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House & Garden 
The living room, which is as 
authentic as the exterior, is 
finished in an austere Italian 
manner. A gallery runs along 
one end, with steps leading 
down to the level of the floor. 
Rich color is found in this floor 
of rough textured orange- 
brown tiles 
ITALY ON 
LONG ISLAND 
HENRY CORSE, Jr., Architect 
The living room mantel, of course, 
is an Italian antique and so is most 
of the furniture. The treatment of 
the window can be found in many 
Italian villas 
The west and southwest view of the 
cortile or court shows the loggia with 
its simple wrought iron railing and 
the formal layout of the box-edged 
garden beds 
