American homes and gardens . e House Built of Brick, Shingles and Stucco, Placedin a Pleasant Setting 20 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July, 1906 stucco tinted a soft graycolor, and the second withshingles stained a softbrown. The trimmingsare painted white. Theroof is shingled, stained amoss green. There areporches at either side ofthe entrance, but the liv-ing-porch is placed at therear of the house wherethere is seclusion andprivacy. The central hall i strimmed with white pine,treated with white contains an ornamentalstaircase with whitepainted balusters andnewels, and a mahoganyrail.
American homes and gardens . e House Built of Brick, Shingles and Stucco, Placedin a Pleasant Setting 20 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July, 1906 stucco tinted a soft graycolor, and the second withshingles stained a softbrown. The trimmingsare painted white. Theroof is shingled, stained amoss green. There areporches at either side ofthe entrance, but the liv-ing-porch is placed at therear of the house wherethere is seclusion andprivacy. The central hall i strimmed with white pine,treated with white contains an ornamentalstaircase with whitepainted balusters andnewels, and a mahoganyrail. The parlor, which isto the right of the treated in the Colonial style with pink and white wall decoration, and white paintedtrim. The fireplace is furnished with white tile facings andhearth, mantel of Colonial style with over mantel and mirror. The library is trimmed with oak, has bookcases builtin, and a green tiled fireplace with hearth of the same, and anoaken mantel. Beyond this library, and also connecting. 4—The Staircase is the Feature of the Hall, in the House Shown in Pig. 5 and floor, and is fitted withporcelain fixtures and ex-posed nickelplated plumb-ing. The cellar, cemented,contains the laundry wellfitted with trays, and aheating apparatus, fuelrooms, etc. Cost $4500complete. The architectwas Mr. Robert C. Spen-cer of Yonkers, N. Y. A House at Cape Cottage, Maine The house illustrated inFigure 9 is a Summercottage erected for Soule, at CapeCottage, Maine. It isbuilt on cedar posts placedon stone footings. Thesuperstructure above gradeis covered on the exterior with matched sheathing and thenwith shingles stained a soft brown, while the trimmings arepainted a cream white. The blinds are painted a creamyellow. The roof is also shingled and is stained a mossgreen. The interior, throughout, is trimmed with yellow pine.
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