The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-24
A FINE RESIDENCE.
EsOusekes ping Made Easy.

.A lHoI .16-AuHa
A few days age We took a look
through the new residence of H. c.
Gwathmey, Esq, aad we're astonished
at the comfortable appointments of
the house. We think Slight deserip-
ton will not be uninteresting to cur
readers. roy
The building is a fac two-story
brick, in the center of lot $50 feet
square, which is situated on the cor
ner of Second and Gum Streets.
The house is built 50 as to have
splendid ventilation throughout. The
walls are hollow, SO as to insure cool
ness and dryness. The finish Of all
the wood work in the interior is com
posed of white pine and black walnut
oiled and vanished, and is the latest
and most desirable style.
The house is large and roomy, with
two large halls, one down stairs and
one up stairs. The floors are of
yellow pine, with cedar strips TO keep
moths out of the carpets. Every
room in the second story is supplied
with a wardrobe containing FIVE draw
ers. and there is one little room that
is intended to keep woolen goods sand
furs in, and all the drawers are made
entirely of cedar. The size Of each
closetis four by five feet4 og
The design Of the house is excellent,
and reflects great credit on Mr..
Gwathmey, who himself designed the
style Of his residence. The bathroom
is a great convenience, and is elegantly
fitted up with all the latest +" innoya-
tions,2 There are eight CRATES and the
same number of elegant slate NANTES.
By a simple arrangement the ashes
from each CRATE pass down a slide I'M
der the CRATE, and are deposited in
brick alright compartments in the
cellar, and need only be cleaned out
once a year. The cellar is under the
entire building, and the Mushrooms
in one apartment of the same.
The kitchen IS supplied With one of
Niles Star Ranges" which is a
great convenience. Hot and cold
water is carried through pipes to every
room, and also 20 the cellar. The
pantry Is fitted up elegantly, with
series Of closely fitting drawers. which
are to be labelled, and in which coffee,
sugar, crackers, etc, will be kept.
The large stairway that leads up
from the main hall is a fine piece Of
work, and there are no nails in it, all
the work being put together by screws
from the inside, and reflects much
credit on the workmen.
Most new houses will settle down,
more or less, and in all such the doors
bind. Mr.. Gwathmey has a bridge
over his parlor folding doors. so that
the walls viii have to settle six inches
before the doors can bind. In the
front door will be two large isnes Of
heavy plato glass, which have not yet
been put in. - - g. y 90
Mr.. Gwathmey has not built an ex-
pensive residence, but it will cost MIN
about $4,000, which is very cheap,
and in few years, after sufficient
time has elapsed to allow his grounds
to be bcautifed, he will have-oae of
the finest residences in our city.
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this. connection to mention the names
Of those who have done the work on
the house. The carpenter work was
done by Dyson & England, and is we'll
done; the brick work is by Green
Bellamy; the stone work BY Dannet-
tell & Kroeger; plastering by Rodgers
and DeLong; painting by G. ID.
Chubbs; plumbing By Gibson and
Welsh; gas fitting by Ronald Fisher;
and the doors, builders hardware,
slate, flooring, and slate mantles were
furnished by Babcock & Steele, pro-
prietors of the Builders Emporium.
Taken altogether, the house is a
novel one, and with all ITS convenien-
ces it is appropriately styled house
keeping made easy" There are seve-
raj other fine residences In course of
| erection, and when finished, We pro-
pose to notice their leading features.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINT
MENTs.-Col. George 7. Simopson of
Mt. Vernon was appointed, some time
since, Assistant Assessor for Posey
County. and is now acting as such.
DR.. Thomas Sharp, of Owensville,
has been appointed to the same Office
in Gibson County, and is performing
the duties thereof.
VIM. J. Keith, Esq Of Newburgh,
is a recent appOintee to a similar po
sition in Warrick County.
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