Daily Republican., 1886-06-26
FOURTH EDITION.
= 4 Capelio's Handsome Home.I

Amongst the manys tfne resideI ices
that have been erected In the couI try
nv Wilminstcn business mea thato5 A.
a Csnelle' president Of the Cay III,
Hardware Company, stsnds pre- mi
neh.ly one Of the hsndsomest. rem
MIR. Capslle took a notion to get .ide
Of the noise, bustle, heat aud u a Of
The CITY. he did not merely dret1 Iust
ontside the city limits, where the
rapidly increasing improvem ents would
soon overtake him, but went farther up
the Kenneth pike some four miles, 10
what was formerly known as camp,
bells shop, where he drove q STAKE anu
prospected. The result OF such pro-
speeding was the purchase OF that prop
erty containing some 70 acres, ana inc
disappearauc OF the old dwelling house
on the corner and the shop across the
road. This, however, was but the DC
ginning Of the great improvements that
] followed ard are not yet quite co"
pleted.
Mr.. Capelle having located within
short half hours drive oil ms business
Office In Wilmington, resolved 10 erect
la yelling house not only ior nihse.i
and family, but also for his orother In
law, william Brashton, that woulu
4 III eeI Lbs lucAh VI 80 CNNN~N
and also OF convenience and comfort.
The architect was put TO work, an3
when the designs that suited him were
IformulAted, the plans and specifications
were nut into the hands OF William T..
iStranehn, contractor, No. 1902 Jefferson
street. The work was commenced last
August, and by this spring two stately
Ihousss occupied the ground, besides an
lice house, carriage house and stables
and a windmill house. MI tapelIe's
house is a 10 1del OF architectural neat
ness, fronting on the kennett pike ana
slEo on the road leading % Mt. Olba,
| The FIRST story il Of brick, the outside
Ilayer in black mortar, and the second
story is a frame Of wocd, and slated !.
| Porches extend around three sides OF
1.-The house flashed with ingenioufly
Itawed brio bTac work, tho inside OF
1 tho roofs he.rg yellow pine flashed in
lrA1 wood AMI yarnished. In short II
may be said without exsggeration that
lnothinR is wanted to contribute to the
beauty and comfort Of the dwelling.
The house for Mr. BIashtoa stands
lshort distance from Mr. Capel!e's dwel
Hing aud fronts the kennett Pike. Inc
ARCHITECTURE Is somewhat OF different
least, but delracts nothing from lts
ibeauty. TIE ice house is built OF Bran
Idvvine granite, dressed il cubes, tri
al giles, pertagons, regular and irregu-
lar. pleseuiing handsome and SUD
stAntial appearance. The carriage house
land stables are in one Guiding, and arr
salso constructed OF dressed Brandy wlp'
granite. ~, ,
The binding IS two stories high, tn
, upper story making good lofupg 10
HAY, and the ground story IL divided o.
Into carriage room, feed gamers. thre
iopPn and Que box stall for horses. III
- ibnilding ia fiji ished with every modtr
Improvement, and is connected wit
the dwelling house With telephone an
burglar alarm wires
Joseph Haines, landscape gardener
9l5 Market street, with force OF mel
has been engaged In grading an
Isodding the yards for the last thrt
months, and be is now giving them n
| finishing touches. Winding walks an
\ lcNriage ways lead through the ground
Nj The gradual raise from the pike se
y loft the place to great advantage.
will take another year yet TO develC
1.-The horsl plats that are to boa
Itify the lawns. Mr.. Hsines hi
proven himself TO be master Of HE pr
iession and can convert the most Ia
aled wilderness into rose Rarde
TIE iron fence builders were at wo
yesterday, and soon the place will
enclosed with a handsome iron tenC
which, when completed, will add rnu
to the impcsiug beauty of the plat
4 Mr. Capelle moved cut 10 MS beautti
N home some four or five weeks ago.