American estates and gardens . the great size of the ground area, the plan is very direct and hall is vaulted, rectangular in plan, and extends straight through the house from the stonedoorway to the porte-cochere on the other front, which is reached through a vestibule, vaultedlike the hall. It is finished in oak, with a high wainscot and pilasters to carry the vault. Thestairway immediately adjoins the stone doorway, and is placed in a bay window, which formsa turret attached to the doorway tower. A passage at right angles to the hall opens on to thereception-room on the right, an
American estates and gardens . the great size of the ground area, the plan is very direct and hall is vaulted, rectangular in plan, and extends straight through the house from the stonedoorway to the porte-cochere on the other front, which is reached through a vestibule, vaultedlike the hall. It is finished in oak, with a high wainscot and pilasters to carry the vault. Thestairway immediately adjoins the stone doorway, and is placed in a bay window, which formsa turret attached to the doorway tower. A passage at right angles to the hall opens on to thereception-room on the right, and leads to the dining-room immediately in face. The recej)-tion-room is white, the dining-room dark oak. The latter has a paneled wainscoting anda beamed ceiling. The adjoining wing is given up to the kitchen and its dependencies. On the farther side of the hall is the library, which fills the entire space from outer wall toouter wall. It is sunk two feet below the level of the hall that a greater height may be obtained. [249]. [250]
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