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_