A hall with a statue of Aurora by
Carlo Nicoli at its end in its own oval
niche includes superbly executed
architectural details easily similar
to, if not surpassing those found
in great McKim, Mead & White
houses in Newport and New York.
The great hall with black marble
baseboards and triumphant arch
into the living room with an intriguing
perspective device employed in
its composition would be much
appreciated at Delano & Aldridge.
As much as there is a decidedly
Georgian feel about the place, the
scale of the rooms, high ceilings,
tall windows and refined classical
decoration would please Ogden
Codman and his cohort, Edith
Wharton who espoused in their
book, The Decoration of Houses,
the glories of the Continental
aesthetic.
In many of these rooms there is
an aesthetic nod to Paris. Expert
draping made possible by an
outstanding understanding of
the use, indeed the importance,
of textiles in interior decoration is
very much in evidence. Testers
HYLAND
