February,1910 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
55 
SERVANT'.? 
ROOM 
5EIWD 
ROOM 
CHILP'5 
ROOM 
GUEST 
ROOM 
OWNER’S 
ROOM 
weight in the hay-loft were also found to be in excellent condition. 
In the living-room, as the illustration shows, these were not covered 
up by lath and plaster ceiling, but were stained dark to match 
the new woodwork of chimney breast, wainscoting and the trim 
around the windows and doors. 
In the dining-room, too, the joists were left uncovered, but 
in this room they and the new woodwork were painted white. A 
triple casement window affords an abundance of sunlight from 
the east for this room, which is made still more cheerful in its 
effect by the white woodwork and ceiling beams. 
The floor plans indicate very clearly just how much of the 
walls the old stable supplied. The square front portion marks 
the extent of the old structure, which, of course, was not entirely 
sufficient for the family’s needs. The wing that was added at the 
rear is of stone too, but it will be noticed from the picture at the 
bottom of this page that it is somewhat different in texture. 
This new work, as will be seen, is built of the flat Germantown 
stone that has been so effectively used throughout that part of the 
country in recent years. 
It is particularly interesting to see how the architects have 
permanently recorded the humble 
origin of the house rather than 
follow the obvious alternative of 
covering up the fact once for all. 
The two great openings at the 
front of the first story have been 
very cleverly incorporated into 
the design, one being tilled by the 
front door and a window and ter¬ 
race bench seat, the other opening 
having been fitted with heavy slid¬ 
ing glazed doors to make bright 
the living-room. In the summer 
time these doors are pushed back 
into their pockets and the open¬ 
ing protected by a sliding mahog¬ 
any fy screen. 
Still another detail 
a recognition of the building’s 
former use is the conventionalized 
horse’s head upon the upper panel 
of the front door. From its mouth 
dangles a pivoted horseshoe that 
serves as a knocker. Three long 
hand-wrought hinges of black iron 
extend nearly across the white- 
painted massive door. 
indicating 
The square front area is the oiiginal stable, the service wing 
and brick paved terrace being new work. The stable having 
had no cellar, the heating plant is located under the kitchen 
On this side of the original structure the chimney that serves 
the living-room fireplace has been added 
At the front end of the living-room the nine-foot opening is provided with 
glazed sliding doors which give place to sliding screens in summer 
The floor plans indicate the 
skilful planning which is always 
called into play by the necessity 
for dividing up a given enclosure. 
A living-room, fifteen by twenty- 
six feet in size; a dining-room, 
thirteen by sixteen; and the stair 
hall with its coat closet, have 
been planned to occupy the old 
square stone enclosure without 
wasting a square foot of space. 
Beyond, opening from the dining¬ 
room, lies the service portion of 
the house, well isolated, and hav¬ 
ing its own stairway to the serv¬ 
ants ’ bedrooms and to the cellar 
which extends under the new por¬ 
tion at a depth sufficient for the 
heatmg plant and comfortable 
head-room. Under the old portion 
of the building, there having been 
no cellar,the excavation extends to 
a depth of but four feet below the 
bottom of the first-floor joists. 
This space is ventilated by open¬ 
ings through the stone walls and 
lighted, as well as need be for its use as storage space, by two 
windows. 
The result of the low level of the main floor is the charmingly 
hospitable effect gained by the low brick terrace—just a step 
above the lawn. One often hears the practical builder condemn 
the architect’s habit of setting the house down low into the ground, 
decrying the resulting lack of light in the cellar or the wasted 
money used in building areaways for the windows. Without 
going into the unquestioned benefit to the architectural appear¬ 
ance gained by having the house as low as possible, the actual 
cash saving on a wall for the terrace or a railing for the porch— 
made necessary if these levels were higher — would surely pay 
for the area brickwork. 
On the second floor the sub-division of the old hay-loft space 
has been just as economically arranged as the first floor. The 
owner's bath fitted in amazingly well over the small entrance hall, 
taking its light from one of the symmetrical pair of windows in 
the front gable end. Fitting into the slope of the roof, the 
closets in the owner’s room and in the child’s room occupy 
space that would otherwise be deficient in head-room. 
