A home in New Hampshire, where a simple lattice serves to give 
just the right amount of privacy to the porch 
Why is it that the use of a lattice as a porch awning is not more 
frequently seen? Designed by Charles R. Lamb 
The Architectural Value of Latticework 
THE PASSING OF CHICKEN WIRE AND STRING SUPPORTS FOR THE VINES 
THAT GROW UPON AND ABOUT THE HOUSE—WHAT WOOD LATT ICE WILL DO 
The stable at “Fairacres,” Jenkintown, Pa., 
where the vines climb over a roof before 
reaching the framework 
by Jared Stuyvesant 
Photographs by T. B. Temple and others 
A MAN who is just completing the 
plans for his new home put this 
question to me: “Is this wood lattice- 
work, that seems to be more and more 
frequently used, merely a fad like so 
many other little ‘kinks’ of architectural 
design that one sees nowadays, or has 
it come to stay ?’’ In the first place wood 
lattice as applied to house architecture is 
not a new thing, and I venture to predict 
that it will not prove to be merely a fad. 
Wood latticework as a frank and ra¬ 
tional support for vines is by no means 
a modern device. As long ago as 1700 
Although most latticework is painted white 
it is sometimes felt that a green contrasts 
better with a white background 
“Wyck,” a Germantown home built about 
1690, has one whole side covered with lat¬ 
ticework against the white plaster 
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