Early American Village Recreated in Home Colony

Citation: "Early American Village Recreated in Home Colony," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 10 October 1954, p. 31; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by mattjameswade, 5 July 2019).

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Early American Village Recreated in Home Colony
Frank E. Wade and Albert Wichard, builders, opened yesterday in preview of Old Chester Hills, a new 75-home community in the Greenlawn section of Huntington, L. I., which will offer three models styled along the lines of Colonial architecture. The homes, which are priced from $18,990 to $22,990, occupy approximately one acre of rolling, wooded terrain each, and are equipped with wood-burning fireplaces, interesting new kitchens by General Electric and paved terraces. Albert B. Meklenburg Organization, Inc., Roslyn L. I., is the selling agent.
In the new community, Wade & Wichard aim at recreating the picturesque plan of an early American village with winding country lanes, irregular orientation of home sites, close adaptation of houses to the hilly terrain, and even such fine ponts of period design as the use of hand-hewn shingles for the exteriors. The site formerly belonged to a wealthy family who retain—and still live on—the larger, adjoining part of the estate. As stipulated by them, the rich stands of cedar, oak, pine and dogwood trees on the property will remain undisturbed.
The most notable model being introduced by Wade & Wichard, is the 68-foot-long "Early American Farmhouse." It has an unusual staggered roofline, not unlike an old homestead to which successive generations of a family have added ells and wings. […]