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THE RESIDENCE OE J. J. HAMILTON, Esq., at FIELDSTON, NEW YORK 
A Dutch Colonial House of Conventional Lines But Unusual Plan 
DWIGHT JAMES BAUM, Architect 
The plan has avoided the usual 
central hall, the living-room, dining¬ 
room and porch opening up together. 
The large pantry serves also as 
servants' dining-room. Interior trim, 
is gurnwood; floors of oak; two 
hrick fireplaces with Colonial 
mantels. Walls are sand finished 
While symmetrical, the exterior shows the entrance off center. 
It is accented by a hood and lattice sides. The south wing forms 
a large porch ivhile the north gives a liberal size garage. Walls 
are cased in 12" tvide red cedar siding painted white with color 
relief in the blinds, which are an tinusual shade of green. The 
chimneys are of rough red brick—"black headers" — overburned, 
brick that was discolored aiid twisted in the kilns 
The second story reverts to the 
central hall type with four master's 
rooms and two baths. The owner's 
and child's rooms open into a large 
sleeping porch. The maid's room 
and bath connect with the kitchen 
by a private stairway. All of the 
ivoodtvork is in ivhite enamel 
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