Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31

of st. Anthony hill, which has long been
known as the Selby place. The grounds
lying between Dayton and Selby avenues,
at the crossing of Summit avenue, have a
commanding position worthy of the pala
tial structure, and have been universally
recognized as affordlng the best of sites
for dwelling house in all that part of the
city. The house occupying ground space
of 86x90 feet is built wholly of fine buff
colored stone from the Kasota quarries.
1t is two stories above the basement, with
a mansard story and tower story above.
The style architecturally, is French Renais-
sance. In construction it is semi-fre
proof, the main partition walls being of
brick and special fire protection being
given at all exposed points. The large
grounds, elevated above the surrounding
streets, are enclosed by walls of Kasota
stone, and at the entrance to the grounds
the gateways are hung on massive orna-
mented piers Of the same stone. The
grounds have been graded to harmonic
with the approaches 20 the house and the
old trees OF the place have mostly been
preserved, although some had to be low
cred several feet by taking the earth from
underneath their roots. AT this time the
masons, carpenters, joiners and fnishers
have completed their work and the build
ing is in possession of the decorators.
The main entrance is from the porch on
the Summit avenue front, through YES
tlbuie into wide hall which runs to the
grand stairway at the rear of the
main part of the building, where it inter
scots at right angles with the hallway from
the carriage entrance on the Dayton ave-
nue. side. The vesiibules on both sides
are finished to pond with the halls,
IN English oak, and are lit by stained
glass windows. The ceilings CT the halls
will be hand painted in oil and the walls
will be hung in chocolate brown draperies.
AT the right or Dayton avenue side of the
main hall are the two parlors,
divided by a columned archway, closed
with heavy damask curtains. The front
room is square and the rear enlarged by
an octagon bay. The two are finished
white, in style of Louis Ouatorze. The
back parlor will be hung in shell pink bro
caded plush. The front Or reception room
will be hung in electric blue. In both
the ceilings will be hand painted
in oil. On the Selby avenue
side of the main hall at the Summit aven-
ne front is the sitting room, finished in
mahogany, and in style French Renais-
ance. From this room large plate glass
doors open into the conservatory. Over
the fireplace is a cabinet mantel with
large beveled plate mirror for Its center.
Double sliding doors open into the main
hall, and here it may be remarked that the
reception room, parlor, sitting room and
dining room each open into the
hall by large sliding doors. The
diaing hall, at rear of the sitting room
is finished in English oak, in strict French
renaissance style. 1t has recessed side
board ornam ented with mirrors and enclos-
ing silver safe, and the large door to the
hall carries heavy mirror. From this
room also there is han isome glass door
to the conservatory.
The main staircase leading from the
two halls to the upper stories is built of
English oak, which is, like all the wood
hnis h of the interior, in natural color and
with perfect polish. 1t is deliberately
carved by hand and marvel
of painstaking, artistic work. The foot
posts at the bottom of the stairs, designed
for carrying chandeliers, are said to have
each required about sixty days work of
skillful carver. The side hall, from the
carriage entrance. or porte cochere, leads
direct to the library and Mr.. Kittson's
private rooms. The library is
circular in shape, finished in
mahogany, with SIX stained
glass windows, each of the windows being
embelIished with portrait of some ia
NOUS author. The walls, where not occu-
pied by the book cases, will be hung in
heavy brocaded tapestry interviewer with
gold foil, and the eoorating artists ex-
peet to place their master pieces of oil
painting on the ceiling. The sleeping
room and bath room en- suite with the
library are finished in the same styIe
with it.
At the rear of the first floor are the
kitchen, servants dining room and three
large pantries all finished in oak, Eastlake
IN style, with walls tinted. The buffers
pantry connects the kitchen with the
dining room.
In the basement is the launtry finished
IN butternut, and the drying and ironing
rooms, each supplied with modern fittings:
also the servants bath room, the wine
cellar, store rooms, vegetable cellar, and
SO OF with heating and ventilatirg appsr-