The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-08-22
!yew Residences in w,chiLs,

| lac colne-to-stay Cas- OF Wichit"'s citizens
are upon ever hand moving "out OF the Oh
house iGto the new,r and with slrh rapidly
! that Two or three years or, will fiji om lit
| tie city enc Of Che wost pl.s.an; aud finely
uilt witi.ai, in The VEST.
Yesterday W. II. SterNberg. who has just
mpleted large, substantial I'D hand some
residence for Mr.. Peter Getto, showed US the
plans and elevations of a residence that he
has just commenced on block south of the
Avenue for Mr.. Chas. L. Miller The style
of the house is OF the "Queen Anne Cottage"
fortythrce by sixty-eight feet on the groaad,
exclusive Of four porches. two Of which latter
are Sx2i and Gxs0 respectively. The house is
two stories high with a sisteen-foot roof.
which contains number OF double dormers
highly ornamented. The buildng fronts cas- t
and north with four gables, each gable being
constructed with peculiar projection The
north front is octagon and the roof high goth
ic The main root is surmounted by iron
cresting the finals OF which are five ieet high.
The windows are al, single light sash All
projections of roofs. capitals, dormers, and
SO forth, are supported 10y rich cut brackets
aud mouldings. The house contains two halls
and two stairways with ten rooms down.
stairs and thirteen rooms upstairs, exclusive
of closets, presses, etc, The sitting room is
l6x22 feet, the diung-room 1Gxis feet, and
sign is beautiful. The structure is OF wood
throughout, and will cost about 5000. Mr..
Sternberg is evidently number one builder,
besides he has recommendation from the
business men OF Norwich, New York, his old
home, where he putup many costly buildings,
and from an architect il New York City,
which speak in the highes. terms OF his abili-
ty. We congratulate Mr.. Miller on the pros
pect of one of the finest houses in this Sec
ton of the State. We forgot TO state that ali
the main rooms below will be ornamented
with stucco work.
The residence Of Mr.. Getto. alluded 10
above, is full two stores, hip-rooi, aud ccn-
tains twelve rooms and two halls. The ground
floor covers 3SxiS feet.
Mr. j. ii. Alley, in the Fourth ward, and
adjoining his present residence, is building a
fine house. Messrs. sullivan and Siiiihammcr
are the contractors. This residence Will be
peculiar in its outlines aud hard TO describe
on paper. II VIII be S,x4s feet from out 10
out, full two stories, OF wood. with gothic
root and four gables. The main bgilding is
in the form o, an l., with kitchen. pantry and
bathroom in a rear projection. lobby CT
hall in the angle of the main building. will
be surrounded on both sides with rorchcs
and vii! contain two stairways and en- frances
10 the main building. The windows will be
single light sash, the ceilings ten foot in the
clear. The dning-room. parlor. aui sitting
room each l6xi6. Mr.. Aiey's new home will
cost about 50 900, and he has splendid loea-
ton with east aud south front.
There are, in addition 20 the Shove three or
four other new residences in course OF con-
siruction. among the number Wall. Wood
mans aud c. ii. Ab5ott's, which we mus, &C.
scribe hereafter when we have more room.