A 1960 home built in a traditional style.

Nearly everything about the Minnesota country house reflects the warm glow of tradition: the handhewn cedar shakes of the roof, the board-and-batten gables, the doweled joinery of wood trim, the whitewashed brick, the hand-carved interior cabinetry and wall paneling. Yet in an important sense, this isn't a traditional house at all. A better word would be original. The architect has copied no particular style; but his feeling for the varied forms, textures and crafted details of the past has guided him in creating a house with the kind of timeless charm that is still treasured in venerable examples of Early American and French farmhouse design. Also to its credit, this house provides spacious rooms that are closely related to gardens and command a vista of a nearby lake, a master bedroom suite with elaborately planned bath and dressing room and a shaded dining terrace and barbecue. Endearing old charms find fresh expression in the doorway, opposite, of the wing that includes kitchen, pantry and flower room. Old French lanterns hang beside the Dutch door which is painted blue. Above it, a plaque with hand-carved floral motif is pegged to weathered, silvery siding. The brick paths bisect a small begonia garden.

SPECIALLY DESIGNED WOODWORK of entrance door and dormers is meticulously joined with dowels. Blue-stone terrace, four steps above drive, has painted brick wall.

T-SHAPED PLAN is divided by hallway that runs from the entrance door to living room. In addition to master bedroom, bath, dressing room and study in left wing, there are four bedrooms upstairs.