The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-03-04
ighest ground on the College cam.

highest ground on the College cam.
pu'. a lille east Of the Lamar Ii.
brary, and Is surrounded by yard
of ab ut two acres. 1t Is built OF
fine Powell Station pressed brick
with st0,l' trimmings. Its length
from front to rear is >eventy-seven
feet, and its extreme breadth with
bay window on the southeast Is
fifty-four feet. The piazza in front
Is fOrfy-twO feet long; and in front
Of the entrance and parlor Is
twelve feet broad, reached by u
flight IT seven steps, which is four
zen feet IN width. The cellar TX.
tends under the while house, and
the fl mrI are double IN both first
and second stories. The house con.
tains fifteen rooms, most Ct them
larg"; beside halls, buffers pantry,
store room. fuel rom, tank room'
and a large bath room with hot and
cod wa'er. The front windows
reach to the flor opening upo1 the
veranda, with travel-heaLs above.
All the windows are furnished with
weights; with blinds and with the
best screens. The whole house is
furnished in the best heart pine
finest dressed. All the door
trimmings and hinges are
Of solid bronze. The entrance halt
il thirty.eight feet long and seven
feet wide, with arches ut the star.
way which ascends on the south.
side. rHas Il r..
! The stairs and ratings are very
! handsome.
! OF The landing, four steps
below the second story Is u glass
door with side windows opening
upon a balcony which com mand, .
charming view Of the mountains
that separate Tennessee from
North Carolina. The windows are
Of fine plate glass, the lower sash
containing y single glass 3Ox42 inch.
On, except In. the dining-roOm and
srWing.roOm, where are broad win.
dows Of panes 4Sx42 inches. The
upper sashes have colored bOrd.
ers. The dining.r0Om is 26X18
feet. with broad bay-window look
ing toward Smoky Mountains, of
Over the doors in the second story
are transoms with convenient
bronze fixtures. The first story is
eleven feet in height, the second
story ten, aud the third eight and
One-half. The house Is of two and
oue-half stories, and has three
large rooms on the third floor.
There are eight fire places, with
ash.pits under all. Five chimneys
rise about fifty feet from the ground.
Five Of the rooms have oak or cher
ry mantels, with handsome tiles
and plate glass mirrors, Mr.. Steph.
enson, the contractor, has placed
in the dining room very large and
handsome side-b0ard Of antique
oak and Tennessee marble, six feet
long and two feet broad, with back
seven feet high. The whole house is
furnished with gas, picture mould.
ing. The library, in rear of parlor
into which it opens by sliding doors,
has shelving of artistic pattern, with
cuphoards and drawers, forming an
elegant study. The study has an
outside door with ground glass in
its upper half, which opens upon a
piazza on the north side of the
house. Over this is balcony
which opens from the hill in the
second s,ory. There are ffteea
ample closets, some of them with
drawers, including a large linen
closet, and also cedar closet. The
house is furnished with a Scates
hot air Furnace No. 8 set in brick
) work, usually costing over 5000. It
has a Monitor Range also, with
which the water pipes are connect
ed.
The external woodwork, about
verandas, balconies and pay-win.
dow, etc, is artistic, and all painted
cardinal re in harmony with the
handsome brick work. All sides Of
the house are broken and relieved,
by angle, projection or balcony, SO
as to give a pleasing appearance
from whatever direction IL is seen,
The whole has been erected,
with slate roof, cistern, drainage,
: etc, at an expense of eleven thous.
and dollars, donated for that pur.
pose, by Mrs. Jane F. Willard, of
Auburn, New York, as memorial
of her late husband, Sylvester Will.
ard, NJ. ID. DIR. Willard was one of
. the principal donars who contrib.
, uted one hundred thousand dollars
10 the endowment of Maryville
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