. Architect and engineer. like enclosures, and protecting clusters oforange colored beacon lights which are under time clock control. Wroughtiron gates complete the gateway. A concrete sea wall extends across the front of the property and arock wall surrounds the grounds. It is to note that walls were laid up in clay mud and to a template which was movedalong as the work progressed. Due to the shape of the wall and mannerof laying the rocks, the mud held the rocks together during the worstrain storms without the slightest damage. Geraniums line the top of thewalls and f
. Architect and engineer. like enclosures, and protecting clusters oforange colored beacon lights which are under time clock control. Wroughtiron gates complete the gateway. A concrete sea wall extends across the front of the property and arock wall surrounds the grounds. It is to note that walls were laid up in clay mud and to a template which was movedalong as the work progressed. Due to the shape of the wall and mannerof laying the rocks, the mud held the rocks together during the worstrain storms without the slightest damage. Geraniums line the top of thewalls and ferns grow readily in the joints between the rocks. The walks are made of large flat boulders with large cement grounds are beautified with lawns and many kinds of shrubbery. The original site was a mass of beach boulders and it was necessaryto haul in filling to the depth of sixteen inches in order that plantingcould be done. First a four-inch layer of sawdust was laid on the rocks 80 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER. FEBRUARY, 1927 81 to hold the moisture, then a layer of sand was brought in and on top ofthis was spread a surface of rich soil. There are twelve apartments in the court, each completely furnishedand containing a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bath. The living room furniture is finished in orange and black, with cre-tonne drapes to match. There is a fireplace with hot water coils to aug-ment the coils in the kitchen stove. The electrical fixtures are suggestiveof ships lanterns. The kitchen is supplied with electric range and has adining nook. The bathroom is heated by the hot water tank set into thewall and covered by a screen door. Independent garages and a laundry room form the east side of thecourt. The caretakers apartment is above the garages. It was intended to give the exterior an appearance that would har-monize with the sea. The shutters have cut-outs in the forms of gulls,clams, fish, boats, .sea shells and star fish. The shingled surface
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