Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-01
A Pretty Modern Groupe Of Residences.

has been erected in Stanton for many a
year is the five on Prospect street put up
by Mr.. VIM. III. Hyer and which will be
ready for occupancy by April 18th. They
are of brick with verandahs IN front. with
galvanized iron cornice and window trim
mings. They are two stories and a base
ment, the latter being as well lighted and
finished as the first story Of ordinary dwell
ings, and the modern cOnveniences and the
elegance observed in all their appointments,
give the houses quite an aristocratic air.
The first floor contains the parlor, sitting
room, pantry and dining room. 1t is en-
tered from the porch through a carved
door with French bevelled plate glass,
with gilded number on the transom. The
parlor is beautifully finished in bass wood
from Chicago, the windows being of single
plate French glass, moved by weight and
the frames having plinth blocks. There are
inside blinds to all the windows on this
floor and the doors have plate glass spring
transoms. The doors have porcelain knobs
and are SWING by brass hinges. The room
like the hall is lighted by a gas chandelier.
The fire place has marbleiZed iron mantel
with heavy brass moulding. The sitting
room is also finished in bass wood and is
entered by folding door. Between the sit
ting room and dining room is a pantry. In
the dining room is adumb waiter which goes
to the kitchen below. The walls Of these
rooms, as are all the rooms of the buildings,
are finished in Boston rough finish, new
and striking finish, put on by Mr.. VIM.
Larner of Staunton. The centre pieces of
moulding in which the gas pipes areset, are
very pretty and give pretty finish to the
whole room.
The second story which contains the
sleeping rooms is also finished is bass wood.
These rooms are lighted by single plate
windows on weights and the front chamber
they have inside blinds. The bath and toilet
room is the best that can be made, the bath
tub being of copper, and the sewer top sc
arranged that sewer gas cannot stop in the
house but passes out at the roof. The fire
places on this floor are beautifully moulded
in bass wood with silver plated iron work
The doors on this floor have plate glass
transoms for ventilation.
The kitchen is model of convenience
and neatness and every room on the base
ment floor, even the coal room, is contrived
to be well lighted. In the kitchen there is
dumb waiter closet and a zinc bench fol
water. The cooks chamber is as prettily
finished as the living rooms of the average
house.
Each house has back yard with servants
offices, and their will be a stable erected
which can be used by the tenants who have
horses OF COWS. Each house has living
rooms. The front yards of the houses will
be rallied in and the broad pavement will be
Of ebert, which will give striking appear
ance to what is already the most stylishly
gotten up groupe of dwellings, in the city.
The owner has concluded, so he informed ou1
representative, to adopt the plan Of moderate
rents and good tenants, instead OF high
rents with any sort Of tenants. The neigh
borhOod is one of the best in the city and
he wishes to make his block of houses and
their tenants a permanent part of it.