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House & Garden 
The house, Southern Georgian in 
architecture, stands on a high 
bluff commanding a great sweep 
of the James River and fields 
that during the Civil War were 
fought over by the armies of the 
North and South. The wide 
portico that graces the front of 
the mansion—a property recent¬ 
ly placed on the market—is 
characteristic of the region 
Simplicity is found in both the 
architectural background and the 
furnishings of the dining-room. 
A high paneled xcainscot circles 
the room. To one ■ side is a 
Colonial mantel with a simple 
over-mantel panel above. The 
furniture is such as is required 
for the quieter entertainment 
and life of a country house far 
remote from the city 
The spirit of the rural South is 
found in the hospitable door¬ 
ways and the comfortable fur¬ 
nishings that make for simple, 
dignified country living. The 
living-room shown to the right 
is an example of the type of 
furnishing that a country estate 
of this magnitude—it is some 
5,000 acres—requires 
CURLES NECK FARM 
THE VIRGINIA RESIDENCE 
of C. K. G. BILLINGS, Esq. 
ON THE JAMES RIVER 
Photographs by courtesy of Joseph P. Day 
