The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07

From the first mentioned porch we en-
ter, through wide double door, into a
vestibule l0x6 feet. This is floored
with porcelain tiles, laid in beautiful
patterns. From this another door ad-
mits us into hall 9x27 feet, in which
is Il wide fight of stairs leading to the
second floor. Turning from the hall to
the right, we pass into parlor lGx2l
feet, not including two bay windows,
one octagonal opening to the front and
the other square opening on the west
side. In the rear of the parlor is din
ing room l4xl9 feet. This also has a
large octagonal bay window opening to
the west. On the left or east side of
the hall is sitting-room l1xlS feet
with large octagonal bay window
opening towards Franklin street, and in
the rear of this is bed room l713xl7,
with two windows on the east side and
one in the rear.
Passing through the hall beyond the
stairway, a door leads US into narrow
er hall, 10 feet long, which opens into
another l711@x7 feet, leading from the
east or Franklin street door, IN the rear
of the bedroom mentioned above
There is also stairway in this leading
to the upper story, and under this is
the stairs to the cellar. In the rear of
this hall is another bedroom l2xl5 feet.
Back of the dining room, on the oppo-
site side of the house, is the pantry
l5x7 feet and, in its rear, kitchen
15%xl6I. In the rear of the building
is one story addition, also, of brick.
l3xl4 feet, which is used as laundry,
The second floor is divided exactly as
the floor below, into bedrooms over the
parlor, dining room, sitting room, bed.
rooms and kitchen, making four large
handsome chambers and two smaller,
but still large and comfortable. Over
the pantry is large bath room. Ev-
cry bedroom is provided with one or
more cloth presses and closets, and sew
eral Of these are located at convenien.
points in the halls. The attic story is
unfinished, but is SO planned that it
may be divided as the lower stories aret
afording the same number of comforta-
BILE, airy and well-lighted rooms. From
the attic short flights of stairs lead into
the cupo]a, which is l1111 feet, and
from which Red Wing and it's vicinity
may be seen completely, except on the
west side, where the bluff obstructs the
view.
In our experience of nearly thirty
years as a newspaper writer, in the
course of which it has been our duty to
describe residences IN Washington city,
Baltimore, Cincinnati and St. Paul, we
do not think we ever saw better fin.
ished residence in every respect than
this of Mr.. Sheldon, or one more COM
pletely furnished with all the modern
coveniences Of first class house. The
furnace heats it throughout in the cold.
est weather, so that it is comfortable
in every part, yet in all the principal
rooms there are open fireplaces, and in
the others stoves may be placed when
ever lrequired. In the kitchen is a
"Stag's head range, said to be the best
in use. Attached to this is an appar-
atus for heating water and forcing it
into pipes conveying it to the bathroom
and every bedroom in the house.
There is also force pump in the kitch-
en- for forcing cold water into a large
tank in the attic, whence it is conducted
into the several rooms. The wash
stands in the bedrooms are of beautiful
patterns and were designed and built
by Mr.. B. F. Nichols, one of the car.
penters employed on the building. They
all have marble tops and large basins.
One of the most beautiful features Of
this building are the mantles in the
principal rooms. There are seven of
these. That in the parlor is of white
statuary or Carrarian marble; that in
the sitting room of Tennessee marble;
that in the chamber over the sitting room
of marble from the St. Anne quarry in
Belgium; that in the dining room of
Vermont marble and the other three
are of marbelized state. The hearths
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