New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
COOL PLACE FOR HOT DAYS
ELLENCOURT, SIMMER HOUSE OF SAM
UEL SACHS. AT ELBERON, N. J.
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visitor in summer to Ellencourt, the new
country house of Samuel Sachs, the banker, OF
this city, 1eed have no imagination whatever to
think himself in Spanish California instead OF
EIberon, n. ]. Here house has been built ap-
parently of white stone with red tiled roof and
spacious verandas, which would seem to pro-
vide a cool retreat beneath the hottest sun.
Although Mr.. Sachs entertained in the house
last summer it was not until few days ago
that artists and workmen completed the last
touches Of decoration.
Wi Mr.. Sachs planned his villa by the
sea- he placed in the hands of J. H Freed
lander, the architect, the work OF design
ing both the house and the grounds about IL
Mr. Freedlander was to be both architect and
landscape gardener The architecture of the
mansion and the lawns drives, walks, ponos'
hedges flowers trees. anc even the stable ana
the laundry were all to be planned accorolis
to a general scheme.
t,Ienconrt has accordingly been built, not al
ter anv particular style of architecture, Tor ooth
tba Sn, nish and French motifs evident, but
to furnish to its owner the coolness OF spring III
the midst of summer, Though built of brick the
exterior has been covered with cement which
is colored a cream white TO radiate the sun
RAYS A porch fourteen feet wide, partly m
closed at the corners, runs around three SIDES
OF the house. and thus shadows the rooms OF the
first floor The windows have been built op-
posite the widest openings of the veranda, SO
as to ermit most easily the entrance OF any
chance breezes. Furthermore, the rooms them
selves have ben so arranged as TO 1urhish long
vistas from one end of the house to the other,
and thus offer as little barrier as posslpie TO
he free circulation of air.
Ellencou1t faces i'll Norwood-ave. which runs
parallel with the ocean shore, and thus one
standing on the front porch looks to the east
ward off over the Atlantic. The grounds are
long and narrow, and, although the frontage is
only $50 feet, the es- tie extends back about
one-ifth of mile along Maplewood-ave. Be
tween the house and the front gates stretch
ive hundred feet of lawn which is laid out
like two long carpets of green, between which
runs the central driveway, through low box
HEDGES with inches here and there containing
boxed hydrangeas, and maple trees between.
No floral or arboreal decorations break the
smooth expanse O. sWard, so as to offer no OBJ
stacles to a breeze from the sea.
When a visitor reaches the end of the drive
way he finds large lily pond in the centre of
oval. Beyond rises double terrace, on the
top of which the house is built. Steps lead up
to the porch, but they for formal occasions.
Carriages are driven to the southern end Of
the veranda, which has been built out in the
shape Of octagon. a sort of half detached
summer hous-. whence the approach to the
veranda is 10y only few shallow steps. One may
also reach this driveway from Maplewood-ave.
by means of a short drive from a side entrance
The OctagOnal extension OF the porch has been
designed as sort of reception room for the en-
tertainment of guests in the daytime or evening
where refreshments may be served and party
given without entering the house itself. The
house, although about 80 feet square, not includ-
ing the porch and octagon, which increase its
total length to $50 feet has only four rooms
besides the hallway and central staircase on the