35

IV. CALL IN AN ARCHITECT 57

V. BUILDING VERSUS REMODELING 73

VI. LOOKING AN OLD HOUSE IN THE MOUTH 91

VII. NEW SITES FOR OLD HOUSES 105

VIII. THE SMOKE GOES UP THE CHIMNEY 121

IX. THE QUESTION OF WATER SUPPLY 139

X. SEWAGE SAFETY 153

XI. DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS 165

XII. THE FACTORY PART OF THE HOUSE 179

XIII. PETS AND LIVESTOCK 191

XIV. TIGHTENING FOR WINTER 203

XV. KEEPING HOME FIRES IN THEIR PLACE 215

XVI. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG 227

XVII. WORKING WITH NATURE 243

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A riverside home reconstructed from the ruins of an
old mill _Frontispiece_
_Robertson Ward, architect. Photo by Gottscho_

FACING PAGE

The Ogden house, Fairfield, Conn. Built before 1705,
it has been restored to preserve the original details 12
_Miss Mary Allis_

An old farmhouse in the rough 36
_Photo by John Runyon_

A really Early American interior. The great fireplace
of the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass. 60
_Henry Ford_

Once half a house and a hen roost 76
_Photo by Whitney_

What can be done with a barn 76
_Robertson Ward, architect. Photo by Gottscho_

As they built a chimney in the 18th Century 118
_Photo by John Runyon_

A place for summer and week-ends 148
_Robertson Ward, architect. Photo by La Roche_

True 18th Century simplicity. Now the authors' dining room 170
_Photo by John Runyon_

Entirely new, but with all the charm of an old house 184
_Robertson Ward, architect. Photo by Gottscho_

Snow has dignity, but is the house snug and warm? 206
_Photo by Gottscho_

An imposing country home of classic dignity 220
_Robertson Ward, architect. Photo by Gottscho_

Skillful planting of trees, shrubs, and flowers make the
setting 244
_Robertson Ward, architect. Photo by Gottscho_

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INTRODUCTION

There is a beginning with everything.