NOTHING new is shown in the design of this house. It follows in every respect an old and well-established scheme and succeeds where innumerable others fail, because the architects have a keen sense of subtle proportions and an understanding of the principles of the style in which they have worked. Notice the fine proportions of the portico, considered either by itself or in relation to the house. The slope of the pediment is just right, the detail is exactly in scale. The arrangement of the staircase, bringing a landing over the front door, admits of dropping the Palladian window below the line of the second story windows, a treatment that contributes not a little to the pleasing effect of the portico.
No feature of this house calls for attention; there is no striving for something which has not been done before. It is a simple, refined, and dignified house, that will stand the test of changing styles and fashions in architecture as long as it endures. The same reserved treatment has been followed inside — one large living-room, opening on to the side porch, an ample hall with a small reception room at its end, and a dining-room — no “nooks," no “cosey corners”.
The interior woodwork finish is all white, with the exception of the mahogany stair-rail, and red cherry window stools. The walls are tinted in distemper colors, the living-room being green, the hall yellow ochre, and the dining-room blue.
The second floor works out well, giving five roomy chambers, four of which are provided with open fireplaces. The service stairs, shut off from the rest of the house, lead to the third floor where servants’ rooms are located.
The house is built of a rough, dark red brick, laid in red mortar. The roof is of California cedar shingles which have weathered to a pleasing soft gray, all red tones having disappeared. The cost of the house was about $10,000.
