House and Garden 
THE VISITORS’ ENTRANCE 
When the estate came into the possession 
of Mr. Phillips there were other old houses 
upon it. These were placed in the hands of 
capable architects in order that the interiors 
be renovated, but very little change was 
made in the exteriors. The walls were of 
stone, dashed with plaster and whitewashed 
in the style which characterized the Colonial 
period of building in Pennsylvania. Low 
ceilings were left intact, quaint small-paned 
windows were repeated rather than changed, 
and great wooden beams across the ceilings 
of rooms were newly supported. It was the 
central farmhouse which was remodeled and 
became the inn, 
and the purely 
local style o f 
building was here 
the most faithfully 
preserved and 
emphasized. The 
original fireplace 
stretches across 
the dining-room, 
where blue and 
white china and 
old furniture 
combine to give 
the apartment a 
delightful charac¬ 
ter. Chintz hang- 
THE ENTRANCE TO THE TERRACE 
ings, curious settles, stiff, straight-backed 
window and wall seats of varnished wood 
are the distinguishing features of several 
rooms. Everywhere are the associations of 
olden times with details made convenient for 
use by modern wealth and ingenuity. 
An unusual and attractive idea has been 
carried out in the main hall from which a 
wide staircase leads to the upper rooms. 
The original low staircase has been torn 
away, leaving an open space to the roof of 
the building, which now forms the ceiling of 
the lower floor and gives the effect of great 
height to the hall. Much of the curious, 
old, straight- 
backed furniture 
has been painted 
in pale tints of 
green, with here 
and there designs 
in bright primary 
colors. Heraldic 
devices are borne 
by various pieces 
of historic furni¬ 
ture, especially in 
what was once the 
smoking - room. 
This apartment 
can be distin¬ 
guished by a 
Especially measured and drawn Jor House and Garden 
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