American homes and gardens . veniences. Thelobby is large enough to admit an ice-box. The second floor, treated with white enamel paint, con-tains four bedrooms and two bathrooms, the latter beingfitted with porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated plumb-ing. The third floor contains the servants quarters andample storage space. A cemented cellar contains the heat-ing apparatus, fuel-rooms, cold-storage rooms and laundry. Mr. J. J. Petit, New York, was the architect. The dwelling built for Mr. Sellew, of Upper Montclair,N. J., Figs. 5 and 6, has a distinctive character, for in itsdesign the
American homes and gardens . veniences. Thelobby is large enough to admit an ice-box. The second floor, treated with white enamel paint, con-tains four bedrooms and two bathrooms, the latter beingfitted with porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated plumb-ing. The third floor contains the servants quarters andample storage space. A cemented cellar contains the heat-ing apparatus, fuel-rooms, cold-storage rooms and laundry. Mr. J. J. Petit, New York, was the architect. The dwelling built for Mr. Sellew, of Upper Montclair,N. J., Figs. 5 and 6, has a distinctive character, for in itsdesign the Englishhalf-timber andstucco style was ac-cepted. It has anunderpinning builtof rockfaced fieldstone laid up atrandom. The super-structure, of wood,is covered with clap-boards for the firststory, painted a deepdull red, and half-timber work forthe second andthird stories; thehalf-timber workbeing painted red,and the space be-tween the beams be-ing filled in withstucco work. Theroof is covered withshingles. The cemented eel-. Mr. Prestons House Has Many Excellent and Harmonious Features,of Field-stone and Shingles lar is divided into five compartments with a central division walls are built of stone. This cellar containsa furnace-room, fuel-rooms, laundry and cold-storage first-story plan shows a central hall and a library,parlor, dining-room and kitchen, all of which are trimmedwith cypress finished in its natural state. The floors are ofNorth Carolina pine, polished. The hall has an ornamentalstaircase with a broad landing, provided with windowsglazed with leaded glass. The parlor has an open fireplace furnished with tiledtrimmings and a cabinet mantel. The library has a similarmantel. The butlers pantry is fitted with drawers, dressers,and the kitchen is also complete. There are five bedrooms and a bathroom on the secondfloor. On the third floor are two bedrooms and amplestorage. Mr. A. W. Simpson, of Mount Herron Road,Upper Montclair, N. J., was the archit
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