January, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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From the veslibuled porch the main entrance leads directly to a reception hall, with 
beamed ceiling and Caen stone fireplace. At the back of the reception room the 
stair leads down to the music room, and up to the bedroom floors 
The steep slope of the lawn at the rear provides room above the basement—which 
contains the laundry, staircases, coal, storage, etc.—for service quarters. Above 
these, where the large mullioned window is, is the high-ceilinged music room 
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The architects have treated an interesting lot problem very cleverly. The drop of the lawn is not only from the front of the house to the back, but the property has also a 
longitudinal slope. These differences suggested the double house, and it worked out exceedingly well in providing large rooms and making the life of both places inde¬ 
pendent, one house from the other 
