January, 1921 
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Smutny 
A combination of Georgian and New England Colonial has been used in the home 
of John W. Griffin, at Fieldston, New York City. It is executed in brick and the 
roof is slate of varied sizes and colors. Cream white paint has been used on the 
exterior woodwork. To lend a touch of contrast, wrought iron is employed on the 
balcony over the entrance and at the lower windows. As in the case of the other 
two houses in this group, Dwight James Baum was the architect 
To the balanced main body of the house has 
been added a long addition which affords 
space for the comfortable living of a large 
family. This gives a variety of spacious 
rooms, each excellently lighted and ventilated 
The main body of the house consists of the 
hall, living room and dining room with a 
paved piazza at each end. Behind, the kitchen 
and pantry, with a study to one side, laun¬ 
dry, servants’ hall and servants’ rooms 
There is dignity in the Georgian type of 
architecture. The formal, balanced 
grouping of windows, the accenting of 
the entrance with a portico, the color of 
the brick, the cleanness of the white 
woodwork—these are important factors 
in the design of a house that merits 
distinction 
