Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-07
PRESIDENT CLEyELAND's HOME.
His Recent Purchase ON George
owl Heights, n suburb OF wash
fnxtOu. Enlarged and Benutffied

HIS Recent Purchase ON George
town Heights, q suburb Of wash
ington, Enlarged and Beautified.
The dwelling recently purchased by
President Cleveland On Georgetown
Heights has been ~remodeled, enlarged and
so improved that scarcely q vestige of the
former appearance OF the structure is now
visible. AT least the two-story stone
residence which Mr.. Cleveland bought has
d~;sappeared, and on the site stands as
beautiful a suburban villa as adorns any
of the Summer resorts along the ocean
banks OF New Jersey. There are few 10.
~calities in that part Of the country where
the stretch OF landscape 10 as diversified as
il is at thai elevation looking southwark
from the Presidents private residence.
Other Executives have been owners OF
real estate at the capital, but President
Cleveland il the first to build q country
home for himself in the neighborhood o.
the White House.
The place purchased last Spring con-
tanned q acres, improved by q double two
story stone cottage having nine large
rooms. Shortly after the purchase Presi.
Tent Cleveland intrusted to Messrs. VIM
NJ. Poindexter & Co., Of Washington. the
architects of the Columbia College build
ings in that city and the new structures al
the Soldiers Home, the duty of preparing
plans for completely ~remodeling aud ex
tending the cottage. The plans completed
and approved by the President. are o
credit to his taste as well as to
the skill of the architects, and con
template the addition OF a roomy attic
story and two story piazzas on twossides
OF the building. facing south and west
A new addition has been made TO the ex.
tension, also to be constructed of stone.
which will contain the kitchen, with
servants rooms overhead. The interior
of the building has been arranged to suit
the wants and tastes of Mrs. Cleveland
whose interest in her suburban homo is
not less than that OF the President.
Nearly every afternoon since the workmen
began operations Mrs. Cleveland has
found ID q pleasure to watch the progreps
Of their labors, while the President also
finds 8 new diversion from the cares Of
| State in seeing the homely cottage trans
formed into a beautiful dwelling.
Of course all the modern improvements
conveniences and appliances for household
comfort will be put in. When completed
there will be a dining-room, reception
room, two parlors. one of which the Presi
dent intends to occupy 40 his study, OF
the lower floor. besides the pantries anC
large kitchen. On the second floor will b.
three chambers and dressing rooms
closets and servants rooms The attit
story will contain four commodion'
chambers. The southeastern end OF tn
piazza Ia built circular, the roof runninl
up to some hight and terminating with 81
ornamental final. The main roof OF tn
building rises to considerable hight ant
is pierced with large balconied dormers
From the roadside the view will be yer.
picturesque, with q good setting of tree
and an extensive sloping lawn on all sides
The grounds have been very much i'm
proved during the Presidents possession
of the property, and landscape gardener
have been engaged TO further adorn th'
grounds and lay out new approaches from
the main road to the building.
The President expects to take posses
sion of the house about the LIST of DC
tober. and during Mrs. Cleveland's visi
North next month arrangements win b
made for furnishing her suburban HON
according to her own taste. At presen
there are but few country villas nca
Washington. The example set by tn
President. architects predict, will be fol
lowed by the occupation of the innumer
able sites by dwellings of q similar char
acter.