Remodeled Farmhouses
The Curtis House from the Roadside
AUTHOR OF COLONIAL HOMES AND THEIR FURNISHINGS,
HISTORIC HOMES OF NEW ENGLAND, ETC.
Copyright, 1915,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
There is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, never fail to appeal. Types vary with the period in which they were built, but all are of interest.
In this collection, which has been pictured with great care, pains have been taken to show as many different types as possible, so that the student will be able to find numerous interesting details that can be incorporated into his contemplated remodeling. In the study of this work I have grown to feel a deep reverence for the old homes of our forefathers, and have come to realize as never before the care and painstaking thoroughness of the old master builders.
I wish to thank the owners of these homes who have so kindly thrown open their doors to my inspection, and who have told me the interesting stories connected with the houses.
Acknowledgment should be made to American Homes and Gardens for permission to use various articles of mine which they have previously published.
In the contents of this book I trust there may be much of value to those who are contemplating the remodeling of a farmhouse and that the work will bring to them the same enjoyment that the study of the subject has brought to me.
Mary Harrod Northend
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MARY H. NORTHEND
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
IRISTHORPE
LIMOVADY
THE KITTREDGE HOUSE
THE CURTIS HOUSE
GREEN MEADOWS
NAWN FARM
BOULDER FARM
THREE ACRES
THE ROBERT SPENCER HOUSE
THE DAVENPORT BROWN HOUSE
THE DOCTOR CHARLES E. INCHES HOUSE
THE CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER HOUSE
LITTLE ORCHARD
WILLOWDALE
THE GEORGE E. BARNARD ESTATE
THE W. P. ADDEN HOUSE
THE KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN HOUSE
THE FRANKLIN BRETT HOUSE
THE GEORGE D. HALL HOUSE
THE WALTER SCOTT HOPKINS HOUSE
Henry W. Wright's House
THE HOWLAND S. CHANDLER HOUSE