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May, i 9 16 
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The site comprises some fifteen acres heavily 
wooded, for the greater part with oaks of consid¬ 
erable maturity. The house occupies the highest 
point of the grounds. In architecture it is Penn¬ 
sylvania Colonial, constructed of local cream-col¬ 
ored limestone laid like a rubble wall 
The lattice treatment of the loggia icalls is inter¬ 
esting. So sunny is the room that vines planted in 
boxes at the back thrive enough to be trained up 
the wall. To one side is a small cement fountain 
A HOME 
RECENTLY ERECTED BY 
A HOUSE & GARDEN 
READER 
Five chambers, a sleeping porch and dressing-room 
and two baths constitute the second floor. On the 
third are servants’ quarters and the nursery. The 
roof above is green slate; the cornice, mouldings, 
etc., are a heavy cream, the blinds a sage green 
Vestibule, hall and loggia have all been floored 
with 9 " x 9 " black and ivhite encaustic tiles. The 
stairs here are a remarkable combination of fine 
line, detail and space economy. Behind a grille 
beneath the stairs the radiator is concealed 
