American homes and gardens . ithsimilar shingles. Theinterior of the firststory i s trimmedwith oak. The re-ception-hall has anornamental stair-case, and the living-room has a large in-gle-nook, which ispaneled, containingpaneled seats, leadedglass windows, and Is Built November, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 299 an open fireplacefurnished withlarge dull green dining-roomhas a paneled wain-s c o t i n g, and aporch, which is in-closed with glass inwinter and used fora sun-room. Thekitchen and its de-pendencies are fittedwith all modernconveniences. Thesecond floor,trimmed with white
American homes and gardens . ithsimilar shingles. Theinterior of the firststory i s trimmedwith oak. The re-ception-hall has anornamental stair-case, and the living-room has a large in-gle-nook, which ispaneled, containingpaneled seats, leadedglass windows, and Is Built November, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 299 an open fireplacefurnished withlarge dull green dining-roomhas a paneled wain-s c o t i n g, and aporch, which is in-closed with glass inwinter and used fora sun-room. Thekitchen and its de-pendencies are fittedwith all modernconveniences. Thesecond floor,trimmed with whitepine, is finished withan egg-shell floor containsfour bedrooms anda bathroom, the lat-ter wainscoted andfurnished withporcelain fixturesand exposed nickel-plated third floor con-tains the servants rooms and ample storage space. Acemented cellar contains a laundry, furnace- and Read Company, of Hackensack, N. J., were the archi-tects. Houses of the character presented in this series very. JTrst Story Ran- The Plans Show Four Rooms on theThe First Story is ably demonstratewhat can be donewith a little studyof the conditionssurrounding thesite, and a littletaste on the part ofthe owner and thearchitect to con-form to these con-ditions in the de-signing of their re-spective houses. Not that it is aneasy thing to designand build suchhouses as these, orthat simple housesof any kind are nec-essarily the smallest ofbuilding operationscalls for care andthought, for skilland cost. These arethe real matters thatcount in house build-ing. It is indisputably true that cheap houses are sometimescostly in taste, poor in appearance and badly built, but careand thought will do wonders, and if these qualities are drawnon much may be accomplished.
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