Moorish Architecture
THE residence of J. M. Chaplin,
11630 Longwood Drive, is of
Moorish architecture and fits very
well into its almost sylvan setting.
The house is situated on the crest
of the ridge that runs parallel to Longwood
Drive on the west side, the grounds sloping
down steeply to the street. The view above
shows the south end of the residence.
The outside is done in rough grey stucco
with dark red brick base. The roof is of red
tile and slopes in a straight line over the por-
tico at the driveway on the west side. A pro-
fusion of shrubbery and small trees adds to
the beauty of the place. The Moorish note
is evident in the wide arched windows, with
their small panes, and in the arches over the
entrances and portico as well as in the
general contour of the house.
At the entrance there are two doors, one
leading into the entrance hall and one into
the sun parlor, at the south end. From the
hall one has access to the living room, to the
rear of the house and to the stairs leading to
the upper floor. The stairway presents an
unusually beautiful effect. It curves in its
climb to the upper hall, entering it through
an archway with another arched opening
overlooking, giving it the effect of leading to
a balcony.
The living room is a huge, well-appointed
room, finished in rough grey and terra cotta
Tiffany with massive mahogany beams across
the ceiling and mahogany woodwork. It oc-
cupies the entire east side of the place be-
tween the sun room and dining room. All
of the rooms on the lower floor have beamed
ceilings, which with the arched, swinging,
many-paned windows, give it a massive and
old world effect.
Upstairs there are five bedrooms and two
baths. The color scheme here is ivory trim-
ming with grey Tiffany finish for the walls
and ceilings. A long hall, extending north
and south through the upper floor, gives
separate entrance to all of the rooms. The
upper floor also contains a small den, or radio
room, completely equipped for winter even-
ings of enjoyment.
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