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Identifier: americanhomesga101913newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The simple lattice, the many-paned window in the living-room and the balcony are details that give character to the architectural design 250 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July. i9T3
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First floor dollars expended every three or This fireproof house is reminiscent of the Italian villa. Theopen terrace in front and the tiled roof help to produce this effect Second floor planTo further add to the indiv- four years for repainting the ex- iduality of each house, different posed wood-trirn and blinds, would keep any of these houses color schemes for the exteriors have been worked out with in good condition, at all times. excellent results. Various colors, which come for that pur- A great deal of individuality has been given to each house pose, have been mixed with the cement, so that some of the by the thought and care with which the component parts exteriors are gray, others almost white, some light brown have been treated so , and others a darker as to get the best re- j—,—1 brown. As a foil to suits in the architec- §fgrU PfJ^F^r ¥-^mj:,HSU \*J nT^l the sombre colors of 14 t±- */ -\i 1 W Kitrhsn I IH IS=r HI H1lh; Bed Room tural designs. ;M LivingRoom % i^lJT -

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