Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-15

blinds of the same material; and is wain- scotted to the same night as the halls. The material used is ''quartered" Western white oak. The s'quartering" consists in saving from the outside to the center of the stick, thus showing the "leaders' which constitute the chief beauty of oak, to the best possible advantage. At the east end of the dining room is a long French window affording entrance to the vSanda. The pantry, which opens south from the dining room, is model of com pleteness and convenience. On all sides are shelves reaching to the ceiling and en- closed with panel doors. Under the coun- ter shelf are drawers and cupboards, and at the east end of the room is a marble slab with copper sink, supplied with hot and cold water.
 The staircases are four and one half feet wide, of black walnut, with heavy balus- ters and rails, fine ornamental "newel" post at the foot, and ornamental posts at each turn. the whole lower flight being wainscotted up to the landing of the second floor. The doors and shutters of the lower story all have bronze trim mings and figured enameled hinges, with ''steeple" tips. All plastered corners are protected by heavy, turned, black walnut ''fenders." Upstairs there are six large chambers opening into hall of the same width as below, with fireplace and fur mace register in each. In the second story of the ell there is large bath room. with bath tub, basin and water closet, finished in black walnut. and altogether as con- plete and convenient as ingenuity can make it.
 Opposite the bath room is 0 maids closet, with deep slop sink from which a pipe leads into the sewer and obviates the necessity of carrying the s1ops down the stairs. This closet is supplied with hot and cold water. From the main hall in this story opens linen closet, 43x6, fitted with large drawers, shelves, etc. In the attic are five pleasant bed rooms, aud the upper halls are lighted by ceiling light of stained glass.
 The floors are double, "deadened" with three thicknesses of a heavy paper, the upper being of narrow, soft pine. very solidly laid.
 The kitchen is in the ell, fitted up with every imaginable convenience, with a number of small rooms attached, and with servants rooms in the second story. Speaking tubes lead from the kitchen to both the large halls and the water supply and other requisites are all fully provided for.
 The cellar is cemented throughout, par titioned with brick. has a neat laundry under the ell, and is furnished with a large furnace fitted with every conceivable appliance for convenience and safety. The cellar walls are solidly laid, and are built of Rhode Island granite where ex- posed to view outside.
 Just back of the house is brick cis- tern l6 feet deep and 15 feet in diameter and holding 726 bbls. From this cistern, water is thrown by force pump into tank in the attic, whence it can be drawn through pipes on either floor of the house. The main sewer pipes are very large, and discharge several hundred feet from the house. The danger and inconvenience sometimes resulttus from having the water sucked from the ''traps" by the strong draft through long sewer pipes. is obviated by running small pipes from two of the ''traps" to the roof.
 The material of which this house is built is the very best of it's kind in every instance and the workmanship that of the very best city houses. The foundations were prepared by mason from Woodbury; the plastering and stucco work was done by Messrs. Lawton & Lee, of Providence; the timing, heating and plumbing, by Alfred Hopkins, of Bridge port; the fire places and marble mantels were furnished by the Tingley Marble Co.,, of Providence; the wood mantels, by Will liam Morlock, of Providence; doors, sash and blinds, by the Pawtucket, Lumber & Builders Supply Co.,; stairs. by Wm. Sweet. of Providence; cresting, by Henry F. Edwards. of Worcester; underpinning, by the Oneco Quarry Go. (R. Ll.
 Not only is this house built of the choic- est materials, but it is a marvel of com plete workmanship throughout. There is not Q cabinet maker in Litchfield county who does as neat work as the ioiners who built thls house. Every fit is perfect, every detail complete, and the perfection of city workmanship is brought into the country to an extent that has never be- fore been equallad in this part of the state; if indeed it can be found this side of the Le Grand Lockwood place in Nor walk. The architect who furnished the plans of this residence is Gen. Wm. R. Walker, of Providence, R. I. It has been no small undertaking, however, to build house of this first class style SO far from the places where the material and work men are obtained, and the credit for the successful accomplishment of such an en- terprise IS chiefly dne to Mir. Alonzo W. Stanley. of Providence, the builder under whose personal supervision the work has been done. He laid the stills of the house on the 18th of August last, and completed the building on the 10th instant. This time is very short one for the making of so many contracts. and accomplishing so much work, SO thoroughly and any gen. tleman who wishes @ fine residence built at reasonable cost, and with little
 trouble on his own part. can hardly do
 better than engage the services of so
 shrewd and energetic builder.
 We hear widely differing estimates of
 the cost of this fine private residence. \ There has been a great deal of exnensive