Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-14
A Tasteful Residence,

A fine'residence, very tasteful in every re- | spect is that of Silas E. Burrows, Esq.,, on Temple street, near Grove, recently com l pleted. The original residence was pur- l chased by Mir. Burrows of John s. Beach ! Esq. It was the home of Mir. Beach in his boyhood and of his father before him. Mr. Burrows has had it rebuilt, the roof raised
 and changed in pitch, the whole interior re-
 newed while bow windows, oriel windows, a
 French balcony, and wide verandas encircling | the entire front and portion of one side,
 have been added, all in a very tasteful and l graceful style of architecture. A brick addi- | tion of considerable size has been erected in | the rear, furnished with a side entrance and
 the whole place has been given an air of finish
 and elegance, complete in all respects and very l creditable to Temple street and vicinity, that
 fine portion of the city where so many of our | first citizens reside The interior vies and | surpasses the exterior in tastefulness and ele- gance. Every leading room is newly carpet ed in Wilton Administer and body Brussels,
 and each provided with entirely new and
 beautiful furniture built specially for Mr.
 Burrows in Newport R. l., the whole inte-
 rior being given the appearance of one of the elegant Newport cottages. Each room is
 specially fitted and furnished throughout in
 furniture, gas fixtures and decorative paper
 hangings with elegant borders, all elegantly
 matching, the same spirit of tastefulness per
 vading every department. The furniture of
 the principal parlor is of ebony, upholstered
 in crimson velvet. The furniture of the com
 panion parlor has not yet arrived, but will be
 equally beautiful and unique in design The
 furniture of another room is wholly of birds'-
 eye maple, of another ash, of another but
 ternut, of another oak. The Queen Anne style reigns in one, the Eastlake in another;
 one room is the blue room, all hues and col ors blending in that direction, while another is the pink room, with equally pretty effect
 The nursery is like the other rooms, a model of taste, decorated in a prevailing design, with polished brass bedstead, rich paper hangings, on which, up to a suitable height, are displayed charming scenes well calculated to enlist the ardent sympathy of the youth full mind with it's successive delinea- tions of The House that Jack Built and supplementing border to match. The premises are equipped most completely in all respects, the kitchen l and laundry hoored in walnut strips, and 1 provided with the most improved apparatus, l the cellar wide, spacious and we'll lighted, 1 with very fine steam heating apparatus, wine | room, storage room etc. The principal gas | fixtures are very tasteful and elegant, and | were specially made to order. In the wide | spacious hallway is set of new furniture | made to resemble precisely the antique, such | as were in use in fine residences where pow dered wigged Senators and courtly danes presided a century ago. At the head of the easy ascent of hall stairs is a fine window of stained glass richly embellished with scenes depicting flowers, vines, butterflies and birds Directly of the main hallway, adjoining the bottom of the ascent of stairs, is elevator suitable for two or three persons, which delicate lady can operate. It is worked simply by weight and pulley and communicates with the main passage way on the second floor. It is great convenience and luxury as well, and 3 New Haven visitor has decided immediate y upon having one put in his residence The grounds in front and rear have been fneIyJ improved, while in summer fountain will play and the yeranda will be curtained