Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-23
ANOTHER SPLENDID RESIDENCE.

Perhaps the most complete conveniently
arranged and beautiful residence OF all the
fine residences of which We have made men
ton in these columns, is that of Mr.. K. d.
Rows No. 629 North Lawrence avenue. This
fine structur is of brick and in general out
line is about thirty feet square and two
stories high. 1t is built on a very fine site
$50 feet square, which is being graded and
prepared for beautiful lawn. The build
ing has just been completed and furnished,
but the walks are not yet down and the
space directly in front is not yet graded.
The site is in one of the most fashionable
neighborhoods on that beautiful avenue,and
this new addition to its sttrsctiveness is the
most imposing and beautiful structure on
the street.
The style of architecture might be termed
the Amerlcanized Queen Anne. The exterior
walls are of an irregular octagonal shape. Ihe
cornice, windows and portlcoes are artistic
and beautiful, and the exterior view might
well be styled grand. In the facade two tine
plate glass windows with side wings and
crowned with an arch OF carved stone look
out on Lawrence avenue. This wing pro-
iects two feet out beyond the north wing, in
which il the entrance, and presents an end
to the front, in the gable of which is
double window Of varied colored mosaic
tile, decorative ornament of real beauty.
A neat little portico crowns the entrance
Passing within, the visitor is in spacious
and beautiful ante hall, into which all the
rooms on the ground floor open, and IN
which is the entrance to noble, broad
platform stairs. with four fine pilasters Of
black cherry inlaid with enamel panels in
deep green.
At the left of the ante hall is the entrance
TO the parlor and reception
room, a commodious, BEAUTIFULLY arranged
and elegantly furnished apartment which
opens into an elegant drawing room through
sliding doors. These apartments are laid
with Wilton velvet carpet, bought at Finlay
Ross furniture emporium on Main street
They are furnished with magnificent chan
deliers and fire place with beautiful Italian
marble nantes and facings, furnished by
o. B. Stocker. The drawing room looks out
upon the grounds at the south side through
noble bay window, and it also opens into
the spacious dining room by sliding doors,
SO that these main apartments of the lower
floor can be thrown open so as to make one
apartment. The carpet in the dining room
is Brussels. The latter room is handsomely
furnished and appropriately decorated with
| fruit pieces and other ornamentation.
The family bed chamber is at the rear OF
| the drawing room and opens into it and the
| main hall. 1t is very commodious cham
Der and furnished in style in harmony
with the whole. The kitchen, a fine large,
airy room, complete in all its appointments
and supplied with splendid range and a
steam heater All the main apartments
above and below are furnished with steam
heaters There is a family closet with
marble finish on the lower floor near the
family chamber and another on the upper
floor adjoining fine bath room. trap
door opens from the dining room to the
kitchen. The buttery is as conveniently ar
ranged as any We have seen-in fact, the
whole structure is very convenient IN
its appointments, and Mrs. Roys informed
| our reporter that his motive was to con-
struct comfortable home rather than
magnificent establishment. The basement
is divided into five apartments, in one OF
which is the heating furnace. Retracing
our steps to the main hall We ascend thu
broad stairs with its rich carpet and fint
ourselves in broad hall. This floor is like
the lower one, divided into five principa
apartments, all opening into the main hall
The principal of these is commodiou
library room and general business room.
fine, large apartment on the north side To-
Mr. Rays mother, which is elegantly fitte'
UP and connected by n. hall will
the south side of the hose so a
TO admit the south breeze to this ladie
chamber In fact all the principal apart
ments are SO arranged as to admit the souti
breeze. There is closet or clothes pres
joined TO every chamber. Inc whole nous
is supplied with hot and cold water ant
every main room has steam heater and
marble cased fire place. The arrangement
for supplying water are peculiar and origin
al. There is an attic cistern with filte
that holds twenty barrels, which is intended
for the bed rooms. Then there is on outsid
cistern of $50 barrels capacity, and ther
there is the water works connection, s.
there can be no danger of a water famine
Having made but very brief inspection G
this fine home our description is necessaril
imperfect. Terry & Dumont are the archi
tects and Mr.. Sternburg the builder Tn
structure, independent of furniture cost
little less than $4,000. 1t is model
perfection, convenience and beauty.