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House & Garden 
problem, the arrangement of plumbing, the 
type and disposition of the windows. Keep 
a scrapbook of ideas, of architectural details. 
House & Garden is filled with schemes of 
this kind. 
When the time comes to build, you will 
appreciate it all the more for having to wait— 
and possibly some of the mistakes you might 
have made will be caught now as you think 
out the plans and the furnishings. 
The other phase of the domestic building 
situation is that, while apparently dead, you 
can feel a slight movement. Remodeling and 
restoring, neither of which needs a great deal 
of raw material or labor, has been quickened 
in some respects. Neither can really be 
called unpatriotic because, in many instances, 
the labor and much of the material required 
can be had on the ground. Both remodeling 
and restoring are slow jobs, done bit by bit, 
as the owner feels inclined. They can extend 
over a long period and therefore make no 
heavy or instant demands on the purse. In 
a way, both of them are architectural amuse¬ 
ments—experiments, games in which a big 
handicap is given and the winning is what¬ 
ever you choose to make it. 
On these pages are shown three 
remodeling jobs and one that is 
practically a restoration. Another 
restoration is found on pages 40-41. 
Views of “before” and “after” tell 
part of the story; the remainder has 
to be told here. 
Remadeling the Centennial 
The Illingworth residence at Fox 
Chase, Philadelphia, started in as a 
A rather gaunt, unlovely box 
formed the groundwork. A porch, 
portico, new windows and a small 
service wing were added 
The entrance is 
simple, thoroughly 
in character with the 
rest of the house 
Compare this view 
with the original. 
The improvements 
are evident 
Tebbs 
The residence of Paid A. Rose, 
Esq., Plainfield, N. J., which was 
created from an old farmhouse 
set in a property of thirty-five 
acres. Hollingsworth & Bragdon, 
architects 
rather sombre residence of over- 
porched Centennial design. But it 
had possibilities, and the architect, 
who was C. E. Schermerhom, 
sketched up the finished house that 
he visualized from the original. 
First the porches were ripped off 
and an eaved section added to bal¬ 
ance the other side. Porches were 
added at either end, a Germantown 
pent roof swung along the front with 
a hood over the entrance, and a row 
of dormers placed in the attic rooms. 
The house is of stone and hollow 
tile, stuccoed white, with a light 
French green tile roof and shutters. 
The front terrace and side porch 
floors are formed with old grind 
stones, squared, carefully leveled and 
neatly fitted together. The interior 
is of Colonial detail in white enamel. 
Tiled bathrooms and kitchen are up- 
to-date. 
An Old Farm House 
A second example, found on this 
page, shows the residence of Paul 
A. Rose, Esq., near Plainfield, N. J. 
It is an old farmhouse set in about 
thirty-five acres of good land. As it 
stood, the original building was an 
oblong box affair of clapboard, with two chim¬ 
neys and an uninteresting window arrange¬ 
ment. In remodeling there was no attempt 
made to disturb the general lines of the old 
building and only such changes were made as 
modern requirements necessitate. These in¬ 
clude, besides the bath, a service wing and a 
new portico for the entrance. 
The first floor contains a large living room 
with fireplace and simple chair rail. The 
entrance hall has a Colonial staircase. A 
kitchen and pantry are placed in the service 
wing, which was practically the only addi¬ 
tion. The second floor contains three bed- 
