The Washington herald., 1908-08-09

Those who are contemplating the build
ing Of a country home should expend
much thought on the design OF the front
door. especially If the colonial type is
chosen.
In New York City and its suburbs can
be found good examples Of this style OF
entrance-severely simple door posts, with
narrow loaded windoWs-a at their sides and
across the tops. Some especially fine ones
can be seen in the vicinity of Washington
Square. and also from the cars that me
ander in this locality over 10 the west
side Of town. where the Dutchmen OF I750
and thereabouts built their modest dwell
ings Of brick, with gabled roofs. and half
doors that opened at the top 10 get the
cooling breezes from the Hudson and
were kept closed at the lower part TO keep
the children from crawling out and the
neighbors' live stock from walking in.
Near the peak Of the roof. al the sides
Of these houses. when the gable ends
stand toward the street, as they do at
the corners. there are 20 be seen fan
shaped OF oval windows. sometimes three
IN a line from the ground floor to the
garnet. says the New York Tribune
At Bowling Green and facing the Bat
terry are other good specimens in a fair
state Of preservation. hardly any altera-
tons having been made since Revolution
ary days
/ On State street the building that IS now
I the Roman Catholic Emigraut Mission is
on beautiful lines. and IN the last and the
/ preceding centuries was owned By the
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the family OF Gov Winthrop. Of Massa-
| clslsetts.
Scene Of GHyety.
This dwelling was the scene Of many
gay gatherings IN the days when the tea
tax" was discussed as freely here as IN
Boston. Bond and Bleecker streets are
other spots where genuine old-timers are
% be found and IN Audubon Park an oc-
/ CasiOn5I rambling manor house can be
I studied with interest.
Brooklyn. TOO. contributed 20 the list Of
[ old farmhouses. At Fort Hamilton. oppo-
ste rlle officers houses. IS one sufficiently
/ quaint 10 be copied as il stands, with IT'S
lhan6-hewn shingles. doorway. and slant
Z roof, commodiOusly long and wide This
: house surely belonged 20 a well-to-do
l Van Something or Other. as the fan win
dows and half door would signify Box
[ huge trees shade a weIl-kept lawn that
AT some time sioped 20 the waters edge
( Beyond the fort stands tre house where
/ Lord Howe lived when il command in
I this part Of the world. and this has the
I fiuted columns al The sides Of the door
and the narrow windows or side lights
Z that the best OF the houses OF THAI tine
rej0iced in The ornamentation above the
{ door Is very interesting and hiehlv dec
orative IN its way Still farther out on
I Long Island. Al Jamaica. IS the old King
/ homestead which IS treat 90 the home
lover. for comfort and solidity combine
{ n every part OF its many rooms and
shady piazzas-
Good Looking FarmhOuses.
| In yhe little village OF Huntington are A
number Of good-IookinE farmhouses.
which. f slightly enlarged. would be am
ply roomv for q good-sized family. 4
/ feature Of these houses is rEe built-jn
seats on the small front porch. and the
l summer door The latter IS exactly
Ike a huge single shutter. except when
I the doorway IS very wide indeed. ir wlicd
! case there are q pair. that lock at night
and 50 make IL possible for the inside
[ front door 10 De left wide open in the
sumner time Doors like -his are seen on
the old Ia Tourette farmhouse at Rich
I UOnd, Staten Island, al the Rutherford
{ house. near CedarhUrst- and at the Law
renee house. in the same locality.
/ The region around Hackensack. y. J..
I shows many fascinating faTuE houses Of
DUTCH origin built wholly Of stone Each
porch IS square. and the gaubreI roof
0verhanging TO form the top IS supported
by small round columns side seats are
built IN on tire porch The door Is ths
half-doOr variety. and over It IS fancy
I window, oblOng or fan shaped, as the
former owner preferred, with small panes
IN quantity shaPeI wooden frames.
Large Brass Knocker.
A large brass knocke- completed the
charm Of this neat. little. old-fashioned
entrance. At Trenton. at Burlington. and
at Newton. AL New Jersey towns founded
I prior 10 Revolutionary times. lovely old
do0rways are a part OF even common
! place houses and create a natural wonder
. as 20 why they were so unwOrthily
framed. for Innocent even OF paint are
many of these simple frame buildings.
I Around Philadelphia the dO7rWays OF
Georgian or pure southern colonial de-
signs are found These stand well back in
the wall Of the house. being almost flush
with the inside wall Of the hall which
/ leaves sill over a foot wide. giving a
recessed effect. These have the decOra-
tive window over the top and the knock
er. but rarely any side lights For the
last one has 20 journey on 10 Wilmington
/ OF other old Delaware towns. 70 Mary
land and 50 on down through Virginia
and Kentucky and Charleston OF the
lCarOlinas.
Wyanhoe, on the James River. Virginia
has the usual wide door and square porch,
I with top and side windows Of simple
style. and the Ohio house OF 6 Prentiss
Baldwin almost exactly reproduces the
same design at the side door. the front
door of this attractive house being taken
( from one at BroOkfelG. Mass.
Beautiful Kentucky Doorway.
! Another coincidence OF a similar char
/ acter is that the very beautiful doorway
and porch OF E L Atkins house at
! Paducah, Ky. are facsimiles Of those Of
/ the old manor house Of the late Charles
/ Rutherford Taylor. at WavsrIy. Nd
I Once in Maryland so to speak. doorways
! well worth mentioning are those OF the
! old Wilson country seat. Of the yVy-man
/ home N the town houses those on Ca
thedral street. Baltimore, can well stand
/ investigation for good lines and colonial
| aspect
! In Maryland too. the Eastern Shore
/ recommends itself 20 those looking for
models for country houses. for huge
rambling affairs Of brick. with GeorSian
doorways Of purest type. are scattered all
1 over the fair land One old country house
Ny Lords Gift belonging to the Earle
I family, is indeed an ideal spot. the River
Wye embracing both banks Of the point
/ on which il stands TniS his a wide and
/ beautiful entrance door. and the hallway
runs straight through the house. finishing
with a corresponding exit The Thomas