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It is an adaptation of the lines and general 
treatment of the English cottage or lesser 
country house to an American suburban 
environment, the suburb being Hartsdale, 
New York. The treatment includes brick, 
hand-hewn timber, stucco and a slate roof. 
Groups of casement windows make an in¬ 
teresting fenestration for the lower floor. 
The contract has been let for $9,500 and 
the house is building 
The property plan shows a 
kitchen garden and a flower gar¬ 
den on the axis from the porch. 
A dining porch for summer use 
or all year is included in the first 
floor plans 
The detail of the doorway shoivs the use of heavy hand-hewn timber 
tor the supports of the entrance roof. A bench is to be placed on 
either side of this porch 
On the second floor the unusual 
imposition of the eaves provides 
room for closets. An enclosed 
sleeping porch completes one 
suite, and a large dressing room 
the other 
A SUMMER HOME OF ENGLISH PRECEDENTS 
To Cost Under $10,000 
CARETTO £sf FORSTER, Architects 
