The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-15
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Tie list Of improvements for the year
is appropriately headed with the new
residence of L. w. Lewis, on the corner
Of Fifth sd Market, which hiss just
been completed pad has attract
ed notice and favoraple COM
ment from sVery observer. Our report
er recently had the pleasure of viewing
this attractive and substantial new house
from within and without Il is large
two and 3 half story frame structure.
with q basement under the entire
The basement walls of solid, heavy ma
sorry extend three feet or more above
the surface and fern handsome found
alton for the superstructure. The gables
ofthe south, west and north end are taste
fully finished. There are four yerandas,
one on the west front, one On the south.
one on the north side. snd enc extend
ing around the southeast corner. There
Is bay window on the west. and one on
the south. The lawn. which is to
be sodded, is gradually sloping to the
streets endbased with low wall with
dressed stone coping, and large pillars
at the corners, and similar pillars and
stone steps at the Getaways. II would
be- di6icult to imagine an improvement
on the general appearance of the resi-
denee and surroundings from without
The main entrance from the west
leads into large hall, 9xSs feet. This
commentaries directly with the parlor,
sitting room, library aod rear rooms,
and with the second story By stairway
with soldid walnut balustrade with
ebony finish. Under this stairway Is
cIoset, practically designed to take the
place of hat and coat racks. usually a
part Of the hall furniture. Besides this
hall and the closets and pantries, there
are SIX rooms on the first floor and eight
on tne second. All the windows are Of
single pane plate-glass, and the. hall
doors are fitted with cathedral glass.
The parior Is the southeast room, and
IS 1922 feet It ia connected with the
hall and with the seiting-ruom To the
east OF it by large slid
ing doors. The CRATE is
surrounded by a hand-orne manteI of
solid cherry. tile trimmed. The sitting
room is 1924 feet, and extends south
beyond the main building. giving 1t, in
addition to the h ali entrance, a door to
the west opening on the south veranda-
The manlel about the CRATE iu this room
is oak, natural wood finish, with a Dor
der of thing within. The library is at
the east end of the hail and has a north
exposure. The dining room is east OF
the sitting room aud directly CO. nected
with sink and pantry on the east and
the kitchen on the north. The kitchen,
which is ths northeast Toom. and has g
north door, extends east beyond the main
bulldog, giving It also south entrance
from the vtranda exteniIng around the
southeast corner. Connected with the
kitchen is large store room not prevI
ouslY enumerated, aad from the
kitchen ia the inner cell r-way. The
up-stairc TO as are all acce BILE from
on m iii hlll which has rear as wei
as a 'front.' stairway. They are also ali
elegantly fiaisAed. Wei lighted and pro-
vIde1 with sratss or registers. 10 the
main b j is large clothes lress and a
commodioIs wardrobe From the
northeast room is the entrance to the
attic, from the various gsb'es Of which
a good view of the whole city and tn
country for miles around can be oh
taiu ed In this APP rtmen; large water
tank has been arranged which c,mmun.
-one OF which is on each of the
main floors. Every thing is arranged
for couvsnicnse and comfort Between
the kitchen ard dining room are doors
with double acting hinges. swinging
both ways, ventIlating pipe extends
from the basement to the very top;
water pipe communicates with dry
well thIgtY- tl7e feet deep; the house is
provided with wster and gas; the sink
aud baths a7a provided WITH hot end
cold wA,ef and the basement is s,rang-
ed for ihs Placing of d furnace
j. Carr ri Letvenw worth was the COZ
tractor; f. F. Sprsgue did the caenter
work, and Griffith 81 E~iog were the
plumbers tor this residence.
Mr. Lewis is one of our leading con
tractors and is a hard aad faithful
worker. FL. is 10 be congratulated upon
having such an elegant home and AT the
same time adding so materially to the
gencr i ,bsprov, men: Of the city.