en ell at the rear, 
quite ordinary in ap¬ 
pearance, without any 
unusual exterior fea¬ 
tures. It had been 
built in i8oi, at a time 
when work was thor¬ 
oughly done, and as a 
result, the frame con¬ 
struction was wholly 
Photographs by the Author 
Dormer windows relieved a monotonous roof line and let in light to the apartments built 
in the unfinished attic space 
sound. Inside, a 
small hall opened at 
the left into a large 
parlor, distinguished 
by a good fireplace 
with simple mantel 
and some wainscoting 
of old-fashioned wide 
boards, while at the 
right was the dining¬ 
room, opening into a 
small bedroom, lo¬ 
cated just back of the 
hallway. Beyond, in 
the rear ell, was a 
good-sized shed, and 
beside it was the 
kitchen. 
The dwelling front¬ 
ed the southwest, an 
arrangement w h i c h 
secured but little sun¬ 
light for the main 
rooms, while the rear, 
which was wholly 
sunny and cheerful. 
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