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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesga41907newy (find matches)
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 trimmings are painted cream white. The blinds are painted green. The hall, a central one, has a vestibule furnished with a tiled floor in mosaic. It is trimmed with green bog-oak with a pan- eled wainscoting, above which the walls are of crimson, and are finished with a massive wooden cornice. The ceiling is tinted a cream color. The inglenook is furnished with an open Hreplace with ox-blood glazed tiles and a carved mantel with settles at either side. The staircase is recessed and is built in an attractive manner. The beams over the entrance to the staircase, and to the inglenook, are carried on pilasters with handsome, carved brackets. The side stairs lead up to a broad landing with a cluster of windows glazed with leaded panes, in the front of which is a wide win- 3—A Molded Brick Fireplace Is the Feature of the Hall paneled seat. The butler's pantry is fitted with drawers, dressers, and sink. The kitchen is furnished with all the best mod- ern conveniences. The second floor contains an open hall, five chambers, two bathrooms, besides two servants' bedrooms and a bathroom. The bathrooms have tiled wainscoting, and por- celain fixtures and exposed nickle-plated plumbing. There are three bedrooms and a bathroom on the third floor. A cellar, cemented, contains a furnace, laundry, fuel rooms, etc.. The architect was Mr. G. Howard Chamberlain of New York. The illustrations shown in Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 present a house erected for H. K. Fowler, Esq., at Summit, N. J. The foundations, exposed chimneys and part of the first story are built of gray Hopatcong granite in rubble work. The remainder of the building, sides and roof are covered with silver gray shingles, while
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4—The Dining-room Has Ivory White Painted Trim and Walls Covered with Mustard Colored Burlap, Forming an Artistic Backgroi-nd for the Old Delft Ware

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