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House & Garden 
THE ROOF of the ROOM 
Ceilings of Unusual Artistic and 
Architectural Merit 
Photographs by Gillies 
When designed to suit the scale and general 
character of the room, the beamed ceiling 
can be one of its richest architectural fea¬ 
tures. The ceiling of the entrance hall 
shown here is of hand-hewn quartered oak 
beams that, together with the woodwork, 
create a sturdy Elizabethan atmosphere. 
Rough plaster between is tinted deep cream. 
It is in the residence of C. K. Seymour, 
Esq., at Chatham, N. Y. Wilson Eyre & 
Mcllvaine, architects 
Between the living room 
and the terrace in the 
H. H. Rogers residence 
at Southampton, L. I. is 
a loggia that beautifully 
crystallizes the spirit of 
the Florentine. W. W. 
Chase painted the 
murals, which picture 
episodes in the history 
of Florence. The ceil¬ 
ing bears heraldic de¬ 
vices and the coats of 
arms of the family. 
Light is given by rare 
bronze Florentine 
lamps. Walter & Gil¬ 
lette, architects 
A ceiling in the Villa 
Madama furnished the 
inspiration for this ceil¬ 
ing in the residence of 
W. W. Cook, Esq., in 
New York. It is vaulted, 
with a design in low 
relief and color. The 
delicate moldings and 
the carvings on the wall 
below show the chaste 
restraint for which the 
work of the architects is 
well known. York & 
Sawyer, architects of 
the house 
Molded plaster ceilings are characteristic of 
the best Tudor work used to enrich English 
residences. Today it plays no small part in 
the creation of pretentious American homes. 
The library ceiling of the Reginald DcKoven 
residence in New York retains all the feeling 
of this old work. The frieze of hand-tooled 
Cordova leather, rich and iridescent, is 
picked out here and there with gold. John 
Russell Pope, architect 
