House and Garden 
The following is an estimate of the cost of the 
house on a sixty loot lot: 
Excavation.$62 40 
Foundation.277 50 
Cement floor. 30 00 
Cut stone. 82 00 
Brick pavement( veranda). 31 20 
Frame.854 00 
Boarding.316 50 
Shingles. 45 00 
Exterior plaster.560 00 
Frames, sash and exterior finish.635 00 
Glazing. 50 00 
Flashing. 75 00 
Interior plaster.310 00 
Brick work.265 00 
Flue linings. 46 00 
Inside finish.410 00 
Floors.260 00 
Painting.210 00 
Hardware.320 00 
Plumbing.260 00 
Heating.310 00 
- $5409 60 
Garden: 
Plowing and clearing. $10 00 
Rough grading. 20 00 
Good soil and manure. 87 50 
Spreading soil and manure. 24 00 
Seeding, rolling, raking. 50 00 
Sodding borders. 10 00 
Shrubs. 45 00 
Hedge around front of lot. 12 00 
Perennials for flower borders. 20 00 
Trees. 30 oo 
Shipping and planting stock. 25 00 
Walks, etc.: 
Cinders (6 inches deep).. .$ 6 00 
Gravel (4 inches deep) . 8 80 
Spading and rolling. 2 50 
Granolithic. 26 50 
Pool: 
Excavation . $ 5 00 
Concrete foundations.. 33 00 
Cement basin. 20 00 
Coping. 50 00 
Plumbing. 25 00 
Steps to terrace: 
Excavation and brick work. $20 00 
Foundation. 16 50 
Trellis at end of terrace: 
Pergola: 
Excavation and foundation. $6 00 
Carpentry. 75 00 
Plaster. 20 00 
Stain.10 00 
$333 50 
43 80 
i33 00 
36 5° 
15 00 
hi 00 
$672 80 
Total house. $5409 60 
Total garden. 672 80 
$6082 40 
II. A House With Individuality 
E. G. W. DIETRICH, Architect 
A HOUSE possessing in emphatic measure 
charming individuality is the residence of 
Mr. W. H. Clark at Jamestown, N. Y. 
I he Dutch Colonial style has been followed with 
marked success. The first story is laid up with a 
gray sandstone of coursed ashlar, while the gables 
and second story are shingled, and stained. The 
setting of the house among trees and beautiful lawns 
completes a very satisfying picture. 
Reference to the plans will show on the first floor: 
a central hall, large and airy, with a delightful ingle- 
nook and fireplace. Wide low seats are built in 
under the windows in the arc of the bay. The 
parlor and dining-room, each with generous fire¬ 
places and built-in seats, are located on either side 
of the central hall and give the effect of even greater 
spaciousness when opened up. 
The kitchen department and butler’s pantry are 
complete in all respects. 
The wood finish in the central hall and stairway 
is painted white except the hand rail which is of 
mahogany. 
The floors throughout the house are of hard woods, 
finished natural, on which well-selected rugs are 
used. 
On the second floor five sleeping rooms and bath 
are provided, also linen closet and housemaid’s 
closet. Additional space is available in the attic 
for servants’ rooms and storage. 
In the decoration of the rooms the architect has 
used simple color effects in harmonious shades. 
In the rugs and hangings a certain freshness of 
tone has been secured, with broad spaces of wall 
surfaces of colors, best suited for displaying pictures 
with proper effect. There has been no effort in this 
house to elaborate the decorations, but on the con¬ 
trary, natural wood finishes have been applied— 
producing in the woodwork beautiful tones of color, 
harmonizing with the color scheme of walls and 
furnishings. 
Extreme care and good taste have been displayed 
in the selection of the furniture and each piece seems 
as if made for the place it occupies and to be particu¬ 
larly happy in fulfilling the use for which it was 
intended. 
We have all heard of the artist who obtained his 
best effects by erasures. So in this instance it seems 
that a process of elimination had been inaugurated 
at the outset by restricting any desire for that which 
was not truly and consistently artistic. 
The household gods are few, but very choice, 
and make no demand for a troop of slaves to labor 
in their service. 
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