HOUSE AND GARDEN 
106 
August, 1910 
The Flemish-bond brickwork, dark stained shingles, the plaster-and-timber gable ends, and 
the white trim of the windows give a broad variety of materials that needs careful hand¬ 
ling to be effective 
An ingenious arrangement of central stair¬ 
case, rear stairs and passageway, by which 
the maid can reach the front door without 
passing through any room, is the most in¬ 
structive feature of the first story plan. 
Joseph IV. Northrop 
Architect 
THE HOME OF 
MR. JOSEPH W. NORTHROP 
Bridgeport, Conn. 
The rear stairs join the main flight upon a 
landing somewhat below the second floor. 
A central stairway and hall, if it can be 
satisfactorily lighted, usually provides the 
most economical arrangement of space for 
the bedrooms 
An attractive variety of mass is gained for the nearly square house by the stepped back 
gables in the roof and the echo of these marking the front door 
