The Washington herald., 1908-08-09

placed. for no architect Of the present day
could exactly reproduce even with q
photograph the hip roof. the placings OF
certain windows, and the proportion Of
the doorway. with its diamond-pane side
windows.
Young Mrs Louis Ward. at huntington.
Long Island. has a particularly good bit
Of architecture in her farmhouse home.
one Of the happiest results. in fact. that
has been attained by any Of the young
natrons who have settled in this vicinity.
and the doorway Is altogether charming
in its great simplicity and conformation
to the general lines OF the building The
old colonial manOrs along the Hudson are
worthy Of study n a stately hcme is the
object in view. and at Clermont, Chan
cellor Livingstons property. where the
most famous ball % the eighteenth CEN
tury wss given TO the Marquis de Lafay-
cite. Is an entrance OF peculiar attractive
ness The manor is built in the shape Of
the letter II, and the Crosspiece is a
hall, with entrances at front and back
The Courtvards between the long sides
are gay with formal flower beds The
doorway is very inviting. II IS the half
door. and above Il IS a fan window that
arches over the tops Of the side windows
that are wider than usual The back door
Is similar and Immediately opposite the
front. so that with both doors open a
view Of the river. which is exceptionally
beautiful at this point. can be seen from
the back courtyard.
The De Peyster House.
The De Peyster house in Tivon is an
other gem Of colonial times. and is par
TALLY built Of stone, the doorway being
one Of singular stateIiness. even for a
colonial building. Another Of the Living
ston manOrs above PoughkeepsIe has an
entrance with a ~stcop" that would. and
probably did. delight the heart Of many
a Dutch neighbor. for friendly seats were
built along the sides. and f. was only
step above the ground. instead Of being
greatly raised. as are those in the neigh
borhood Of Baltimore. Philadelphia Al
bany. and even on AIsryland's 5 Eastern
Shore
Mrs. Thomas Barber. IN her Southannp-
ton house. has copied the doorway Of her
grandfather's. Stephen Van Rensselaer,,
manor house AT Albany. and mas. oddly
enough. named her house ClaveracE. after
the branch OF that family % which CraIO
Manor, on the east bank Of the Hudson
River. belongs. Crailo. which IN Ste
phen'S day belonged TO Jeremias Van
Rensselaer,, has a small porch, but a fas-
cinating door. with q fan window above.
and square-paned side windows framed
IN fiat. grooved columns. At Vic House,
the Cornelius Glen Van Rensselaer, home
stead. the Dutch door has q very peculiar
lock which is opened by & crank on the
inside that has 20 be turueds and then
pulled back The side windows Of this
doorway are wider than usual and have
deep window seats Without the wide
door are summer doors Of stats that re-
main the year round. and above the door
IS an ornamental Gaping The brass
handles. and the enormous iron lock. and
the fastening OF the upper half OF ths
substantial barrier 20 the outside world,
make the inside view quite formidable
Triple window in Hall.
An unusual feature IS observed in the
triple window IN the upper hail. iume-
diately above this door, for each has al
the top part a fan window. and the mid
ole window is the width of the door be
meath. The easement wide enough for SIX
large panes Of glass At the Cantoument.
the Genet place at Rensselaer,. two miles
or so above the doorway and windows
gain are worthy OF note. though not OF
as remote a date as those at Vile House
In Albany. on state street. Elm street.
and Elk street. many fine entrances. per
feet in type. are 10 be seen. the houses
being Of brick and stone and over two
centuries old The DOuWs. who are on
the northeast corner of state street oc-
cflpy one of these old-ti-ue houses The
Pruyn house. on Elk street is another de-
IighrfulIy mellow eGifce. with a quaint
doorway and iroI-raiied steps leading 20
t. AT one side the eve percesves a walled
garden OF good size. and The open door
reveals a stairway OF rare curves In the
sumner houses Of AlDaniaus THAI are dot
ted along the Hudson and through the
outlying districts the original fa-u,houses
have been kept intact as 20 exterior. the
interior being remoGeled only enough TO
admit Of modern comforts Between Al
bauy and Hudson, on the east bank. and
especially IN the neiEhborhOod OF Castle
ton. there stin remain farm lands going %
waste on which stand fire old stone
houses that would rouse envy in the
mind of the house hunter who cannot
move into them OF move them 10 her part
Of the world