American estates and gardens . nt angles, the larger one of which abuts against a pavilion con-taming the library. The picturesque architecture of the half-timbered upper story, the highpitched roofs, and the gay and ingeniously varied dormers are delightful expressions of thisirregular ground plan. The house is entered through a glazed and latticed porch, thickly overgrown with hall is paneled in oak, very darkly stained, square, plain panels, without ornament andwithout cornice, rising directly to the plaster ceiling, which is decorated with an elaborategeometrical design, the patter
American estates and gardens . nt angles, the larger one of which abuts against a pavilion con-taming the library. The picturesque architecture of the half-timbered upper story, the highpitched roofs, and the gay and ingeniously varied dormers are delightful expressions of thisirregular ground plan. The house is entered through a glazed and latticed porch, thickly overgrown with hall is paneled in oak, very darkly stained, square, plain panels, without ornament andwithout cornice, rising directly to the plaster ceiling, which is decorated with an elaborategeometrical design, the patterns otitlined in moulded ornament decorated with scrolls andfoliage. The staircase rises immediately to the right of the entrance door, and is continuedabove it, the level here being a few steps below that of the main floor. On one side is the fire-place, the stone facing of which supports a simple shelf. Flanking the fireplace stand twogreat bronze candelabra. The hall contains some handsomely carved oak chests, and rich [261]. z<lit:hzw wXh w P o X hO < fcji;.!.. ..^Ll^li^^tiL^^^i-: [262]
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