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One of the most striking features of these homes is their extreme variety in terms of efficient design. The plans combine a limited number of units into a workable whole, without sacrifice of convenience or economy. Blending practicality and charm, these imaginative designs will inspire professional architects, amateur builders, and anyone interested in the ways American architects adapted Old World designs and added elements of native style to produce a new and vibrant home building idiom.
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| ISBN-13: | 9780486145471 |
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| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication date: | 12/20/2012 |
| Series: | Dover Architecture |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
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An authority on attractive residential designs of the early 20th century, Ethel B. Power was an editor at House Beautiful from 1923 to 1934.
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Smaller Houses of the 1920s
55 Examples
By Ethel B. Power
Dover Publications, Inc.
Copyright © 2007 Dover Publications, Inc.All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-486-14547-1
CHAPTER 1
THE HOUSE OF MRS. ELDRED MOWERY
Eldred Mowery, Architect
THE HOUSE IS BUILT ON A SLOPING LOT, STEEP ENOUGH TO ALLOW A GARAGE UNDER THE PORCH, IN AN OLD APPLE ORCHARD IN DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. THE WALLS ARE OF HAND-SPLIT CYPRESS SHINGLES STAINED WHITE, THE ROOF IS OF CEDAR SHINGLES WEATHERED, AND THE SHUTTERS ARE PAINTED BLUE-GREEN
IN THE LIVING ROOM OF THE MOWERY HOUSE THE WOODWORK IS COUNTRY PINE, STAINED A WASP'S-NEST GRAY THROUGH WHICH THE NATURAL WARM TONES OF THE WOOD SHOW, GIVING IT A WEATHERED APPEARANCE. THE WALLS ARE FINISHED WITH A TROWEL COAT OF WOOD-FIBRE PLASTER, COLORED WITH YELLOW OCHRE TO A SOFT BEIGE TONE
IN THE DINING ROOM OF THE SAME HOUSE THE WOODWORK IS PAINTED WHITE, AND THE WALLS ARE COVERED WITH PAPER HAVING A SOFT GRAY BACKGROUND, WITH TINY BOUQUETS OF BRIGHT ROSES IN SMALL MEDALLIONS WHICH VIE IN GAYNESS WITH THE WINDOW SHADES OF CHINTZ. THE TABLE IS AN OLD KITCHEN ONE OF CURLY MAPLE AND THE HITCHCOCK CHAIRS ARE PAINTED YELLOW
A HOUSE IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK
Walker & Gillette, Architects
A COLONIAL COTTAGE 25' × 40' OVER ALL, FACING SOUTH. IT HAS WALLS OF STRAW-COLORED SHINGLES LAID 12? TO 14? TO THE WEATHER, WITH PINE TRIM PAINTED CREAM COLOR AND BLINDS A DULL BLUE. THE. ROOF IS OF GRAY SHINGLES. IN THE LIVING ROOM THE 3 × 6 FLOOR BEAMS OF THE ROOM ABOVE ARE EXPOSED
THE HOUSE OF MISS GEORGIA EMERY
Henry Atherton Frost & Charles W. Killam, Associated Architects
A COLONIAL HOUSE IN THE MANNER OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF MT. MONADNOCK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ITS WALLS ARE OF PINE CLAPBOARDS STAINED AND WEATHERED, WITH TRIM OF CYPRESS AND PINE TREATED SIMILARLY. THE DOOR IS PAINTED GREEN AND THE SHUTTERS ARE STAINED TO MATCH THE HOUSE. THE ROOF HAS NATURAL WEATHERED CEDAR SHINGLES
THE WOODWORK IN THE DINING ROOM, INCLUDING THE CORNER CUPBOARD, IS PAINTED A CREAM COLOR
THE WOODWORK IN THE HALL IS NATURAL CYPRESS, OILED, AND THE FLOOR IS OF HANDMADE RED QUARRY TILE
FLOWERS GROW LUXURIANTLY IN A SMALL ENCLOSED DOORYARD GARDEN
IN THE UPPER HALL OF THE EMERY HOUSE THE JACOBEAN STAIRWAY IS AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE, AND THE FURNITURE HERE AS ELSEWHERE IS IN CHARACTER WITH THE MEDIÆVAL STYLE OF THE HOUSE. THE WALLS ARE OF TAN-COLORED PLASTER, AND HERE, AS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE, ARE HUNG PIECES OF OLD FRENCH AND ENGLISH, COTTON PRINTS, SIMPLY FRAMED
THE HOUSE OF ROBERT W. ESTABROOK, ESQ.
Stanley B. Parker, Architect
THIS HOUSE OF WOOD-FRAME AND MASONRY CONSTRUCTION IS IN WABAN, MASSACHUSETTS. THE FRONT IS OF NARROW CLAPBOARDS PAINTED WHITE, WHILE THE ENDS ARE OF BRICK, ESPECIALLY PLEASING IN COLOR, AND LAID IN ALTERNATE ROWS OF STRETCHERS AND HEADERS. THE SHUTTERS AND DOOR ARE A BRIGHT GREEN, AND THE ROOF IS OF SLATE
THE HOUSE OF DR. FRANCIS COLLINS
Dwight James Baum, Architect
A HOUSE OF EARLY GREEK-REVIVAL TYPE, BUILT IN FIELDSTON, NEW YORK. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE OF PINE, WITH ENDS OF WIDE CLAPBOARDS AND FRONT OF SHIP-LAP. THE HOUSE IS PAINTED WHITE AND HAS A WHITE DOOR AND BLINDS OF DARK GREEN AND ROOF OF SHINGLES, ALSO GREEN. THIS HOUSE HAS A SQUARE, COMPACT PLAN AND A SIMPLE ELEVATION, ATTAINING DISTINCTION BY ITS CAREFULLY STUDIED DETAIL
THE DOORWAY HAS CLASSIC MOULDINGS, CAREFULLY ADJUSTED TO THE SCALE OF THE MATERIAL OF WHICH THEY ARE MADE
A COTTAGE IN GLEN COVE, NEW YORK
Charles S. Keefe, Architect
THE WALLS OF THIS HOUSE ARE COVERED ON THE OUTSIDE WITH HAND-SPLIT CYPRESS SHINGLES LAID II? TO THE WEATHER AND PAINTED WHITE. INSIDE
THEY ARE OF BUFF-COLORED PLASTER ON METAL LATH. THE EXTERIOR TRIM IS OF WHITE PINE, ALSO PAINTED WHITE. THE BLINDS ARE DARK GREEN AND THE ROOF OF GRAY SHINGLES
THE HOUSE OF MISS ELIZABETH McJ. TYNG
Charles S. Keefe, Architect
THIS HOUSE IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, HAS WALLS OF WIDE SIDING OF REDWOOD PAINTED WHITE, AND GREEN BLINDS. THE ROOF IS OF SHINGLES LEFT TO WEATHER. THE OUTSIDE TRIM IS OF REDWOOD, WHILE THE WOODWORK INSIDE IS OF PINE, PAINTED WHITE THROUGHOUT
THE DETAIL OF THIS HOUSE BEARS A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO THAT OF THE COTTAGE IN GLEN COVE ON THE PRECEDING PAGE, BECAUSE THE OWNER HAD SEEN THE LATTER AND WISHED A HOUSE OF SIMILAR TYPE, ADAPTED TO HER PARTICULAR NEEDS. THE FLOOR PLANS ARE ENTIRELY DISSIMILAR
THE HOUSE OF SHEFFIELD A. ARNOLD, ESQ.
Mowll & Rand, Architects
AN EXCELLENT ADAPTATION OF THE EARLY AMERICAN TYPE OF HOUSE, WITH SLIGHT OVERHANG AND CARVED DROPS. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE OF SHINGLES STAINED WHITE; THE SHUTTERS ARE GREEN; THE ROOF IS OF GRAY SHINGLES. THE CHIMNEY IS OF BRICK, PAINTED WHITE WITH A BLACK CAP. THE HOUSE, IN WABAN, MASSACHUSETTS, IS SITUATED ON A CORNER LOT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL PLANTED BY ITS OWNER, WHO IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
A WELL HOUSE COMPOSES ATTRACTIVELY WITH BOTH THE SUN ROOM AND REAR ELL
AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE IS A GRASS TERRACE WITH PERENNIAL BORDERS
THE HOUSE OF MRS. HELEN T. B. CROCKER
Prentice Sanger, Architect
THIS COTTAGE IS BUILT ON A STEEPLY SLOPING LOT IN FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS. ITS WALLS ARE OF WIDE SIDING AND MATCHED BOARDS, PAINTED A CREAM COLOR; THE SHUTTERS ARE NATURAL WOOD, OILED, AND THE ROOF IS OF UNFADING SLATE IN BLUES, GREENS, AND YELLOWS. THE HOUSE IS FACED SO THAT ONLY THE DINING ROOM IS ON THE STREET SIDE, AND THE LIVING ROOM AND VERANDAH HAVE THE IMPORTANT VIEW
THE HOUSE OF ARTHUR L. WILLIS, ESQ.
Roger H. Bullard, Architect
THIS EXCELLENT INTERPRETATION OF AN EARLY NEW ENGLAND GAMBREL-ROOF COTTAGE IS IN FLUSHING, LONG ISLAND. IT IS OF WOOD-FRAME CONSTRUCTION, WITH WALLS OF NARROW CEDAR SIDING PAINTED WHITE. IT HAS BLINDS OF DARK GREEN, AND ROOF OF WOOD SHINGLES STAINED TO A WEATHERED GRAY. THE HOUSE IS 33' × 36' OVER ALL, AND FACES EAST
THE HOUSE OF JAMES H. CLEAVES, ESQ.
Henry Atherton Frost & Eleanor Raymond, Architects
A PICKET FENCE ENCLOSES THE LAWN IN FRONT OF THE MAIN PART OF THE HOUSE
THIS HOUSE IN WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, HAS EXTERIOR WALLS OF MATCHED BOARDS OR SHIP-LAP, PAINTED A PEARL GRAY, WHILE THE DOORWAY AND BLINDS, WITH HEAVY, WIDELY-SPACED SLATS, ARE WHITE. THE SERVICE END OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY RECESSED, HAS WALLS OF GRAY SHINGLES, AND IS FURTHER SET OFF FROM THE MAIN BODY OF THE HOUSE BY THE FENCE WHICH JOINS THE HOUSE AT THE BREAK IN THE FAÇADE. THE PLAN, AN UNUSUALLY CONVENIENT ONE, WAS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR A SERVANTLESS HOUSEHOLD
AT THE RIGHT IS A DETAIL OF THE DOORWAY, SHOWING ITS RATHER HEAVY, CLASSIC TREATMENT, WHICH, WITH THE BLINDS, GIVES THE HOUSE ITS STURDY CHARACTER. THE DOOR ITSELF IS PAINTED MITIS GREEN. THE PHOTOGRAPH BELOW SHOWS THE BOOKROOM AND SLEEPING PORCH, AND GIVES A GLIMPSE OF THE SCREENED TERRACE ON TO WHICH THE DINING ROOM AND BOOKROOM OPEN. THE SCREENED SIDES ENCLOSING THIS TERRACE ARE ENTIRELY REMOVABLE, SO THAT IN WINTER NO SUNLIGHT IS LOST TO THE ROOMS ON THE REAR, WHICH FACE SOUTH
THE HOUSE OF CHARLES E. GREENE, ESQ.
Derby & Robinson, Architects
THE HOUSE FACES EAST ON A LEVEL AND WELL-WOODED LOT
THIS COLONIAL HOUSE IN WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, EXCELLENTLY PRESERVES THE SPIRIT OF THE OLD WITHOUT BEING IN ANY WAY A COPY OF A PARTICULAR HOUSE. THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE OF NARROW CLAPBOARDS WEATHERED BROWN, THE TRIM IS OF CYPRESS ALSO WEATHERED BROWN, AND THE ROOF IS OF WEATHERED SHINGLES. THE PLAN IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW WELL THIS TYPE OF HOUSE CAN BE ADAPTED TO MODERN IDEAS OF COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
AT THE RIGHT IS A DETAIL OF THE REAR ELL, WHICH HAS CHARACTERISTIC GAMBREL ROOF, SMALL-PANED WINDOWS, AND WOODEN GUTTERS. BELOW IS A VIEW OF THE LIVING ROOM, SHOWING WALLS OF CREAM PLASTER AND THE FEATHER-EDGE PINE BOARDING, THE HEAVY BEAM CONSTRUCTION, AND THE SIMPLE TRIM TYPICAL OF THE EARLY HOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND
THE HOUSE OF GEORGE H. TABER, JR., ESQ.
Woolsey & Chapman, Architects
THIS HOUSE FACES WEST AND IS IN RYE, NEW YORK
THE HOUSE PRESENTS AN INTERESTING VARIATION FROM THE COLONIAL IN ITS USE OF WHITEWASHED STONE WITH THE WHITE HAND-RIVEN CYPRESS SHINGLES, BUT ADHERES TO TYPE IN ITS EXCELLENT WINDOW AND DOOR DETAIL. THE ROOF IS OF CEDAR SHINGLES IN VARIEGATED COLORS
THE HOUSE OF MRS. MARIE C. TUSSEY
Leslie I. Nichols, Architect
A HOUSE OF SIMPLE ENGLISH COTTAGE TYPE IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK
THE STUCCO WALLS OF THIS HOUSE HAVE BEEN GIVEN TWO COATS OF WHITEWASH IN WHICH HAVE BEEN MIXED VARYING AMOUNTS OF YELLOW OCHRE, WHILE THE SIDING OF CEDAR HAS BEEN GIVEN TWO COATS OF LINSEED OIL. THE HOUSE IS SITUATED ON A LOT 75' × 115', TWO FEET BELOW THE STREET LEVEL, CHOSEN LARGELY BECAUSE OF A VENERABLE OAK. THE PLAN HAS BEEN WORKED OUT ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO EASE OF HOUSEKEEPING, AND WAS DETERMINED FIRST BY THE POINTS OF THE COMPASS, THE LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM FACING SOUTH AND WEST, AND THE GARAGE AND MAID'S ROOM NORTH
AT THE RIGHT IS A VIEW OF THE LIVING ROOM FIREPLACE, AND BELOW FRONT AND SIDE VIEWS OF THE HOUSE, SHOWING THE GARAGE. THE INTERIOR IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE SIMPLICITY OF THE EARLIEST NEW ENGLAND HOUSES, AS IS SEEN IN THE BEAMS OF HAND-HEWN OAK AND THE WALLS OF WIDE, VERTICAL PINE BOARDS. THE FLOORS ALSO ARE OF WIDE PINE BOARDS. ALL THE DOORS OF MATCHED WOOD WERE MADE ON THE JOB, AND ON THE FIRST FLOOR THEY HAVE WOODEN LATCHES
THE HOUSE OF ALBERT GUINN HOPE, ESQ.
John F. Staub, Architect
THIS HOUSE OF ENGLISH COTTAGE TYPE WAS BUILT IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. IT HAS CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS, WALLS OF WOOD FRAME COVERED WITH STUCCO ON WIRE LATH, TRIM OF ANTIQUE OAK WEATHERED, AND A ROOF OF SLATE OF VARIED SIZE AND THICKNESS, RANGING FROM BLUISH GREEN TO PURPLE, WITH A LITTLE OF THE GRAY AND NATURAL COLOR
THE STUCCO WALLS ARE GRAY IN COLOR, AND THE WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES ARE PAINTED A ROBIN'S-EGG BLUE. ALL THE LIVING ROOMS FACE SOUTH, AND LOOK OUT UPON THIS GARDEN OF NARROW TERRACES AND DRY- LAID RETAINING WALLS
TWO VIEWS OF THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOPE HOUSE ARE SHOWN ON THIS PAGE: THE WEST WALL (ABOVE) WHICH HAS BEEN FURRED OUT TO THE DEPTH OF THE CHIMNEY, SO GIVING A DEEP REVEAL TO THE WINDOW, AND THE EAST WALL (BELOW) WHICH IS PANELED WITH BOOKSHELVES. THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THIS ROOM ARE OF NATURAL-COLOR PLASTER, WHILE THE WOODWORK IS OF ANTIQUE OAK WEATHERED. ALL OF THE EXPOSED TIMBER IN THIS ROOM IS STRUCTURAL. IT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD BARN AND HAS BEEN GIVEN NO OTHER TREATMENT THAN WASHING
THE HOUSE OF ALBERT KLAMROTH, ESQ.
Holmes & Von Schmid, Architects
OF FRENCH COTTAGE TYPE, THIS HOUSE IS LOCATED IN ESSEX FELLS, NEW JERSEY. IT IS OF WARM GRAY STUCCO ON WOOD FRAME, WITH EXTERIOR TRIM OF OAK WEATHERED BROWN, AND ROOF OF SHINGLES IN AUTUMN COLORS. IT WAS DESIGNED AS A SERVANTLESS HOUSE FOR A MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER
THE HOUSE OF J. H. JEWETT, ESQ.
Lewis Bowman, Architect
A HOUSE IN BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK, OF STUCCO OF A FAINT PINK HUE ON HOLLOW TILE. THE ROOF IS OF WOOD SHINGLES WEATHERED GRAY. THE HOUSE IS OF SIMPLE COTTAGE CHARACTER, WITH NO EXTERIOR WOOD TRIM AND VERY LITTLE WOODWORK INSIDE, THE WALLS BEING PRINCIPALLY OF WHITE ROUGH PLASTER
THE HOUSE OF J. F. SHEETZ, ESQ.
Lewis Bowman, Architect
THIS HOUSE IS ALSO IN BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK, AND LIKE THE ONE ON THE PRECEDING PAGE, IS OF STUCCO ON HOLLOW TILE. IN THIS CASE, THE STUCCO IS CREAM COLOR. EACH OF THESE COTTAGES IS APPROPRIATELY PLACED IN AN OLD APPLE ORCHARD, AND BOTH ARE FORTUNATE IN THE TREATMENT OF THEIR GROUNDS
THE HOUSE OF J. E. CRAWFORD, ESQ.
Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury, Architects
THIS HOUSE WAS DESIGNED FOR THOMAS & STEPHENSON, WHO BUILT IT IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. IT IS OF WHITE STUCCO ON WOOD FRAME, WITH EXTERIOR TRIM OF REDWOOD AND OREGON PINE WHICH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO WEATHER. THE SASHES ARE PAINTED BLUE-GREEN, AS IS ALSO THE DOOR, WITH ITS DECORATIVE WROUGHT-IRON HINGES. THE ROOF IS OF ROYAL CEDAR SHINGLES IN NATURAL COLOR, AND THE CASEMENTS THROUGHOUT ARE OF STEEL. INSIDE, THE WALLS ARE OF HAND-FINISHED KEENE'S CEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN A TONE SLIGHTLY OFF WHITE BY THE USE OF UMBER
THE HOUSE OF RICHARD E. BISHOP, ESQ.
Edmund B. Gilchrist, Architect
THE CURVING STAIR HAS THE INTERESTING WINDOW TREATMENT SHOWN ABOVE
THIS HOUSE IN GERMANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, IS BUILT OF BRICK, COVERED WITH ROUGH-CAST STUCCO TONED A LIGHT WARM GRAY. THE EXTERIOR TRIM IS PAINTED WHITE; THE DOOR AND SHUTTERS ARE DARK GREEN. THE ROOF IS OF SLATE IN VARYING TONES OF GRAY, BLUE, AND GREEN. THE CHIMNEYS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A COAT OF WHITEWASH WHICH HAS PARTIALLY PEELED OFF, LEAVING A PLEASING MOTTLED COLOR. ON AXIS WITH THE FRENCH DOOR IN THE LIVING ROOM IS A GARDEN PATH, LEADING TO A CIRCULAR POOL
THE HOUSE OF KARL W. BRADLEY, ESQ.
Karl W. Bradley, Architect
THIS HOUSE, OF ENGLISH COTTAGE TYPE, FACES SOUTHEAST ON A SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR AND BEAUTIFULLY WOODED LOT IN SCARSDALE, NEW YORK
THE PARTS OF THE PLANS DRAWN IN DASH LINES INDICATE FUTURE ADDITIONS TO THE HOUSE: ON THE FIRST FLOOR A MAID'S ROOM, BATH, AND ATTACHED GARAGE, AND ON THE SECOND FLOOR A BEDROOM AND BATH WHICH WILL BE REACHED FROM THE STAIR LANDING
THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE OF BUFF-SALMON-PINK STUCCO ON WOOD FRAME AND THE HOUSE AS NOW BUILT IS 24' × 34' OVER ALL. THE EXTERIOR TRIM IS OF WHITE PINE WEATHERED BROWN; THE ROOF IS OF HEAVY IRREGULAR SLATE IN TONES OF BLACK, PURPLE, AND BROWN; THE LEADED CASEMENTS HAVE ANTIQUE LAC GLASS IN DELICATE TONES OF GREEN, AMBER, AND PALE YELLOW
AT THE RIGHT IS A VIEW OF THE STAIRWAY, SEEN THROUGH THE ARCHED DOOR IN THE LIVING ROOM. ALL THE INTERIOR WOODWORK IS WHITE PINE, WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN THE APPEARANCE OF OLD WOOD; THE WALLS ARE OF PLASTER, TONED A WARM SMOKY GRAY, AND THE FLOORS ARE OF WIDE OAK PLANKS
IN BOTH THE DINING ROOM AND THE LIVING ROOM OF THE BRADLEY HOUSE, THE SAME COLOR SCHEME OF BLUE-GREEN WITH TOUCHES OF RED HAS BEEN USED. THE FURNITURE, MUCH OF IT ANCESTRAL, IS OF COTTAGE TYPE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HOUSE. THE CUPBOARDS IN THE DINING ROOM ARE PAINTED ON THE INSIDE A CHINESE VERMILION
IN BOTH THE DINING ROOM AND THE LIVING ROOM OF THE BRADLEY HOUSE, THE SAME COLOR SCHEME OF BLUE-GREEN WITH TOUCHES OF RED HAS BEEN USED. THE FURNITURE, MUCH OF IT ANCESTRAL, IS OF COTTAGE TYPE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HOUSE. THE CUPBOARDS IN THE DINING ROOM ARE PAINTED ON THE INSIDE A CHINESE VERMILION
THE HOUSE OF STEPHEN PICHETTO, ESQ.
Dwight James Baum, Architect
BUILT OF WOOD FRAME WHICH IS COVERED WITH METAL LATH AND STUCCO OF CREAM COLOR, THIS HOUSE IS LOCATED IN FIELDSTON, NEW YORK. THE TRIM, ALSO OF CREAM, HAS A SANDED FINISH. THE ROOF IS OF WOOD SHINGLES STAINED BROWN, AND THE DOOR AND THE SLATTED BLINDS ARE BOTH GREEN. IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THERE IS SPACE FOR ONE ROOM AND A BATH ON THE THIRD FLOOR
THE HOUSE OF FRANK J. FORSTER, ESQ.
Frank J. Forster, Architect
THIS HOUSE, OF NORMAN TYPE, FACES SOUTH ON A WOODLAND LOT IN GREAT NECK, LONG ISLAND
THE HOUSE IS OF WHITE-WASHED STUCCO ON WOOD FRAME, WITH EXTERIOR TRIM OF SOLID OAK WEATHERED A GRAYISH BROWN, AND ROOF OF SLATE IN WEATHERED GREEN TONES. INCLUDING THE PROJECTING ELLS, ITS OVER-ALL DIMENSIONS ARE 64' 3" × 61' 8". AT THE RIGHT IS A VIEW OF THE WINDOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LIVING ROOM, AND BELOW, THE WEST ELEVATION OF THE HOUSE, SHOWING SERVICE ENTRANCE AND LIVING PORCH
AS THE HOUSE HAS NO HALL AND NO DINING ROOM, THE LIVING ROOM SERVES ALSO THE PURPOSES OF THESE ROOMS. THIS COMBINATION LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM IS TWO STORIES IN HEIGHT: IT HAS WALLS AND CEILING OF MOTTLED PLASTER OF A SMOKY GRAY COLOR, AND WOODWORK OF SOLID OAK
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Table of Contents
Contents
Title Page,Copyright Page,
FOREWORD,
THE HOUSE OF MRS. ELDRED MOWERY,
A HOUSE IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK,
THE HOUSE OF MISS GEORGIA EMERY,
THE HOUSE OF ROBERT W. ESTABROOK, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF DR. FRANCIS COLLINS,
A COTTAGE IN GLEN COVE, NEW YORK,
THE HOUSE OF MISS ELIZABETH McJ. TYNG,
THE HOUSE OF SHEFFIELD A. ARNOLD, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF MRS. HELEN T. B. CROCKER,
THE HOUSE OF ARTHUR L. WILLIS, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF JAMES H. CLEAVES, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF CHARLES E. GREENE, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF GEORGE H. TABER, JR., ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF MRS. MARIE C. TUSSEY,
THE HOUSE OF ALBERT GUINN HOPE, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF ALBERT KLAMROTH, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF J. H. JEWETT, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF J. F. SHEETZ, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF J. E. CRAWFORD, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF RICHARD E. BISHOP, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF KARL W. BRADLEY, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF STEPHEN PICHETTO, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF FRANK J. FORSTER, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF CHESTER LINDSAY CHURCHILL, ESQ.,
A HOUSE IN CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS,
THE HOUSE OF GEORGE S. HUNT, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF LESTER G. BALDWIN, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF GEORGE H. CUTTER, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF ROBERT M. HAIG, ESQ.,
A HOUSE IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA,
THE HOUSE OF THOMAS J. ACKISS, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF WILLIAM GEHRON, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF F. STODDARD SMITH, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF HUGH KAHLER, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF MRS. M. L. H. WALKER,
A HOUSE IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK,
THE HOUSE OF WALLACE FROST, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF KARL KEFFER, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF EARL EDWARD SANBORN, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF FRANCIS E. FROTHINGHAM, Esq.,
THE HOUSE OF WILLIAM K. JACKSON, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF FAYETTE BAUM, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF LEONARD D. WHITE, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF WILBUR BRUNDAGE, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF GERALD M. LAUCK, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF MORGAN BULKELEY, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF WILL HATCH, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF KINGSBURY BROWN, ESQ.,
A HOUSE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS,
THE HOUSE OF MACKAY STURGES, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF ANDREW GRIFFITH, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF ROBERT T. McCRACKEN ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF DEVEREAUX JOSEPHS, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF ALBERT WILSON, ESQ.,
THE HOUSE OF MRS. CHARLES PLATT, 3 RD.,