Doing some home renovations this summer? My household which includes three dogs and three cats is currently in the middle of a large kitchen and bathroom renovation. From budgets to delays, remodeling is stressful for people, but it shouldnt have to be disturbing toyour dogs. Whether youre doing it yourself or hiring a contractor, here are a few tips for dog safety during home renovations:

Keep your dogs safe and away from anything dangerous during your home renovation. Photography courtesy Sassafras Lowrey.

Home renovations have the potential to quickly turn your comfortable home into a dangerous place for dogs. Contractors can leave doors open. Dogs can become spooked by construction noises, or become aroused by strangers in their house. Not to mention all the tools and equipment that can cut your dogs, or injure them if chewed or swallowed. To ensure the safety of your dog, never leave him home alone with your contractors. While work is happening, keep your dog crated or securely locked in another part of the house. In the evenings and on the weekends (when work isnt happening), use xpens and baby-gates to segment different areas of the house to keep dogs away from in-progress areas. Be sure your dog is microchipped and wearing a collar with updated and clearly legible tags in case he gets out.

Renovations can uncover mold, lead and asbestos, all of which can be hazardous to you and your dog. Similarly, conventional paint fumes can be really harmful to your dogs eyes, nose and respiratory system. When painting, always keep areas well ventilated with fans, open windows and try to choose Zero VOC paints thatwont negatively impact the air quality of your home. If you are installing new carpeting, discuss off-gassing with your contractor and carpet retailer. New carpets are usually treated with a variety of stain-fighting and fire-retardant chemicals thatcan make your dog (and you!) sick. Allowing the carpets to off gas before they are installed, and laying the carpets using staples instead of adhesives can also help with reducing the chemicals your dog will inhale.

Dogs thrive on routines. Between the dust, noise and disarray of a home renovation, it can be hard to maintain a sense of normalcy but its important to keep up with as much of your dogs routines as you can. Monitor your dog for signs of stress, including any change in temperament, refusing to eat or having accidents in the house. Move your dogs favorite toys to areas of the house not under construction so he has access to things that make him comfortable, and try playing calming music to distract him from any disturbing renovation noises.

A tired dog is a happy dog! Though the added expense can be inconvenient while you are renovating your home, sign up for a new dog sport class. These sessions help your dog burn off some energy, and give him a break from the chaos of the home improvement projects. Also try to plan fun outings for your dog on the weekends hiking or swimming at the beach is a great way for you and your dog to shed some of the stress of the renovation.

A dog learning trick training. Photography courtesy Sassafras Lowrey.

A home renovation is a great time to focus on keeping your dogs brain busy. Trick training will strengthen your bond to each other, and mental exercise can be as fulfilling as physical exercise for dogs. Home renovations are also a primeopportunity to make use of puzzles for dogs to help keep their brains active while confined to only part of the house, and as a distraction to the noise and stress of construction.

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WOODLAWN A six page list of projects at Joy Ranch accomplished last week by 120 Chesterfield Baptist Church Association volunteers is merely the visible part of the iceberg a case of the little churches that could.

Association Mission Director Dan Austin said churches involved included Wolf Pond Baptist, Cedar Creek Baptist, Pine Grove Baptist, Cheraw Baptist, Sand Hills Cowboy Church, South Point Fellowship, Wallace Baptist Church, Lee Park Baptist, Highland Heights Baptist (from Kentucky), Mt. Moriah Baptist, and Lower Macedonia Baptist Church.

Austin explained its not just about the numbers of volunteers increasing. Its small churches doing big things. Mission Director Randy Shaw said the group isnt looking at the long game or the number of projects but are in it to win it.

The whole purpose of this is to teach our people biblical principles of servanthood. Its truly going in and finding ways you can go in, encourage and meet needs. In a me generation servanthood is a rare thing. This is why we do it as a family mission thing, said Austin. We want our older generations to teach our younger ones hopefully on biblical principles. Its not about the jobs. Dont get me wrong. We want to have plenty of work to do. We want our children to be involved in ministry and not just sitting and watching mom and dad work or hanging out and playing while others work.

Projects included roofing, pressure washing almost everything on the property, dissassembling the Ark for repurposing as a technical training facility, flooring a bathroom in the girls cottage, remodeling bathrooms, grading for RV parking for volunteers who travel in RVs, a new kitchen door and tile, repairing kitchen subflooring and adding handicapped access.

The volunteers also sang and helped with crafts daily in two local nursing homes during their week long stay. (Everyone arrived last Saturday with some staying until Saturday morning to be sure the projects were finished.) Joy Ranch children ate, worked and fellowshipped with volunteers.

What God is doing here with Joy Ranch is the story. God leading a group here to partner with what he is trying to do in this place is the story. The number of people coming here is not near as big as the children being helped. Getting a family, said Austin.

Mission Director Randy Shaw said the group has served in Kentucky, West Virginia, at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Galax, and in Tennessee. It took a bit of divine intervention in the form of bad weather to point them to Carroll County.

Originally we decided to go down to Florida to Pensacola. We got a group of 18 together and I thought this was going to be a pretty good group. We got everything laid out and were going to do a roof job and I guess the Lord didnt think it was big enough so he sent a hurricane and made it bigger. When we did get it together it was a bigger roof. Thats the way we looked at it, said Shaw. The next year when we went down there we had another hurricane. Same time, same year. So I thought there has to be a reason. Were going to go north till we run out of gas before it gets to us. Weve been going this way every since.

Shaw said he has a good mix of people including electrians, plumbers and carpenters. He said their basic guideline is to fix it right or we wont do it.

The numbers keep going up. Every year I have to put a stopping point or if I didnt it would go on and on. We have to limit. To me it gets overwhelming. Its not the work but making sure I have enough to keep them working, Shaw said. My job when I get home is to share what we are doing and what they can do. My goal is to reach the small churches. They think they cant really do anything but they can. If you can hand out water, we need you.

He said initially it was looking bad this year with the loss of some 30 volunteers (the kitchen staff). He said when asked what he was going to do he told them it wasnt his problem. It was the Lords.

Another church who hadnt come before sent more than 30 people and I got a new set of cooks out of it so it worked out. When they (Wolf Pond Baptist) called they said they had 38 people coming, we dont want to stress you. I said let me stress you. We dont have cooks and they said dont worry about that, said Shaw.

Joy Ranch Executive Director Susan Huxster said the very character of the group is finish one project and look to going the extra mile.

We are so blessed to have the Chesterfield Baptist Association with us. The amount of love, skill and dedication to do the work of the Lord has provided for them is unbelievable. We are greatly indebted to them, said Joy Ranch Director of Development Courtenay Houston.

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Chesterfield Baptist Church Association volunteers work to disassemble and stack a building at Joy Ranch nicknamed the Ark. Salvaged materials have been tentatively earmarked for an industrial arts building project to be named in honor of the late Ruby Handy.

Volunteer Tile John Witherspoon mixes a batch of adhesive as he works on a bathroom renovation at Joy Ranch last week. One hundred and twenty volunteers from the Chesterfield Baptist Church Association worked on a variety of projects at the facility.

Chesterfield Baptist Church Association volunteers Evelyn Talbert of Cedar Creek Church and Carol Holmes of First Baptist Church in Highland Heights, Kentucky (in the background) sort reclaimed wood as a structure is torn down at Joy Ranch.

Mel Winstead, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist paints the trim on a Joy Ranch cottage. Chesterfield Baptist Church Association Mission Director Dan Austin said their improvement efforts last week at Joy Ranch are not about the number of volunteers but small churches doing big things.

Hal Walter of Pine Grove Church in Chesterfield, South Carolina gets to work on laying new flooring at Joy Ranch last week. A large group of volunteers tackled a six-page list of projects ranging from roofing to renovations at the facility. Association Mission Director Dan Austin said the number of volunteers is not nearly as big a story as the number children being helped by Joy Ranch.

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Marcus Larson/News-Register##Duniway teacher Cyndi Havercroft and Principal Hilary Brittan-Lack help students with math problems during summer class.

Of the News-RegisterSixth- through eighth-graders were so focused on math and reading as summer school opened Monday at Duniway Middle School that they may not have noticed the paint, flooring and color scheme.

But Principal Hilary Brittan-Lack and Summer School Coordinator Christy Werst couldnt stop celebrating the improvements.

Its so cheery up here, Werst said of the hallways, where blond wood-grain tile and pale walls were set off with bold purple wainscoting.

Its such a positive feeling, Brittan-Lack added, noting the light and dark gray linen-pattern floor tiles in classrooms will hide dirt as well as be easy to clean and long-lasting.

Construction crews worked hard to complete the classrooms and hallways on Duniways second floor in time for the three-week summer school session.Theyve done a phenomenal job getting it ready, the principal said. Theyve been thoughtful about keeping noise down in the areas where educational staff is working.

Crews are still finishing installation of new composite roofing in the gyms, replacement of the cooling tower, new flooring and lighting on the main level, and application of new paint throughout.

Marcus Larson/News-Register##Workers Tom Fleshman and Tim Simpson paint Duniways halls with the color chick magnet during the summer construction project for the McMinnville School District.

Brittan-Lack said shes especially happy about the new LED lighting outside the main entrance.

Not only is it more energy efficient, it is also much brighter. That will improve safety and make it easier for people arriving for evening events to see where they are walking.

Ryan Ward, project supervisor for CBC Construction, said the work is on schedule. Crews should be finished by mid-August in time for movers to replace books and furniture now stored in other parts of the school.

Construction is also underway at a dozen other places around the district. But Duniway is the first school to put newly refurbished classrooms into use.

Projects scheduled for completion soon include Baker Field, which will reopen this month for sports practice and walking, but still needs restrooms and storage. On the other side of Mac High, workers expect to finish the new career technical center, fieldhouse and expanded cafeteria in time for the return of students in September.

Duniway is one of several schools hosting summer programs this month. About 80 students are participating, including incoming sixth-graders.

Teacher Brett Landman said his students are reviewing math facts, learning multiplication and other skills. Summer classes will make them better prepared for fall classes, he said, which will build their confidence.

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The Texas Houseadded a potential wrinkle to Gov. Greg Abbott's special session agenda on Thursday, givingearly approval toa bill that would allow property owners to plant new trees to offsetmunicipalfees fortree removal on their land.

The initial 132-11 vote on House Bill 7, a compromise between builder groups and conservationists,is a replica of legislation from this spring'sregular legislativesession that Abbott ultimately vetoed,saying thebill did not go far enough.His preference: barring cities altogether from regulating what residential homeowners do with trees on their property.

I believe we can do better for private property owners in the upcoming special session, Abbott wrote in his veto notice.

Thursday's vote is yet anothersignal that the House is open to charting its own course on Abbott's 20-item special session agenda. Leadership in that chamber wasn't thrilled to be coming back for another legislative session anyway, after putting a fork in this spring's efforts by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Senate to pass a bill restricting bathroom use among transgender Texans.

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The vote also puts the lower chamber atodds with the Senates efforts to take on local tree ordinances, which exist in more than 50 cities in Texas.

The upper chamber narrowly passed a bill on Wednesday that aligns with Abbott's wishes; under that measure, which is opposed by conservationists and municipal officials, cities couldstill regulate tree-cutting on large-scale residential and commercial projects.

A similar version, authored by Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin,is stuck in the House Urban Affairs Committee and it could stay there.

Well, since we passed [HB 7], I dont see it as likely that Ill bring it up, said state Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston and the chair of the committee.

State Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont and the author of HB 7, said the bill was the result of months of negotiations between developers, conservationists and city officials.He said his bill and laws that go further to undercut local tree ordinances could coexist.

This isnt a Republican or Democrat bill, this isnt a liberal or conservative bill, this is where people choose to live, Phelan said at a Tuesday committee hearing. They know its there when they decide to live there.

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ButThursday's Housevote on HB 7 stoked concerns from some of the lower chamber's mostconservative Republicans, who say theyfear HouseSpeakerJoe Straus is intentionally obstructing Abbotts special session agenda.Straus has repeatedly said he is conducting business in the House as he would during a regular session.

"I support the 20 items on the governor's call and am disappointed that the speaker has chosen to obstruct by stalling and moving bills that are outside the scope of the call," said state Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, who voted against HB 7. He voted in favor of the same legislation during the regular session.

Phelan ackowledges his bill is a compromise but urged the House to act on legislation he said will provide much-needed relief to developers and builders across Texas. The bill must still pass one more vote in the House.

Not everyone got what they wanted, he said.

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Snellvilles mayor and City Council updated an ordinance recently making the penalty for unwarranted tree removal by commercial property owners tougher on the purse strings.

The fine for cutting down trees without permission was previously $356 per tree, per day. Under the new measure, violators will pay $995 per tree, per day.

In spite of Snellvilles long-standing ordinances prohibiting the arbitrary removal of trees, we have recently had some violations of those ordinances, Councilman Dave Emanuel said of the ordinance. While some violators plead ignorance, I believe they were in fact subscribing to the philosophy that its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. It may be easier, but it will become a lot more expensive. We will also be updating all business property owners of our revised tree removal requirements and fine amount. Our intent is not to raise revenue, but to preserve our trees.

For the ordinance is to be successful, residents must notify the city if they see suspicious tree cutting at a local business, noted Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Bender.

Report suspicious tree removal to Snellville Planning Department at 770-985-3513.

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Tree removal over homes and near electrical wires is the most dangerous job performed by a tree service company. Giroud Tree and Lawn offers 10 Tips to help Philadelphia homeowners hire a safe and reliable tree removal service.

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When storms strike or a tree dies, homeowners inevitably have to deal the tough decision of hiring a tree removal company. Considered the most dangerous job performed by a tree service company, tree removal requires professionals with the knowledge and equipment to safely remove trees even in the most challenging locations. Giroud Tree and Lawn provides 10 tips homeowners can use to hire a reliable tree removal service to do the job right.

Choosing a tree removal company is a decision that can spell disaster or delight for a homeowner. The following questions will help in selecting a tree removal service that can perform the job safely and fit the homeowner's needs.

1.Experience: What experience does the company have in large tree removals; especially where a tree is positioned close to a house, fencing, or electrical power lines?2.Professionalism: Does company representative arrive on time for his appointment, dressed professionally with Company identification?3.Certifications: Is the Company representative an ISA Certified Arborist? Is the tree removal crew EHAP certified to work around electrical hazards?4.Safety: How will the property be protected from damage during the tree removal? Does the company employ crew members who are Certified Treecare Safety Professionals (CTSP)?5.Best Practices: Will the job be done according to ANSI A300 standards; the best practices in the industry? 6.Insurance: Does the company have a "Certificate of Insurance" that covers worker's compensation, property damage and at least $2,000,000 business liability in case of accidents? 7.Security: Does the Company do criminal background checks and drug test its employees?8.Crew Qualifications: Are personnel trained to work around electrical hazards? Does the company require its crew members to participate in continuing education and training in the latest techniques and safe working procedures?9.Track Record: Does the Company have references that to check for work completed in the local area? What is the company's standing with consumer watchdogs like Angie's List and Better Business Bureau?10.Ethics: What is the Company's policy on handling problems and ensuring the client's complete satisfaction?

"As the video of a challenging removal near power lines on a busy street in Philadelphia shows, tree removal is a science of logistics, weights and angles," explains Rob Nagy, ISA Certified Arborist with Giroud Tree and Lawn. "The most qualified company will have deep experience in all parts of the tree removal operation. Price is always a consideration but it should not trump the company's ability to do the job safely."

Before starting work, tree removal crews who follow best practices will assess the work area. The crew will set up the job to maximize efficiency and prevent property damage. Finally, the crew must evaluate the proximity of the tree and workers to electrical lines. Tree crew members should be specially trained to work safely around electrical hazards. By federal law, a crew cannot work within 10 feet of a live electrical wire.

When the tree removal operation begins, the angles at which limbs are cut and the weight of each tree limb becomes critical. Limbs that look small from the ground can actually weigh more than the family car when they are cut and lowered from the tree. The tree crew must understand how each limb will behave when it swings free from the tree plus the rigging and equipment required to safely lower it to the ground.

Every tree removal has a unique set of challenges, concludes Rob Nagy. "When research on each company's capabilities is done before making a hiring decision, a homeowner is more likely to have the job done safely and be satisfied with the end result."

About Giroud Tree and Lawn Giroud Tree and Lawn specializes in tree service, tree removal and lawn care programs that make customers love doing business with the company since 1974. Serving Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, the company offers professional tree and lawn evaluation, tree pruning, tree removal, insect and disease control, fertilizing, stump removal and traditional and 100% organic lawn programs to keep lawns healthy and green . Giroud Arborists are certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and have the knowledge and experience required to properly diagnose, treat and maintain trees and lawn health. The company is Accredited by the Better Business Bureau and has been awarded the Angie's List Super Service Award every year since 2005. The "Giroud Treework for Charity" program donates free tree care services to parks, historical sites and other non-profit organizations located in the Company's service area. For more information, visit the company website at https://www.giroudtree.com or call 215-682-7704.

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Sewer repairs will block one Toledo street today and close lanes on another, the city transportation division announced.

Creekside Avenue will be closed just north of Sylvania Avenue, with no detour route posted, while Phillips Avenue will have lane restrictions between Haverhill Drive and Sylvania, officials said. Both projects are scheduled for completion by days end.

Also today, a Point Place tree-removal project postponed from last weekend will close 108th Street between 290th and 294th streets. That work also is scheduled to take one day to finish.

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Residents upset about the trees being cut down around the Barton Creek Country Club dont have much recourse at the course: the club is within Austins extraterritorial jurisdiction, and neither the city nor, with few exceptions, Travis County regulate what property owners can do with their trees there.

WatersMark neighborhood resident Debbie Courtney, who lives on the edge of the greens off of the golf course, said she was devastated to see a large oak near her home cut down.

They cut down a 100-year-old oak behind my house, Courtney said. They said it could cause problems with the greens, with fungus and stuff and the roots. Its all about making the turf better I felt a real kinship with this tree, and it wasnt discussed. I dont see the problem for the course; it wasnt that close to the greens. But theyre just whopping them all down.

Courtney is also on the architectural review committee of her neighborhood association, which is very strict about what residents can do with trees on their own properties, Courtney said. But they have no jurisdiction over Barton Creek Country Club.

I think its wrong, resident Sue Lowe said. I do understand having to keep the greens in shape, but they should have warned us. And I feel strongly that if they remove trees, they should replace them.

The club emailed its members a statement from its managing director David Jurcak, explaining that the taking down of the trees was necessary for the wellbeing of the course.

Over time, many of the trees on our golf courses began to impact the intended playability and proper conditions for turf growth, the statement reads. After much consultation and consideration, it was determined that in order to improve the playing experience some trees must be removed. It is simply impossible to grow grass under large canopies of shade.

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It is highly unlikely that youd find a property quite like this one on the local market today. Complete with 42 acres of lawn and woodlands including a 7-acre parcel, multiple stone terraces, and three distinct dwellings, this Boxford listing affords boundless possibilities. Whether you are an equestrian, a hobbyist, an artist, or simply a lover of nature, this could be your perfect fit. Proudly presented by Diane Zanni of By the Sea Sothebys International Realty, it lists for $1,650,000.

This home radiates an ambiance of solidity and permanence with seamless indoor and outdoor living space in a private and rare natural setting, saysZanni. Where it is rustic in nature, it provides you with the best of both worlds by eliminating the need to head north. Here, you can be on holiday all year long.

Custom built in 1975, the main house has recently received more than $300,000 in updates, resulting in a light and bright main level. The sunken living room is striking with 30- to 40-foot wood ceilings, built-in shelving, glass doors, and a fireplace with an intricately hand-carved surround. In the kitchen, find every amenity one might expect in a home of this caliber, such as granite counters, a center island with prep sink, a generous dining area, and top-of-the-line appliances that include a Bosch dishwasher and Viking stove. What may come as surprise is the absolutely arresting cedar room a $100,000 addition by the current owner. Just a few steps down, this hand-crafted space is simply unparalleled. Wrapped in the finest of woods from around the globe, it features three walls of floor-to-ceiling windows from which to admire the grounds, stunning indirect lighting, and easy access to a working greenhouse.

Sharing this spectacular floor is a master bedroom extraordinaire that features an expansive dressing room, front-to-back stone fireplaces, an attached sunroom with secluded terrace, a tremendous walk-in closet, and an en suite bath with a striking Asian flair. Topping it all off, a curved field stone stairway leads down to a wine tasting room and 5,000-bottle wine repository. The second story of this amazing residence is home to numerous bedrooms and two full baths.

Separate living quarters complete with several rooms, a full kitchen and a bath are located above the heated, two-story garage where a car enthusiast could easily store ten automobiles. A third building with cathedral ceiling would be ideal for a yoga studio or home office perhaps, suggests Diane. Additionally, this potential horse property brings with it a barn, an animal shelter, and a man-made pond.

This home was built to very precise specifications that center around its location. In the summer, all you can see for mile after mile is green. In the fall, it is a glorious, artists pallet, says Diane. It is the serenity of this country estate that beckons to ones sole. This is a vacation lifestyle lived all year long.

An open house at 240 Main St. in Boxford is planned for Sunday, July 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information on this astounding offering, call Diane at 617-529-8844.

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Diane Zanni

By the Sea Sothebys International Realty

617-529-8844

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The English Tudor house at 58 Andrews Drive in the Tokeneke neighborhood comprises stone, stucco and half timbering on its exterior faade.

The English Tudor house at 58 Andrews Drive in the Tokeneke neighborhood comprises stone, stucco and half timbering on its exterior faade.

The formal living room features a hand-carved stone fireplace mantel originally from Cambridge, England, exposed beams on the ceiling with decorative brackets.

The formal living room features a hand-carved stone fireplace mantel originally from Cambridge, England, exposed beams on the ceiling with decorative brackets.

Throughout the house, including the living room, there are numerous architectural details including decorative brackets and stained glass medallions.

Throughout the house, including the living room, there are numerous architectural details including decorative brackets and stained glass medallions.

In the living room there are two sets of French doors to the sunroom and a Juliet balcony on the second floor.

In the living room there are two sets of French doors to the sunroom and a Juliet balcony on the second floor.

The large sunroom has a slate floor, wood paneling on two walls, two walls of fieldstone and three skylights.

The large sunroom has a slate floor, wood paneling on two walls, two walls of fieldstone and three skylights.

Throughout the house, including the living room, there are numerous architectural details including decorative brackets and stained glass medallions.

Throughout the house, including the living room, there are numerous architectural details including decorative brackets and stained glass medallions.

The master bedroom suite is one of four bedrooms in this house.

The master bedroom suite is one of four bedrooms in this house.

The entrance foyer has a wide-planked wood floor and provides access into the sunken living room.

The entrance foyer has a wide-planked wood floor and provides access into the sunken living room.

The paved driveway is lined by stone walls, and it leads to the 2,912-square-foot house and its two-car attached garage.

The paved driveway is lined by stone walls, and it leads to the 2,912-square-foot house and its two-car attached garage.

The manicured backyard of this 1.4-acre property has open lawn, tall trees, and mature landscaping.

The manicured backyard of this 1.4-acre property has open lawn, tall trees, and mature landscaping.

On the Market: Majestic Tudor in Tokeneke School district with historic features

DARIEN Tudor Revival and English cottage-style houses were described in the 1928 Builders Home Catalog as a beautiful composition of shapely architectural forms, varied wall surfaces, projecting casements and rich, decorative detail.

On the website http://www.antiquehome.org, which includes the information about the home catalog, it continues that these styles were An outgrowth of the Queen Anne style favored for its storybook charm and design versatility, the Tudor Revival style was popular in many areas of the US from 1915 to about 1940. Such houses have a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof, and decorative half timbering is common in the gable and second story on the exterior.

That description fits the English Tudor house at 58 Andrews Drive in the Tokeneke neighborhood. The bottom half of the exterior faade comprises stone while the top is adorned with stucco and half timbering. It was built in 1939 and has 2,912 square feet of incredible architectural features, not the least of which is an impressive hand-carved stone fireplace mantel originally from Kings College, Cambridge, England in the sunken formal living room. Every one of the eight rooms has diamond-shaped leaded glass casement windows, the ones on the first floor have medieval stained glass medallions.

The house sits on a knoll of a 1.4-acre level and gently sloping property. Its paved driveway, which leads to the two-car attached garage, is bordered on both sides by stone walls. The house has a slate roof and a slate path leads from the driveway to the front entrance, the door of which has a decorative leaded glass window. From the foyer step down into the living room. In addition to the fireplace it has a vaulted exposed beamed ceiling, built-in bookshelves, wide-planked pegged wood floor, and bay window.

The stained glass medallions in the living room depict various family crests. In the formal dining room there are four window medallions, each depicting what appears to be one of the seven dwarfs. At the end of each of the multiple living room ceiling beams there are decorative, hand-carved brackets; they also depict crests. There is an interior Juliet balcony on the second floor that looks down into the living room.

Off the living room there is a large sunroom accessed through two sets of French doors. It has a slate floor, wood paneling on two walls, two walls of fieldstone, three skylights, and a door to the backyard. French doors with the same diamond-shaped leaded glass open into the dining room. A multi-paned cafe-style door provides entry into the kitchen, which has a hardwood floor, ceramic tile on the lower walls, double porcelain sinks, and a built-in wine rack. The first floor also has an office, which could serve as a bedroom if necessary. It has a full bath.

ABOUT THIS HOUSE

STYLE: English Tudor

ADDRESS: 58 Andrews Drive

PRICE: $1,739,000

ROOMS: 8

FEATURES: water community, 1.4-acre level and gently sloping property, generator, professionally landscaped, deer fencing, flagstone terrace, balcony, skylights, one fireplace, stucco walls, stone walls, front and rear staircases, sprinkler system, proximity to Pear Tree Point Beach and Tokeneke Park, convenient to town and train, two-car attached garage, slate roof, pull down attic stairs, unfinished basement, four bedrooms all en suite, four full baths

SCHOOLS: Tokeneke Elementary, Middlesex Middle, Darien High School

ASSESSMENT: $1,179,080

MILL RATE: 16.16 mills

TAXES: $18,594

On the second floor, the master suite has a dressing room and full bath. Another bedroom is also en suite. Then step down into a third bedroom that has a rear staircase down to the kitchen and mudroom area.

Outside, the property has open lawn, mature landscaping, and a large stone patio for relaxing and entertaining. It is encircled by wrought iron railings. Trellises on the back of the house are covered with wisteria vines. Adding to the privacy of this property, besides is landscaping, is the configuration of the property, which abuts Delafield Island Road. That means no one will ever build behind this house.

This property is convenient to downtown, Tokeneke Elementary School, Tokeneke Park, and the train station.

There will be an Open House on Sunday (July 30), 1-3 pm.

For more information or to make an appointment to see the house contact Heather Raymond of Deirdre McGovern & Team/William Raveis Real Estate at 203-252-8645 of heather.raymond

@raveis.com.

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