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While English in origin this inter¬ 
pretation of half-timber is amply 
American. It is used on the home oj 
Rodney Hitt at Rye, N. Y., of which 
Edson Gage was architect. The en¬ 
trance is in the rear court close to 
the garage. The window arrange¬ 
ment here is quite unusual 
House and garage are built as one 
unit on an L plan. The front of 
the house is given to the main rooms 
and their attendant porches. A 
dressing room close to the entry is a 
feature. The stairs, which are quite 
compact, come down in a corner of 
the living hall 
Genuine half-timber, of which this 
is a good example, consists of the ex¬ 
posed beam frame with brick or 
cement nogging. The brick can be 
laid in different designs that give an 
amusing variation to the wall sur¬ 
face. Instead of the usual case¬ 
ments double sash windows are used 
One entire end of the second floor 
is occupied by the owner’s suite, con¬ 
sisting of a large house-width cham¬ 
ber, bath, dressing room and sleep¬ 
ing porch. This group is distinct 
from the others. All chambers are 
arranged in suite, with baths, dress¬ 
ing rooms and sleeping porches 
