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This little roadside cottage, designed 
by Alfred Hopkins, is executed in 
native fieldstone which shows the 
benefit of sympathetic handling by 
the mason. Half-timber work gives 
relief to the design. The leaded pane 
windows, the dressed stone loggia 
entrance, the terrace wall laid dry 
and the grove behind are all elements 
in a very pleasant, unpretentious 
architectural composition 
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The rooms are laid out around a 
court, always a livable and happy 
scheme but seldom used in this coun¬ 
try. It makes a private outdoor 
space which is especially desirable in 
a house so close to the road, and 
affords cross ventilation and an abun¬ 
dance of light to all the rooms 
While the design has certain Tudor 
indications, the plan of the house is 
American. The ranges of casement 
windows and the loggia are details 
that give the fagade a lively interest 
and lift this little house far above 
the commonplace. It is an example 
of distinction in small work 
