House & Garden 
The buildings here shown were placed 
upon a tract so near the trains as to he 
unavailable lor large size dwellings. By 
placing the shops in a row, economy of 
space and construction has been gained 
and yet complete comfort for the families 
of the merchants is provided in connec¬ 
tion with four of the stores at least. The 
remaining two offer themselves to tenants 
requiring less space and accommodation. 
Four bed rooms—two of which are in the 
roof—are included in the living part of each 
store, and the planting of hedges and masses 
of shrubbery has greatly increased the attract¬ 
iveness of the surroundings. The first storv 
walls are of local brick—the “ run of the kiln ” 
—which gives a considerable variety of color; 
and the joints are three-quarters of an inch 
wide. The upper portions are covered with 
a stucco naturally colored by the Jersey 
gravel of which it is composed. The half 
timbers are of rough chestnut stained a dark 
umber, and the roof is covered with unfading 
green slate. 
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