American estates and gardens . a: 6g 2 S wXh [223]. J5u < 03 q<; Ci4 o w po h [224] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS The interior is designed throughout in the Colonial style, very carefully studied andtreated with fine simplicity of detail. The structural decorations are limited to the door andwindow frames and the carefully modeled cornices. In the dining-room and drawing-roomthe window frames are embellished with pilasters, and the mantelpieces, while simply designed,are admirable illustrations of modern Colonial workmanship. The House of Matthew Baird, Esq., at Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Mr.
American estates and gardens . a: 6g 2 S wXh [223]. J5u < 03 q<; Ci4 o w po h [224] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS The interior is designed throughout in the Colonial style, very carefully studied andtreated with fine simplicity of detail. The structural decorations are limited to the door andwindow frames and the carefully modeled cornices. In the dining-room and drawing-roomthe window frames are embellished with pilasters, and the mantelpieces, while simply designed,are admirable illustrations of modern Colonial workmanship. The House of Matthew Baird, Esq., at Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Mr. Matthew Bairds house, at Ardmore, Pennsylvania, is a good example of the half-timl^er style that enjoj^s a well-deserved popularity for cotmtry houses. It stands in one ofthe lovely suburbs for which Philadelphia is famous. The lower story is of granite, the upperof half-timber work, the heavy timbers being filled in with stucco, the pebbles retaining theirnatural whitish hue. Stone reappears in the chimneys, and a brilliant note of color is give
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