To Roland's credit, the Milliken house was designed largely by the client, with the architect's guiding hand giving occasional direction. Roland was a keen observer of the camps and cottages that you can find clinging to the rocks of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and the Adirondacks of New York. These square or rectangular camps are completely surrounded by low roofed porches. The roof over the living area is usually steeper and, in the effort to accommodate upstairs space, shed dormers dot the roof as square versions of eyebrow windows. Roland created such a house for Mike Dressell on the shore of Lake Champlain.
Classical columns outline the form of the porches.
The open interior dwells on a stone fireplace. The consistent level of wood detailing incorporated into interior walls, wainscoting, cabinetry and a central stair establishes the interior character. A little of that perfection exists in the design of the Hersey house on Shelburne Bay in northwestern Vermont. The house is stained a deep red with dark green window sashes. The house plan has five well proportioned squares that evolve vertically from living to sleeping space.