The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-13
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{ View YORK, pleasantly Delowed BY the dis
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ON trs misty outlines Of Sandy Hook and
tie -1or.esbOs.
Extension grounds surround the house,
5ut y1st now they are II an uulnte5estinE
stst- o: i1c7mpls:ensss. The earth is SUI
uncovered ard tue Signs Of reoeat building
are = 81. apparent
TIE ODDSRss OF II GROWS.
There 5 nothing gariDg or ob'rusive
about His COPPER structure. It simply
strikes yCu pleasantly as something odd, AMI
whs1 you stop 70 examine II more closely
you Sc ina: II Is very much mCrs odd than
you a. first even thought. There are two
stories 10 the caves, with Z steep, many
gablsi root that holds still another story.
as tie metal IS new the general color Of
tie b-Gse Is now g copp7ry red. Naturally
10 paint has beer pat upon IT, b. and by
the weather will paint It as no artist could,
and those copper plates will turn u the
N st beautiful copperas green. The wais
are composed entirely 4 large copper
plates rlveted together with double seams
and bound with iron The cor
nices, the trimmings, the pests, the
ratings and the sheathiLgs are
entirely Of iron. Tie copper is net pol~
ishsi, but each plate IS set in rough ham
nsred. Each plate mAk,s a panel
with iron bindings. In three Of these panels
brass medallions are set in bass-relist On
tbs two tai brick ch!mHeys are iron bass
relief WORK. On one chimney Mr. Poulson
has shown his patriotism by displaying a
spread eagle. At least took it 70 be g
spread eagle until closer inspection showed
me that 1t was phoenix but a phoenix is
a rare bird in South Brooklyn, and that bass
relief will always pass for spread eagle.
and SO We viii let it 60 at that
As the outside of the house is picturesque,
90 the inside IS beautiful.
OF TIE QUEEN ANNE STYLE.
But before we 20 inside let me give you e
general idea Of how the structure looks.
The style is what is known as Queen
Anne as much as anything There is a
broad piazza running around two sides,
porte cochere on the northern side. On the
southern side a conservatory juts cut its
copper ribbed glass dome. There is a round
tower at one corner, some gable windows
and a number Of interesting outside hooks
/ - break the monotcny Of the walls.
/ Let US 90 in.
| Broad doors, a shallow vestibule aud then
an octsgooal rotunda that is Joy forever.
/ Each side Of the rotunda is an open arch
] these arches leading to the various rooms
/ on the ground floor. At the angles are
/ solid brass pillars, polished and twisted like
/ a huge rope. From the top of these pillars
rise slender steel arches beautifully orna-
mented, which support he dome-shaped
1 roof Of the rotunda-
VIEWED FROM THE ENTRANCE.
As YOU stand there al the main entrance
| arcn at the left wind the stairs, with brass
dragons, whose clrving tails form the bal
usu ade; through the arch al the right a
ghmTse Of the library Is caught, with the
low bookcases running all around it: then
| comes the parlor, with its finishing OF brass
and white, while directly IN front Of the
main entrance ia u reception room which
extends on one side to the dinninS-room
and opens in front into the conservatory.
The other three sides Of the octagon are de-
voted respectively to an open and metallic
fireplace and TO arches which lead to a
smoking room and hallway.
There IS not beam in the house. Not
even an iron beam.
The interior amework is very light and
the floors are all supported by thin steel
arches. This form Of construction gives
each room a dome-hke ceiling.
NO PAPER on THE WALLS
The walls are not papered Some of
them psneled in metal and others finished
in stucco work. The only approach TO any
thing Of the ordinary in the house are the
carpets, which are laid on a few of the
floors.
The owner and builder Of all this is n.
Foulson, q large iron manufacturer.
asked hin why be did it, and he said: 81
wanted q house that was absolutely fire.
proof and ore that would last"
HIS OWN IDEA.
He has gotit if there is any such thing a:
getting it by the none~use Of inhammable
materials, that's sure. The peculiar stvle
of construction be claims to have originated
himself. and | don't imagine any one vii