26 
House & Garden 
INSIDE AND OUT THE MODERN COLONIAL HOUSE 
The Architecture that Came Through the Walls 
T HE plan and the exterior of the Colo¬ 
nial house have already been described 
in the previous articles. It remains to com¬ 
plete the discussion by touching upon the 
architectural features which are character¬ 
istic of the Colonial interior. 
One of the first points to notice on enter¬ 
ing the door of a Colonial house is the low¬ 
ness of the ceilings. Our forefathers were 
influenced in this respect by the practical 
need of small areas to heat, and also by the 
simplicity and unpretentiousness of the low 
An entrance porch on the resi¬ 
dence of C. G. Waldo, Esq., at 
Bridgeport, Connecticut, show¬ 
ing the formal design that is 
reflected in the work inside 
The formal simplicity of the 
entrance is repeated in other 
details of the Waldo residence. 
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architects of all houses shown 
Another type of formal en¬ 
trance is found in the resi¬ 
dence of R. T. Potts, Esq., at 
Elizabeth, New Jersey. It is 
frankly a Colonial adaptation 
The relation of the entrance 
above to the entire house 
below provides a study of 
the part the entrance plays 
in modern Colonial design 
