There is no question as to the desirability of stucco for the summer home among the trees. No other material for the walls seems so cool 
and inviting 
A plan nearly square and with but one 
chimney—the most economical type 
THE HOME OF 
MR. EDWARD F. BEALE 
STRAFFORD 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Mellor & Meigs 
architects 
Waste space in the upper hall has been 
brought to the irreducible minimum 
The recessed fire-corner, made necessary by the one chimney, 
rather adds to the living room’s attractiveness 
The door on the landing leads down into the kitchen—making one 
staircase serve the house 
