The furniture and decoration of the entire house have been chosen for coolness and comfort. Oriental rugs and 
a few well selected ornaments lend an air of elegance 
Viewed from the balustrade along the cliff the shape of the house is readily seen. A veranda on one side and 
a service wing on the other enclose the court 
Accessories of the veranda and terrace show the owner’s fondness for foreign decorative arts. Here are placed 
Italian porch and garden furniture, bits of faience and majolica 
THE SUMMER HOME OF 
MR. PITTS DUFFIELD 
AT SMITHTOWN BAY, L. I 
Mann iff MacNeille, architects 
The house faces the bay, with the view hidden until the 
hall is reached 
The north shore of Long Island has long 
been a favorite location for the summer 
homes of those wealthy New Yorkers who 
wish to maintain a country estate near the 
water but within a few hours of the 
metropolis. Among the centers around 
which the summer life of that section gravi¬ 
tates is Smithtown Bay, the high cliffs of 
which are not unlike the chalk cliffs of 
Kent. 
Along the edge of these cliffs has been 
located the summer home of Mr. Pitts 
Duffield. Only a broad terrace bounded by 
an Italian balustrade separates it from the 
edge, and from the veranda one obtains an 
uninterrupted view up and down the coast. 
The architects have given a low and broad 
sweep to the house by extending verandas 
and overhanging eaves. The style of the 
architecture is distinctly Colonial with some 
suggestions of the Italian Renaissance. The 
interior is treated with excellent taste and 
with an individuality that expresses clearly 
its purpose. The walls of the ground-floor 
rooms are divided into simple panels by the 
application of wood mouldings nailed di¬ 
rectly to the plaster. A uniform tint of 
neutral grey has been applied to the entire 
interior, and the individuality of each room 
is obtained by variety in furniture and 
hangings, rugs and objects d’art. 
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