HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1911 
A feature that will strike the observer at once, in summer at least, is the exclusive use of casement windows. 
unmistakably with the half-timber type of house 
They seem to belong 
First floor, plan 
As the first floor plan 
shows, there are two 
porches, almost of 
equal size. One is 
the usual entrance 
front porch, the other 
which is upon the 
side secures the great¬ 
er privacy of the 
lawn and the garden 
The tendency in the design of half-timber houses is to overdo the timbering, securing 
intricate patterns at the expense of repose—a fault that was carefully avoided 
SE.COND floor. Plan 
The second-story hall 
has been kept down 
to the minimum of 
area by skillful plan¬ 
ning. The room at 
the rear of the ell, 
with its adjoining 
bath, is for servants, 
a stairway to the 
kitchen is close by 
THE HOME OF 
MR. RICHARD I. NEITHERCUT 
BRIDGEPORT 
CONNECTICUT 
Joseph W. Northrop, architect 
