October, 1915 
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THE RESIDENCE OF R. M. EEEIS, Esq., AT GREAT NECK, EONG ISLAND 
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Aymar Embury II, architect 
Every now and then Aymar Embury II 
relieves his succession of shingle and clap¬ 
board Dutch Colonial houses with a brick 
house of a different Colonial period. And 
the result is invariably satisfactory. Simple 
in plan, comfortable and livable, this 
residence approaches the desideratum for 
the small American country house 
The walls are of hollow tile blocks 
veneered with brick. Woodwork through¬ 
out is cypress. In the hallway the lines 
have been relieved with fluted wood pilas¬ 
ters with moulded caps and bases, wains¬ 
cot forming wall panels with the pilasters. 
Boxed beams are used on the ceilings of 
the house-depth living-room 
Compared with the plan of the Cheney 
House shown opposite, the lines of this 
house maintain the same approximate bal¬ 
ance, with the exception that the service 
wing is in the rear. The reception room 
is set apart from the more open arrange¬ 
ment which characterizes the dining- and 
living-room and hall 
