Identifier: americanhomr03newy (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: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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storage. Afeature of Mr. Cornwallsplace is the Casino, at therear of the house, containedin a separate building. Thisconsists of a large living-room fitted at one end witha huge open fireplace built of field stone. The room is madeuse of for dances, parties, theatricals and the like, and whennot in use for such purposes, it is used as a living-room by the August, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 97 beginning of this sport in this coun-try. I lis is a case which forms a prac-tical demonstration of the usefulnessol the automobile in connection witha summer home in the country—thereal country, 1 mean, where there isno interruption f rom the strident tonesot the locomotive whistle or theclanging gong ot the trolley car. \ ,\ enin some places where there is rail com-munication, better time can often bemade In automobiles if the rail routeis roundabout ami it it has to be com-pleted by a drive of some miles at oneend. This is shown to be so by theexperience of Mr. Cornwall, who finds acaar
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servants. From it a stairway risesto the servants quarters, consistingof three bedrooms and bath. Anattractive porch is placed on thesouth side of the building, and at thewest end is provided a wood shed inwhich to store the huge logs burnedin the fireplace on a cool, autumnnight. Beyond this building is thegarage, which is built to accommo-date two automobiles, is conveni-ently fitted up, and is designed inkeeping with the house. The stableis also in harmony with the schemeof the estate, and it contains ampleaccommodations for all the horsesand carriages required on a place ofthis character. Mr. Charles T. Beardsley, Jr., of Bridge- that in his Locomobile he can cover the sixteen miles thatport, Conn., was the architect of the house and also of all separate his country house from his city house in fifty minutes The Living-Room is Trimmed with Cypress, Stained and Finished a Dark Brown. A StoneFireplace and a Staircase are the Features of the Room the other buildings on the estate.The

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