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House & Garden 
Used with restraint, half-timber banishes monotony from plastered walls, accents certain compositional 
features and often introduces becoming elements of light and shadow. In this instance the timber work, 
although extensively utilised, conveys no suggestion of profuseness. Its members, instead of being riot¬ 
ously geometrical in application and ornate in workmanship, are simple in placement and character. It 
is non-structural, for the main walls are constructed of brick coated with a warm, gray-toned plaster. Stone, 
rich in mica and iron deposits, is used for the foundations and the heavy piers of the porches; and red tile 
is appropriately used for covering a roof that accords ivell with the picturesque English architecture 
A SMALL HALF-TIMBERED COUNTRY HOME 
DRUCKENMILLER, STACKHOUSE EsT WILLIAMS, Architects 
Sunlight was duly appreciated by the designers of this house, 
for each room is generously equipped with windows that 
assure both an abundance of light and facilities for proper 
ventilation. In the living room and in the bedroom immedi¬ 
ately above, the windows admit light from three sides, and 
in the dining room, virtually two entire walls are glass 
On the second floor two bedrooms, a communicating bath and 
three closets comprise a very complete owner's suite; and 
two additional bedrooms with a conveniently located bath¬ 
room occupy the balance of the space. As on the floor below, 
the lighting and ventilating facilities are admirable; and the 
window grouping is susceptible of attractive curtaining 
