Monday, August 30, 2010

'The Orchard' Interiors

Some interiors to 'The Orchard', the James L. Breese estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1898-1907 in Southampton. Charles McKim had been responsible for the exteriors which can be seen HERE, and Stanford White was responsible for the interiors, including the remodeling of the music room/studio in 1906 right around the time of his murder. Pictures from American Estates & Gardens by Barr Ferree.






6 comments:

Turner Pack Rats said...

i love them esp. all those sculpted ceilings and that man's studio. DED must be so sick he hasn't noticed that fantastic chair in the last pic. interior much more inspiring than the exterior. did any of this survive the institutionalization?

security word def - "compt" - little used text abbreviation for "come over and make prune torte"

magnus said...

The interior of The Orchard look so much like the interior of White's own house, Box Hill, down to the relatively low ceilings in many of the rooms. Understandable at Box hill where White was working within the confines of a much smaller existing farmhouse, but puzzling at the orchard.

The Ancient said...

I just don't like Stanford White as a decorator. Everything's a jumble, with a magpie's sensibility.

(Good if you're a magpie on a budget -- e.g., White at Box Hill -- not, if not.)

Gary Lawrance, AIA said...

The center section was also a farmhouse, and that's why the ceilings are low, but the other wings have much higher ceilings.

Anonymous said...

I like the jumble. I love the studio fantasy..but I don't like "plates as Art".

Anonymous said...

Plates as art and Japanese/Oriental lattice and screening seem to always be a White superlative. No doubt his 'signature'. Have yet to come across a White-Inspired interior I didn't admire...........