February, i gij 
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“Sf. John's Hill House,” 
built about 1688, is remi¬ 
niscent of Gothic days in 
its buttresses, high arched 
dripstones and the finial 
surmounting the gable 
peak. The walls and roof 
at the gable ends join at 
right angles without any 
barge, capping or eave pro¬ 
jection 
The south front of "Bloom¬ 
field” opens upon the ter¬ 
race. The house was built 
about 1760 and is of Geor¬ 
gian design as modified to 
suit Bermudian materials. 
As the stone is coral, it is 
not a good medium for the 
execution of detailed pro¬ 
jections. pillars and capitals 
"Inwood,” built about 1686, 
clearly shoivs its English 
antecedents. Witness the 
ovolo string course gir¬ 
dling the structure between 
floors, the arched and cor¬ 
belled dripstones over the 
windows and the chimneys 
spreading their length in 
the same direction as the 
ridge pole 
From the terrace before the 
south front of "Bloom¬ 
field,” broad steps lead 
down to a park. The gar¬ 
den walls of whitewashed 
coral stone make rich con¬ 
trasts against the luxuriant 
foliage. The posts are 
capped with marble biists 
seamed and grey loith age 
