The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-26
A MODEL DWELLING.
The Kimball Residence on
Main Street.
A PALACE OF COZINESS.
Description and Details OF n Hand
some aud Substantial
Residence.
PALACE OF cozINEsS.

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pleasure of going through the building
recently with Messrs. Dallas and
Hedges, and taking few notes on the
marvels of modern improvement which
are everywhere manifest. Nothing that
taste should suggest or money could
procure seems to have been omitted
from the arrangements. The total cost
will be about $l5, 900. The residence will
be ready for occupancy within the next
three weeks.
The dwelling. has frontage of Al
feet on Main street, and extends back
SIS feet. 1t is two stories in hight, the first
story being u feet and the second II
feet high, with 2x12 ioists throughout
the entire house. The main entrance
| faces Main street, and Is approached by
easy steps to the porch with futed
| columns and ornamental caps. Through
! the heavy walnut doors you enter the
vestIbule, 5X10 feet, which is to have
| wood carpeting of an artistic pattern.
| The vestibule doors have cut glass to
furnish light to the hail. Passing
| through the vestibule we enter the large
| hall 10x30 III which the main stair and
! lavatOry are situated. On the north
side are situated the parlOr and library,
connected by sliding doors; the parlor
has bay window. at the west end, and
| the room itself is 16X19 The library
obtains light through mullion windows
on the north, and has a dimension of
l6x14 feet. On the south side of the
hall are the sitting and dining-rooms.
| These rooms are also divided by sliding
doors, and single sliding doors enter
out into the hall. The sitting-roOm is
in front and the dining-rOOm in the
rear. The dining-roOm is 16X19 feet,
with corner fire place. while in the Cd
posite corner Is placed the silver closet,
filled up with drawers, movable
shelves and glass doors. On the
east side of this room and under
an arch, an alcOve 4x7 feet, for the re-
ceptiOn OF the sidebOard is placed. This
recess has an arched ceiling and orna-
mental brackets. Leading out of the
dining room on the east we come to the
china closet, fitted up with shelves,
drawers and sink, with hot and cold
water attachments. The head of the
cellar stairs entered this closet. It is
situated between the dining room and
kitchen. The kitchen is room 15q15
feet, is fitted up with sink, drip board
and table and range. The sink Is of
iron, and beneath the table are shelves
for pots, etc, This room is wainscoated
and grained in imitation of oak. The
kitchen pantry is on the south side, and
is fitted up with shelves, drawers, tables,
wire doors and hanging bins. This
closet is grained in imitation of oak.
The laundry, east of the kitchen, has
three OF Motifs laundry tubs, with hot
and cold water attachments. The store
room is in connection with the laundry
and the coal cellar is beneath these
two rooms. Two pOrches are placed in
the rear-One leads to the kitchen and
laundry and one to the servants stairs
and rear hall. Going to the front again.
we ascend the broad, easy stairs, made
of Spanish cedar, with carved newal
posts, to the second floor. The
hall on this floor is the same size
as the lower one. At the west end
and through an arch, small alcove is
placed; this leads out onto the porch
through mulliOn windows. The second
floor is laid out into six bedrooms,
bathroom and two halls. The bedrooms
each have large closet in connection
with them, and stationary washstands,
with oval basins, are placed i'll three of
the rooms and the bath room. The
bath room is model one, being fitted
up with Motifs patent pOrcelain-lined
tubs, with plated fixtures, washstand
and patent water closet, with the tank
attachment. The rear hall has an easy
stairway to the first floor. All the
doors on the second floor and in the
rear on the first floor, are fitted with
large transoms, with filters, etc. All
the windows have the Atwell patent
fasteners, which are sure means of
proper ventilation. Directly under the
roof are situated two large copper-lined
tanks, holding $50 gallons of hot water
and 800 gallons of cold. Every wash
basin, sink, bath tub, and laundry tubs
are connected with these tanks, and are
independent of the city waterworks.
The hot water is furnished by boiler
situated in the cellar, which is capable
Of heating 800 gallons per hour. All
the rooms on the first floor and two
bed rooms on the second floor have fire
/ ices with tile hearths and facingS, and
Walnut and cherry mantels. Each fire
place has a separate flue, to carry ashes
to the ash pits in the basement Besides
the fire places for heating purposes the
building is furnished with steam heat !
ing apparatus. The boiler is situated in |
the basement, and one pound of steam |
is capable Of furnishing sufficient heat !
for the entire house. The first floor has |
what is called the indirect system, and |
the second floor the direct system OF
heating. Gas and electric wire are
PLACED throughout the entire house. !
Ventilation Is secured through the centre |
pieces on the ceilings, and also through !
CRATES on the outer walls.
Dallas and Hedges were the architects. |
John Snyder did the mason works, Wat |
son Bros. furnished the cut stone, Jas.
Mcdonald the plastering, AIidgley q
Sons the plumbing and steam heating,
L. Morris furnished the tiles, the Nit
chell Furniture Co., of Cincinnati, |
through Mr.. Henry Dinwoody furn-
ished the mantels, T. Cracroft the
painting, s. c. Dallas, the carpenter
work, Mason & Co. the inside
finish and doors. Sierra Nevada Com
pany the lumber, and Anglo-American
Company the shingles.