A reader sent a request for more photo outtakes. In fact, he wondered if I could make available all of the photos that didn't make it into the book. That is a fair question. Unfortunately, the answer is that I cannot. Museums, for example, require contracts that limit the use of images of objects in their collections. I have permission to use those images in my book but not in other ways. Some homeowners also requested that images be used only for the book or for book promotion. I will, of course, honor those requests which I see as entirely reasonable. Thus, I can make only some of the photos available.

The photo I am sharing today is from the dining-room of the Mary Ranney house. Mary Ranney was a draftsperson in the Greene & Greene office. In 1907 she built a home in the "Little Switzerland" neighborhood, in close proximity to Charles Greene's house, the Cole house, the Hawks house, the first Van Rossem house, the Irwin house, the White sisters' house and the site where the Gamble house would soon appear. The design of the house is credited to Mary Ranney herself.

This dining-room is a wonderful space with ample natural light. The port orford cedar paneling and trim were stripped of paint during a very careful restoration. Typical of Greene & Greene work, the level of detail is high and the execution is flawless.

According to Ted Bosley's outstanding biography of the Greenes, Mary Ranney left Greene & Greene in 1913 to found the Westridge School for Girls in Pasadena. The school is still educating young women today. Interestingly, the school's campus now includes the Robert Pitcairn house, a Greene & Greene gem from 1906.