American estates and gardens . ied out. Local field stone formsthe fabric of the first story; above, the walls are in half-timber work, the plaster remainingin its natural soft gray color. The shingled roof is stained a dark moss green. A roundarchway, under a simple shed-like roof, serves as the entrance. It opens from an open court,formed by the mainbuilding and by thekitchen wing which pro-jects at right anglesfrom it. The quaintchimney of the latter isquite a marked plan is some-what irregular, althoughnot at all wanting inconvenience nor in logi-cal arrangement. Theentrance do
American estates and gardens . ied out. Local field stone formsthe fabric of the first story; above, the walls are in half-timber work, the plaster remainingin its natural soft gray color. The shingled roof is stained a dark moss green. A roundarchway, under a simple shed-like roof, serves as the entrance. It opens from an open court,formed by the mainbuilding and by thekitchen wing which pro-jects at right anglesfrom it. The quaintchimney of the latter isquite a marked plan is some-what irregular, althoughnot at all wanting inconvenience nor in logi-cal arrangement. Theentrance doorway leadsdirectly into a lobby,from which the hall isentered from one picturesque apart-ment is paneled withwood, stained a softbrown, to the height ofseven feet. The ceilingis beamed. The stairsare on the entrance sidedividing ]jart way the left is the libraryor living-room, whichfills the entire end of thehouse and opens directlyon to the end porch,which is overbuilt by ««MILL-BROOK—THE TERRACE \ [231]
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