The Kitchen
The kitchen at the rear of the house has been altered with the idea of saving steps. This is shown in the numberless closets at the right, for flour barrel and other supplies. At the left is the kitchen cupboard, while the china is in the built-in closet above and the groceries in the drawers below. The sink has a shelf underneath to hold the dishpan and drainer. The whole color tone, including the beamed ceiling, is a dark stain with lighter wall finish.
This house is an interesting example of successful and artistic remodeling, the interior and exterior being in harmony and giving the result of a comfortable and attractive home which was secured at much less cost than if an entirely new house had been built.
The houses described in this book cover but the merest fraction of the homes and summer places evolved from old-fashioned farmhouses. They are scattered broadcast through New England, sometimes isolated on roads which still retain their country atmosphere, sometimes surrounded by the town which has outgrown its early limits, and sometimes the center of a large estate. Each has its individual charm, its special beauties, but wherever found these remodeled farmhouses testify to the stanchness of early American workmanship and to the appreciation of modern Americans for their forefathers' handiwork. Certainly many a one of the latter "builded better than he knew."
INDEX
Adams family, [128].
Hannah, [122].
Adden, W. P., [180].
Adden house, W. P., [180]-[186].
age, [181].
chimney, [182]-[183].
hardware, [184], [185].
location, [180].
porches, [183]-[184].
remodeling, [182]-[186].
type, [181].
Andirons, [11], [12], [68], [125], [194], [208]-[210], [216], [217], [219], [227], [240], [241], [252].
Hessian, [210].
Arches, [81], [119].
Attics, [6], [164], [186], [224], [225], [230].
Balusters, [114]-[115].
Barns, [2], [25], [65]-[70], [137], [191], [196]-[197].
Barnard house, George E., [169]-[176].
breakfast-room, [173].
color scheme, [175].
den, [172].
dining-room, [174].
location, [169].
picture effect, [170], [174].
remodeling, [170]-[174].
Bathrooms, [14], [25], [35], [47], [97], [202], [204], [218].
Beams, [7], [20], [29], [34], [36], [46], [47], [55], [58], [66], [75], [94], [102], [122], [130], [131], [151], [185], [197], [203], [215].
Bedrooms, [13], [24], [25], [26], [36], [47], [59], [83], [108], [121], [122], [133], [148], [164], [175], [195], [206], [218], [230], [239].
Billiard-room, [68].
Blinds, [79], [237].
inside, [80].
paneled, [75].
slat, [45], [75].
solid, [45], [75].
Venetian, [56].
Boston, Massachusetts, [18], [42], [77], [122], [151].
Boulder Farm, [76]-[83].
arch, [81].
history, [76]-[77].
improvements, [78]-[79].
location, [76], [78].
parlor, [80].
Bradford, Governor, [206].
Breakfast-rooms, [44], [47], [133], [173]-[174].
Brett house, Franklin, [201]-[207].
age, [201].
dining-room, [206].
floors, [202].
heating, [204].
living-room, [205].
location, [201].
paneling, [207].
repairs, [203].
type, [202].
Bricks, [126], [132].
Brown, Doctor, [7].
Brown, Davenport, [116].
Brown house, Davenport, [116]-[123].
age, [116].
bedroom, [122].
dining-room, [120].
furnishings, [119], [120], [121], [122].
grounds, [122]-[123].
living-room, [119].
location, [116].
nursery, [121].
porches, [116], [117], [118].
remodeling, [116]-[122].
type, [116].
Brown, Deacon Philip, [76], [77].
Burroughs, George, [53].
Cape Cod, [33], [105].
Cataumet, Massachusetts, [158].
Ceilings, beamed, [12], [21], [25], [45], [55], [96], [152], [153], [162], [205]-[206], [225], [253].
vaulted, [144].
Cellars, [7], [30], [98], [251].
Chambers, see Bedrooms.
Chandler house, Howard S., [247]-[253].
age, [247].
dining-room, [250], [252].
grounds, [248].
kitchen, [253].
library, [252].
living-room, [251].
location, [247].
remodeling, [247]-[253].
type, [247].
views, [247], [249], [250].
Charles River, Massachusetts, [41].
Chimneys, [7], [9], [18], [19], [31], [43], [50], [53], [69]-[70], [105], [116], [125], [144], [182]-[183], [203], [217], [237], [249].
Clapboards, [7], [40]-[41], [106].
Closets, [10], [23], [52], [55], [95], [96], [109], [132], [142], [148], [205], [218], [220]-[222], [226], [229], [250], [251], [253].
chimney, [57], [218], [222], [226].
china, [35], [46], [57], [68], [120], [153], [172], [185], [197], [220], [221], [250].
corner, [23], [46], [163], [206], [220]-[221].
linen, [222].
nightcap, [23], [107].
secret, [23], [207], [221].
wainscot, [221], [222].
Concord, New Hampshire, [77].
Cottages, fishermen's, [28].
"flecked," [33], [105].
Cupboards, see Closets.
Curtis, Frederick H., [42].
Curtis house, Frederick H., [42]-[48].
age, [42].
furnishings, [48].
hardware, [48].
heating, [48].
lighting, [48].
lines of, [43]-[44].
location, [41]-[42].
new wing, [44].
remodeling, [43]-[48].
stairway, [45].
veranda, [47].
Danvers, Massachusetts, [236].
Dens, [12], [46], [58], [83], [104], [121], [131], [173], [193], [216].
Dining-rooms, [10], [11], [23], [34], [46], [56]-[57], [68], [81]-[82], [95], [96], [103], [107], [120], [133], [142], [152], [162], [174], [185], [206], [217], [227], [238], [250], [252].
Doors, [6], [10], [32], [45], [71]-[73], [180].
batten, [72], [122].
French, [98], [107], [133].
front, [18], [54], [71], [92], [106], [150], [161], [178], [192], [202].
glass, [12], [34], [47], [58], [68], [225], [252].
panel, [72].
secret, [45].
Door-frames, [54], [73], [117], [157].
Door lights, bull's-eye, [72], [92].
fanlight, [117], [192], [225].
side, [73], [117].
top, [73].
transom, [72].
Dover, Massachusetts, [42], [65], [211].
Drainage, [17].
Drawing-room, [104].
Dudley, Harry, [77].
Duxbury, Massachusetts, [88], [89].
Ells, [8], [9], [43], [44], [51], [53], [66], [78], [83], [91], [98], [116], [134], [139], [145], [148], [150], [161], [181], [212], [217], [249].
brick, [58].
Everett, Edward, [151].
Farmhouses, architectural treatment, [71], [100], [138], [146].
axis, [50]-[51], [116].
Colonial, [49], [223].
construction, [49]-[51], [116], [147], [148].
cottages, [28], [29].
examination, [29]-[33].
frame, [7], [106].
Georgian, [51], [75], [76], [83], [116].
heating, [48], [59], [62]-[65], [102], [204].
individuality, [84]-[88], [146], [187].
lighting, [48], [102], [103], [109], [192], [196], [251].
lines, [2], [3], [8], [15], [28], [29], [38], [147].
location, [8], [16], [17], [18], [33], [41]-[42], [53], [62], [65], [66], [76], [78], [88]-[89], [105], [116], [127], [136], [138], [143], [149], [158], [169], [180], [190], [201], [212], [223], [236], [247].
painting, [242]-[247].
remodeling, [8], [9]-[14], [19]-[26], [34]-[36], [43]-[48], [52], [54]-[60], [66]-[70], [78]-[83], [90]-[99], [101]-[104], [105]-[108], [111]-[123], [130]-[134], [139]-[145], [147], [150]-[154], [159]-[164], [170]-[174], [182]-[186], [201]-[207], [214]-[219], [223]-[230], [236]-[240], [247]-[253].
Fireback, [126].
Fireplace fittings, [68], [82], [125], [126], [131], [208], [209], [210]-[211], [216], [217].
Fireplaces, [3], [11], [13], [22], [24], [31], [35], [46], [50], [55], [56], [58], [62], [67], [68], [80], [82], [95], [107], [120], [121], [122], [124]-[127], [130], [142], [143], [144], [153], [157], [162], [175], [185], [188], [193], [205], [218], [227], [230], [240], [250], [252].
Fences, [106], [123], [137], [140], [144], [159], [160].
Flagstones, [75], [167], [224].
Fletcher, Grace, [77].
Floors, [21], [30], [32], [35], [46], [55], [82], [114], [132], [134], [142], [144], [198]-[200], [228], [237], [240], [252].