The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-25

years since.
1t is singular coincidence that this
howell, as one now would designate it,
should be standing in full view of, and
within a stones throw from the most
magnificent house in the Territories,
and one of the most luxurious in the
country newly built residence of
W. S. Mccormick, Esq, the we'll known
banker. Truly. in this case, it is
meeting of the two extremes, and
although there are thousands of The
HERALDs patrons who will never be
afforded the same privilege accorded to
the writer-that of visiting both within
an hOur-yet the average reader will
be enabled, from the cuts and the ac-
companying matter, to form some idea
of the progress that has been made in
Salt Lake since the pioneers first
came across the then trackless plains
and rested in this valley. The cut
affordiDg a view of the residence OF Mr..
Mccormick is an excellent one, so far as
the exterior is concerned, and to those
acquainted with the gentleman it need
not be said that the interior IS in keer-
ing with the outside. The basement is
of grey Kyune stone with pitched fece,.
and the walls are of p!esse d brick. The
| length of the mansion is s. feet and
width as feet over all. The basement is
finished in Eastlake style, and here is
located the billiard room. lavatory, ser
wants bedroom, laundry, storeroom
and furnace room, with a large hall
l5x30 feet. Everything is flushed in
the best of taste. The nex5 or first
| floor is reached by winding stairway,
which brings one to the door of the
main entrance, of solid heavy
oak, handsomely and eiaboratelv
carved. The main hallway is 15x30
| feet, and is finished in dark English
antique oak, with seven-foot wainseot-
ing, hardwood floor, with parquette
border. From the hall is the main
stairway, also of antique oak To the
right is the drawing-room, 15x22 feet,
and this room is separated from the
parlor by a grille work arch, delicate
and tasteful in design The tower
leading off the parlor, commands an
| excellent view of the southeastern Dor
ton of the city; the floor is of hard
wood, inlaid with pleasing DESIGN
Connected with the parlOr by sliding
doors, IS the spacious and coy library
which is finished in manila, a rich wood
| that bears very close resemblance
| to native mahogany. An octagon
| tower connect with the library. From
| the library one enters the sitting room,
1Sx22 feet which is neatly finished in
birch, with a floor of Georgia pine.
The back hall is in light ak, and from
this portion of the building ascends
the back stairway. The kitchen is fin
ishe d in Georgia pine, and is fully
equipped. The pantry is of the same,
and from the latter, tie break
fast room is approached. This is I'm
lshed il. cherry, with a hardwood floor.
Connected by sliding doors with the
breakfast room is the dining room
proper, finished in native ma
hogany, with a seVen-foot vain
scotting of the same material
with a beautifully carved border.
Handsome Bullets adorn two of the
corners OF the dining room, which opens
out into the main hallway spoken OF
above. The conservatory is to the
south of the dining room; it has e
line southern exposure and is finished
in birch. The second floor is reached
by the handsome oak stairway pre-
viously mentioned. There are eight
bedrooms on this floor, all finished in
different woods - birdseye maple.
cherry, manila, white maple, birch.
sycamore and gum. The bathrooms
are of cherry, with hardwood floors.
and the tubs are of solid porcelain, fitted
with hot and cold water and the usuaI
appliances. The third floor is used for
general repository; there is one large
apartment which will probably be used
as ballroom.
1t is impossible within the limits of
newspaper article to fifty and fully
describe this most magnificent of
homes. 1t is fitted throughout with
gas and elet trio wires, so that an in
candescent system of lighting may be
put in at any time. Each room is con-
nected with electric bells. and the gas is
lighted bv electricity. The large hall
lamp is lighted by the mere act of
opening the main entrance and the
pressure of button in the lower hall
lights the gas at the bead of the stair
way, and vice versa. Throughout, the
drapery and pictures show exquisite
taste, and among the latter are not
few of the gems of art that
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick have effected
during their European tours, and.
which are almost priceless. Among
the pictures. there are several
from the brushes of Miss Keogh and
Mr.. Mccormick, Jr.