The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-24
Mr.. T. T.. Collins New Residence i'm
West Great Falls De-
scribed.
The Various Rooms. Finishincs. Fur
nisliDgs, Materials and
Et Cctera.

as well as to the s~tricter moral sense to
which it was once applied. A five-year-
old city of ''shacks" and wooden build
ings would augur i'll for a city's future,
but handsome buildings, improvements,
streets and above all handsome dwell
ings tell powerfully the story of the con-
fidence which business men have in q
cityis future. 1t is only after most care
full consideration and forethought that a
prudent man builds for himself an ele-
giant home in a comparatively young
town. For this reason, therefore, il for
no other, citizens of Great Falls must
take a sincere pride in pointing out to all
who visit her borders the beautiful
suburban dwelling of Mr.. II. f. Collins,
now nearing completion and in which he
will soon make his home.
The house stands near and below an
adjoining ben n in West Great Falls and
is yet sufficiently high to overlook the
city. Its architecture could scarcely be
assigned to any particular class. Taking
into consideration its generous proper
tons, classic outlines, circular yeranda
and differing materials the term modern
American would probably fifty give to
the architecture Il name.
The house consists of three stories and
a basement. The body Of the material
is brick. which, wien the finishing
touches have been added to it. will bear
a perfect semblance to pressed brick.
The brick sets on Il foundation of red
stone. which rises between four and five
feet from the ground. Approaching
from the south and east, toward both of
which points of the compass the house
faces. the first thing to crave particular
attention is the handsome porch. Ii is
circular in shape and extends 100 feet
from the large bay window of the parlor
on the east to the conservatory on the
south. 1t is reached by a tiigh. of steps
of generous width which are thanked on
either side by a wall of blue stone rising
five feet from the earth. all cut stone,
brought and placed in position at AN eX-
pense of 81 900. Almost the entire east
ern front is taken up by two large plate
glass bay windows, one in the form of a
square and n of an OctagOn. The piers
of the porch are brick up to the top Of
the railing and from this wooden columns
lead to its picturesque roof. Extending
about the south side of the porch is Il
driveway, archcd over. and TO which steps,
also of red stone. descend. The entire
outside of the house is handsome and
handsome in q way that remove it from
the realm of the OmmOn 1t is cspCc-
tally attractive in ont way, for though
possessed of abundant and almost per
feet architectural bcauty,thc rOOmy, c0m-
Portable porch and great. broad bay win
dows vet give il AN air Of home and ease
SO utterly foreign to many stately and
gloomy mansions.
The front entrance faces south and is
but Il short distance from the front steps,
II requires but a step across the porch
from this to also reach the arcII"d drive
way. Tine door opens into It VcstipulC,GN
10 feet. finished in chartered oak Wlth
hard oil. iioOrcd with tile and panclc,
with uuaricrcd oak. Al the west end ol
this is the courtroom. which is 10 con
tain an oak rack extending from floor Il
ceiling. The vcStinuic in turn opens
into the main hall. Of broad dimensions
l7y2O feet. This also is Of Iuartcrcd OAK
and done in the natural colors Of the
VOID.
Directly to the eight of this hall the
sitting-roOm, 1IXl9. ~ situated. This l.
one of the most handsome and comfort,
able rooms in the house, having Il tinisl
of cherry in lis natural, rich, dark color
a fireplace and mantcl of the same. /
great. broad, octagon bay window tillet
with heavy plate-glass, and about which
is ranged a large seat, overlooking thu
beautiful young city lying to the east %
it. At the north end of the sitting-roon
a sliding door. also of cherry. leads t,
the parlor, which is lGy!O feet, an,
finished in the same wood as is the nortl
room. 1t also has a large bay window
suuare i'm form and overlooking the SAINT
, view as the parlor. Both of these room
are floored with hard maple, and boil
are furnished with CRATES. a slidin!
; door from the parlor opens into the mail
hallway.
West Of this hallway, to the left as on
. enters. and fronting south, is the dining
room. 1t is entered from the bali 10y
sliding door of quartcred oak. Ih
: room is lGy22 and bears from It's size III
: inference Of a coming generous hospi
, tality. 1t is panclrd with oak 10 a hcigh
of five feet and is also finished through
- out ia this wood. y modern oak lire
place gives it IN air not too solemn ~
, yet too coy. The sidcbOard, eight fee
r high, is also Of quartcrcd oak and tn
! floor throughout is of the same cheerful
rich finishing. In the southeast cornc
of the room is an alcovc SXS feet with
tiled floor which is to be filed with flow
= crs and used as a conservatory.
1 From the back Of the main hall "A rca
hall. 5NlO feet. runs to the left to tn
kitchen. Before reaching this it passc
another convenient courtroom and Il doc
leading TO a rear porch. This hall
= finished in eastern pine and wainscottc
: to a height Of five feet. At its term
t nation stands a marble sink and near h
| same place is "A stairway leading to tn
basement. The kitchen is liXlS. tinishe
in eastern pine, w%ainscotted five fee
r furnished with "A refrigerator into whic
: ice may be taken from the outside, an
8 with a china closet which also comml
o ~nicates with the dining-room. 1t is con
pletely fitted out as to sinks, water, an
all the many ct ~ceteras, such as a culinar
!, artist would wish. A stairway from tn
room lelds upstairs.