The Entrance Front of the House 
A HOUSE IN A SUBURB OF HARTFORD 
Being the residence of Frank Cheney, Jr., Esq. at South Manchester 
Designed by Charles A. Platt, Architect 
T HIS house represents, as does all the 
work of its designer, a refined feeling ex¬ 
pressed with perfect command and restraint, 
the result of which imparts to the house its 
distinguishing characteristic — dignified re¬ 
pose. The moderate height of the building, 
the sparing use of angles and curves, not to 
mention the almost unbroken roof and sky¬ 
line, produce for the dwelling a restful self¬ 
content which it cannot but impart in turn 
to whoever may view or occupy it. 
A subtle reflection of the window open¬ 
ings in the blocking course above the cornice 
completes a facade which owes its distinction 
to the satisfactory proportions of the wall 
surfaces and the well-studied size of the win¬ 
dows themselves. The dominant form is 
the rectangle, and so strongly is it empha¬ 
sized that one charged to give this charming 
domestic style a name might easily term it 
the “rectangular,” for in such an exterior as 
this is all the rectitude of classic and Colonial 
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