The Newtown bee., 1888-10-19
A SPLENDID HOME.
The House Which Mrs Harris is Building Ap-
 breaches Completion.


 The House Which Mrs Harris is Building Ap-
 breaches Completion.
 When fully finished and furnished, there will be no finer house in town than that now being built by Mrs I. B. Harris on the old Bethel and Newtown turnpike, just west of the foot of Newtown Street. This was once the busiest part of the town and tavern, homes and church stood where now is naught but field and pasture. The old house of Mrs Harris, which stood q short distance west of the Street on the south side of the road, was moved about 450 feet further west, last Spring, placed on new foundation and made habitable, though not completed. An addition, 14x33 feet, was built and here Mrs Harris has made her home.
 Early in the Summer, work was begun on the foundations and structure of the new house. MT Charles E Glover was plac- ed in charge of the work and number of assistants provided. The house, as partially completed, presents an impos- ing appearance from the Street, but much remains to be done, both inside and out The plasterers are nearly through and the slate roof, put on by c. w. Clark of Bridgeport, is finished; otherwise, the work is being hurried to avoid cold and storm. The house consists of a main building, 32x45 feet, with 2S-foot posts, and an l. l7x26 feet with 19-foot posts and an addition to the l. 14xl6 l-2 feet. The entrance is from the east, where handsome porch, extending up to the Gothic roof, juts out from the face of the building. From this side, the bay win dow on the north and the l. and wood- house on the south stand out ill relief. The glass in the top of the porch and the gothic window is Venetian, stained i'll classic figures. Stained glass also ap- pears in the upper sash of the other win dows, while the lower half is single sheet of plate. Entrancesto the main hall and woodhouse is had on this side. On the north side thore is no entrance. The general effect is excellent; on the west side, the line is broken by the l. and on the south by the entrance porch. From the west, entry is made to the l. and woodhouse and these, with the north bay window, are in good view.
 The entrance hall runs nearly to the west wall, where stairs ascend to the second story, pausing about half way up to make turn and allow the visitor to glance through the richly-stained glass of the double staircase window. Two large rooms are on each side of the hall {; on the north, drawing room and dining room and on the south library and kitch- en. The latter communicates with the pantry and back kitchen in the l. and has stairs to the floor above. The back kitchen opens into back hall and thence into the woodhouse. The second floor is divided into 16 cosy rooms and has any quantity of closets, wardrobes and con yenient corners. The ceilings of the ground floor are II feet high, of the sec ond 10 l-2 and the attic l-2 feet. Floors are double, many of the rooms being fin ished in Southern pine. Steam heat will keep the house at comfortable temper ature and pipes convey water to all rooms. Outside, the lining paper and clapboards are being put on, window cornices put Ill place and timed, blinds hung and gen. eral clearing up going on. Messrs George Rufles and Amos Camp will paint the exterior in colors and are already prim- ing the wood. Colors have not been de, cided upon, but something tasty may be expected. Inside painting and decorat- ing will be done in hard finish by Clark & Fuller of Bridgeport.
 The original intention was to have tho house completed, ready to occupy, this Fall. Adverse circumstances have hin dered the work and some weeks vii doubtless elapse ere the dwelling is fin ished. For the present, Mrs Harris vii remain in the old house. A modern ap pearance Is given the surroundin: grounds by the removal of old fence and the substitution of neat stone walls The grading around the house also re mains to be done.
 Mir c. B. Glover is at present assiste by Messrs George w. Curtiss, Thoma Cassidy, John Gilbert, Edward Corning Andrew Brink, A. II. Ferry. The pla' tering is done by Jacob Beck and sons Hopewell. All work is done in firs class manner and the result will be
 house and home to be proud of. Facin the east as it does, the earliest beams ( the rising sun will throw their radian' along the entire facade, lighting up u large windows with brightening glo and falling in mellow rays through u dark stained figures on the Venetis glass Ut the front. Long may it stan'
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 returned from the Adirondack mountain where Mir McDermott hoped to rega