February, 1920 
Certain types of houses require a dignified 
classic design, but it can be arranged, as 
in this entrance by William Adams, so that 
the doorstep is alluring. Slender columns 
repeat the classic pilasters of the door be¬ 
yond, and the brick pavement is wide 
enough for the sun to splash across 
When a kitchen doorstep is as 
quaint and unusual as this one in 
the house below, it might be mis¬ 
taken for the main entrance. Ob¬ 
viously the house is an English cot¬ 
tage design, because its architect 
was Harrie T. Lindeberg. Conse¬ 
quently the overhanging eaves, the 
paved floor and the interesting old 
door are in keeping 
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An excellent idea for a doorstep is 
found in this brick terrace, large 
enough to accommodate chairs and 
raised sufficiently above ground to 
be dry when the grass is wet. The 
vestibule is also bricked and the 
door set behind columns, making 
a simple and hospitable entrance. 
Roth & Study, architects 
The doorstep is an index to the character 
of the house. It sets the architectural 
motif, and it also foreshadows the formal 
or informal friendliness of the people who 
dwell the other side of the threshold. And 
that is the spirit of the Colonial design 
below by Ralph Adams Cram 
