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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar61909newy (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 dining-room is treated with a blue and white color scheme A door from the dining-room opens into the butler's pantry, which is fit- ted with shelves, cupboards and dress- ers, while another door opens Into the kitchen, which is provided with all the best modern fix- tures, including the range and hearth, a sink, laundry tubs, and dresser. The lobby is large enough to admit an ice-box. The second story contains four bed- rooms, five large and well-fitted clos- ets, and a bath- room. The last is furnished with porcelain fixtures and nickelplated plumbing. The va- rious rooms are treated with a par- ticular color scheme with white painted trim in all rooms. One of the front rooms has an open fireplace, with brick facings and hearth. The house stands as an example of an extremely small and modest home, which has, by virtue of its extreme sim- plicity, a greater distinction than any of its much more pretentious neig h- b o r s, and is the work of Messrs. Mann & Macneille, rhe three photographs and plans A plain blue rug is architects of New York placed on the floor and Arts and Crafts furniture of a soft that accompany this article illustrate the house in its most brown finish is used. vital parts and present it in quite complete form
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