The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-09
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On yesterday Mr. and Mrs w. A: Lee NOV
ed into their new residence on Main street,
and aS 1t may interest our readers TO know
what Abbevile is doing in the way of house
building, we append brief description of the
dwelling, which we think one of the most
| tasteful. commodlous and we'll arranged In
Abbevillc, retiecting the highest credit upon
Capt. J. W. Nichols the contractor, and his
subordpates.
1t is two-story building. with slate man.
sard roof and tower, having besides q rear
piazza. two piazzas, fronting North and East
respectively, and adorned with handsome
turned banisters, above and below. The view
from Main street on the No-th-East Is espec-
lally fine, with its statly 'front.' encased In a
mings, it's ornamental brackets, its heavily
capped windows, its mansard slate roGf and
dormer windows, and Its tower, upon which
is to be placed an iron rail.
From the front piazza, we enter through Or
nate double doors, into spacious hall, Gwclve
feet wide, with q ceiling thirteen feet high,
and extending the lengt1 OF the mouse, iorty-
two feet, and divided by an archway In the
coed cen terpiece, and cornicing. On each
side OF the hail. are folding doors, those on
the left opening into the parlor and dining
room and those on the right into the cham
bers, which are separated by double doors.
The parlor ard dining room are separated by
folding doors. These rooms and the cham
bers on the first door are lSX2O feet, with cell
ing thirteen feet high. and arc beautifully
plastered /; the first two have ornate center.
pieces and cornices Of stlcco, the doors ana
other woodwork being handsomely grained
in walnut. The parlor las a marble mantel
piece, and tiled hearth, and the other mantels
are finely grained In marble. oak and walnut.
In the rear OF the dining room is the pantry
which leads 10 the back piazza, and from this
q flight of steps conduct TO platform, con con-
nected with the kitchen and well the kitcll-
en- roof extending over this platform and
forming commodious and airy appendage
to the Kitchen. Opening upon the back piazza
are also the store room and q dressing room
connected with the rear chamber.
A spacious stairway, surmounted by wal
nut railing and banisters, lead to wide entry
above, upon which open three chambers, each
furnished with airy dressing rooms and fnely
grained in oak, walnut and marble respect
lively. These chambers are iul lSX2O feet, with
ceilings eleven feet high. A stnirwny leads to
the attic above, (which Is not finished, but
The house is well ventilated, with large
windows, each sash provided with weights,
and having two large Tanes or glass 10 inc
sash. Under and around the front Of the
and penciled. The structure Is high and dry,
and Il handsome fence, with one single and
Two double gates set of the dwelling and its
surroundings.
The plastering was executed by James Allen
of Greenyille, and is done in his best style,
and the granting by Mr.. Benton Jones, of this
place, who never did finer work. We have
nut, oak and marble. The chimncys were
built by q. Budd, of Grcenvillc, an expert
cnced mason, and are warranted not to smoke.
The woodwork Is Of the best material, and
the workmanship reflects credit upon the
skill of the two Messrs. Nichols, sons of the
contractor, james Taggarl j. w. Wells, D. B.
Smith and James jackson. Mr.. Cater put up
most of the fencing and Mr.. Watkins assisted
Mr.. Jones in the painting. The contractor,
Mr.. Nichols, built the Presbyterian church In
Greenvillc, and that gem of ARCHITECTURAL
beauty, the Roman Catholic church, of this
place, and we trust that Abbeville may fur
nsh sufficient inducements in the future TO
retain him here.