Stately homes of California . m ?^-. RESIDENCE OF MR. HULETT C. MERRITT farther end, a lofty pergola, supported by discretely-orna-mented columns, is clothed with vitis capensis, or nonde-ciduous grape, and wistaria. Iron gates separate the pergolafrom the main lawn beyond. The house is of brick, covered with gray stucco, and,architecturally, of Italian Renaissance type. In plan anddetails, however, it is an expression. of its owners personaltaste — a practical working out of sketches made by is equally true of the details of the interior, for whichMr. Merritt made a considerable numb
Stately homes of California . m ?^-. RESIDENCE OF MR. HULETT C. MERRITT farther end, a lofty pergola, supported by discretely-orna-mented columns, is clothed with vitis capensis, or nonde-ciduous grape, and wistaria. Iron gates separate the pergolafrom the main lawn beyond. The house is of brick, covered with gray stucco, and,architecturally, of Italian Renaissance type. In plan anddetails, however, it is an expression. of its owners personaltaste — a practical working out of sketches made by is equally true of the details of the interior, for whichMr. Merritt made a considerable number of of the interior decoration was in fact actually executedon the premises under the owners personal supervision,while the house was in process of construction. Drawingsand clay models for the fixtures were made there and passedupon by Mr. Merritt. Even the gold-plating was doneupon the spot, as likewise were the staining and tooling ofleather used in certain pieces of furniture, and the burningof tiles. But by fa
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