American homes and gardens . PLAN-OFTHE- F1RJT FLOOR. The Alteration of the Exterior has not been Excessive. The Principal Change has been in the Adoption of a Side Porch and Entrance, and Transforming the Old Porch into a Sun Room 24 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July, 1906 placed and orna-mented, for it isnow the main en-trance to the the property,in front of thehouse, an unobtru-sive fence has beenbuilt, formed of amassive balustrade,terminating intomassive posts whichare placed at eitherside of the entrancegate and surmount-ed with iron urnsfilled with red ger-aniums and growingvi
American homes and gardens . PLAN-OFTHE- F1RJT FLOOR. The Alteration of the Exterior has not been Excessive. The Principal Change has been in the Adoption of a Side Porch and Entrance, and Transforming the Old Porch into a Sun Room 24 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July, 1906 placed and orna-mented, for it isnow the main en-trance to the the property,in front of thehouse, an unobtru-sive fence has beenbuilt, formed of amassive balustrade,terminating intomassive posts whichare placed at eitherside of the entrancegate and surmount-ed with iron urnsfilled with red ger-aniums and growingvines. This fenceextends into thegrounds as a divis-i o n fence betweenthe house and theformal garden, ofwhich it forms apart. It is builtlow, so that passers-bythe garden. The cha. The Grounds at the Side of the House as They Appeared Before the Garden was Laid Out in a Formal Manner on the road can easily see over it intorm of the house has been enhanced by the painting ofthe entire house inpure white, exceptthe blinds, whichare painted bottlegreen, giving theplace, at once, anair of distinction. On the inside ofthe house, the prob-lem was quite dif-ferent. After theold piazza was en-closed for a sun-room, it shut off allthe necessity of ahall, consequentlythe partition b e-tween the hall andparlor was r e-moved, and thespace thrown intothe living-room asshown in one of theillustrations. Thestaircase was placedat the back, and the partition removed in one of the originalrooms, which is turned into a hall from which an entrance is
Size: 2321px × 1076px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectarchitecturedomestic
