International studio (50.1913)

A Country Gentleman s Farmhouse


A VIEW FROM THE SOUTH, SHOWING ROAD LAMP, GRASS STEPS, TERRACE, ETC.

coal cellars, boiler-
room and storage
quarters.
Among many
unusual advan-
tages of Hay-
mount may be en-
umerated: electric
clocks in each
room, all operated
by a master clock;
intercommunicat-
ing telephones
over the whole
estate; long-dis-
tance telephones
with extensions;
fire-alarm system;
vacuum cleaners;
plate warmers,
electric broilers,
etc. No detail has
been overlooked
which makes for
comfort and effi-
ciency.

cold storage, servants’ hall, servants’ dining-room,
housekeeper’s room, trunk elevator and servants’
porch. Thus the service is well separated from
the family rooms.
The second floor contains eleven bedrooms,
boudoir, eight bathrooms, linen-room and closets
galore, while above are fifteen bedrooms and four
bathrooms; a fourth floor contains additional bed-
rooms, with considerable storage and closets. In
the basement are servants’ rooms, bathroom, room
for refrigerating machinery, a complete laundry
operated by electricity; wine, vegetable, grocery,

With regard to
interior decoration, the woodwork, with few
exceptions, is white throughout, while the doors
are mahogany. The morning-room has a pan-
eled wainscot and a beamed ceiling done in
chestnut, stained soft gray-brown, with a faience
tile fireplace. The den is treated with hazel-
wood, paneled walls and beamed ceiling. Some
of the bedrooms have been done in old ivory
and others in gray. Panels of silk material in
subdued colors have been employed in reception-
rooms and ladies’ retiring-room, which is conve-
niently situated near the entrance hall. All the


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