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House & Garden 
COLONIAL DESIGN 
Our forefathers were practical men. They designed 
their houses with a view to getting the greatest 
possible living capacity from them. And in the evolu¬ 
tion of their architecture they managed to produce 
styles that were not alone livable but beautiful. This 
Dutch Colonial reproduction illustrates the point. 
The hip roof creates a second story and its overhang 
and CONSTRUCTION 
a covered terrace. The overhang also makes a shadow 
•—and shadows are necessary to the beauty of a fa¬ 
cade. The door is set in, producing another shadow 
as well as a shelter. The solid, simple character of 
the stone harmonizes with the architecture, as is 
also evident in the other views of the house, shown 
on pages 14 and 15 . Frank J. Forster, architect 
