Property of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barger | Stamford, Connecticut | Architect Edith Barger | Photos P. A. Dearborn

The Barger home is an individualist, modern in approach and built to order for a particular family. Because of materials used it blends perfectly into their surrounding landscapes. Nothing could be more unpretentious and direct than the heavy rustic stonework and gray painted battens of the Barger house. The wide eaves of its single shed roof exaggerate the low horizontal feeling. Stout mesh round the L-shaped broad porch helps save life and limb of energetic youngsters. This rugged quality carries indoors to form an extra large stone fireplace, just the thing for steak roasts or informal winter gatherings. Plaster has been left stark white; one wall is of ponderosa pine. Clever planning has resulted in a spacious lower level with garage, two bedrooms, bath and plenty of storage space.