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COUNTRY CHARM in a City Home - Apartment of Archibald Brown, Esq., in River...
Living room in the apartment of Archibald Brown, Esq., in River House, New YorkPAINTING BY J. FLOYD YEWELL While actually in the city, this charming living room in the apartment of Archibald Brown,...
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THE RESIDENCE OF ADDISON MIZNER, ESQ. AT PALM BEACH, FLA
VILLA MIZNERThe interior of the entrance loggia, showing the arched openings to the patio and, at the rear, the door into the drawing room.The drawing room is Gothic in feeling and much of the...
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Harrison and Mona Williams at home in Palm Beach
Illustration by Cecil Beaton, Vogue, February 15, 1937 Harrison and Mona Williams at home in Palm Beach, “against a Chinese wallpaper that’s as vivid as the tropical vegetation outside.”A set of...
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A BREATH OF THE RIVIERA - The Estate of Walter P. Chrysler, Esq., at Great...
A BREATH OF THE RIVIERAThe Estate of Walter P. Chrysler, Esq., at Great Neck, brings a Touch of the Enchanting Mediterranean to Long Island.CHARLES WELLFORD LEAVITT & SON, Landscape Engineers...
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The Room of the Month JOHN RUSSELL POPE Architect
The great stair hall in the Marshall Field house carries on the tradition of the magnificent Georgian houses of England. The walls of the two story well in which the stairs are set were painted by...
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THE TOPPER'S CHRISTMAS DREAM - PLEASURE ISLAND or the BOOTLEGGERS PARADISE
A humorous map on the theme of alcoholic beverages. Mere Man's idea of Paradise is at best a shadowy, ethereal thing. The Indian had his Happy Hunting Ground and the Viking his Valhalla, where he...
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This month’s winner of the award for “Room of the Month"
Samuel H. Gottscho, Photographer This month’s winner of the award for “Room of the month" is a hall of stately baronial type in the residence of Henry Siegbert, Esq., at Rye Lake, Purchase, N. Y.—a...
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THE ROOM OF THE MONTH - The gallery in the William R. Coe residence at Oyster...
CHARLES OF LONDON, DecoratorsWALKER & GILLETTE, ARCHITECTSPHOTOGRAPH BY M. E. HEWITTTudor magnificence tinctured with modern comfort achieved without impairing the verities in this noble room, the...
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THE ROOM OF THE MONTH The library in the residence of Mr. Paul M. Bowen, at...
THE ROOM OF THE MONTH The library in the residence of Mr. Paul M. Bowen, at Grosse Pointe, Mich.HENRY F. STANTON, ArchitectThe potential beauties in wood that wait the seeing eye and skillful hand of...
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A FARM GROUP IN THE ITALIAN MANNER - Arthur V. Davis - Mill Neck, NY
Although situated at Mill Neck, Long Island, this picturesque little farm group on the estate of Arthur V. Davis, Esq., might well be somewhere in Italy. The warm biscuit-colored stucco walls with...
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Living room in the residence of William Lawrence Bottomley, Esq., Brookville,...
Living room in the residence of William Lawrence Bottomley, Esq., Brookville, LI. The vivid greens and blues of the scenic wallpaper in this room call for strength and intensity in its color scheme...
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THE GOLDEN BOUNTY OF SPRING - "Welwyn" - the Harold Irving Pratt estate on...
THE GOLDEN BOUNTY OF SPRINGPAINTING BY J. FLOYD YEWELL Spring ushers in a glorious pageant of color at "Welwyn", the Harold Irving Pratt estate on Long Island. From March, when the earliest...
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THE TIFFANY HOUSE at OYSTER BAY L. I.
THE TIFFANY HOUSE at OYSTER BAY L. I. IN developing Laurelton Hall, his Oyster Bay home. Mr. Louis Tiffany kept clear of the temptation to reproduce a Roman villa or French chateau. Being an artist...
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"WELD" - An Estate of Originality - RESIDENCE of LARZ ANDERSON in BROOKLINE,...
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"ENTERTAINING IS EASY WITH A COOK-A-MATIC" says Elsa Maxwell -...
Elsa Maxwell It's EASY TO ENTERTAIN and have fun with your guests, too,” says Elsa Maxwell. I prepare hot hors-d'oeuvres right at the table, so that I’m never away from the party. Next time you...
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THE GIBSON BOYS—WITHOUT THE "GIRLS"
THE GIBSON BOYS—WITHOUT THE "GIRLS"Charles Dana Gibson, the distinguished artist and illustrator, with his son, Langhorne Gibson, and the latter’s sons, Charles Dana and Henry Taylor Gibson, in the...
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"LITTLE IPSWICH" - RUBY ROSS WOOD - IN HER OWN WORDS
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"GREYSTONE" - GLIMPSES OF A FAMOUS GARDEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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"CHATEAU MYCENAE" - THE RESIDENCE OF ADDISON C. MIZNER - PORT WASHINGTON, L. I.
THE OLD COW BAY MANOR, PORT WASHINGTON, L. I. NOW THE RESIDENCE OF ADDISON C. MIZNER, ARCHITECT.In 1910 Mizner had restored and altered a Colonial clapboard house. The Old Cow Day Manor Houce, at...
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LEWIS AND VALENTINE COMPANY - WHERE THE TREES CAME FROM
LEWIS AND VALENTINE COMPANYTHROUGH our organization of complete operating units in all the principal cities between Boston and Palm Beach and as far west as Chicago, the choicest of plant materials...
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TENNIS HOUSE INTO CHURCH - "Thornham" Tennis Court into St. Peter's...
TENNIS HOUSE WITH SKYLIGHTS"Thornham" Tennis CourtTHE church was formerly a full-sized tennis court building, complete with a huge skylight, and a viewing balcony on one side that was connected with a...
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THE MICHAELYAN GALLERIES, PALM BEACH MARION SIMS WYETH, ARCHITECT
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE OF THE MICHAELYAN GALLERIES, PALM BEACH MARION SIMS WYETH, ARCHITECT FROM A PRINT OF A RENDERING ON ZINC BY V. HAGOPIANPERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE MICHAELYAN GALLERIES. PALM BEACH...
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Basement in House of Mrs. C. R. Holmes, Sands Point, Long Island, New York
Basement in House of Mrs. C. R. Holmes, Sands Point, Long Island, New York. Murals, wood and piaster carvings by Gardner Hale; furniture and fabrics by Roy Belmont.Basement Floor Plan.Indian Room.Bar...
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THE WEST END OF THE MARSHALL FIELD HOUSE AND THE PROPOSED GARDEN
From a drawing by O. R. EggersJOHN RUSSELL POPE, Architect This is a drawing of the garden on the Field estate, which is in the process of formation. The original land itself was wild and very...
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Vedder's Fountain, Tiffany's Garden, Oyster Bay, New York
Vedder's Fountain, Tiffany's Garden, Oyster Bay, New York, ca. 1910. JANE PETERSON (1876-1965)Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.Vedder Fountain, SunlightJane Peterson (1876-1965) Oil on canvas 30 x 24...
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