The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-07

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end of the hallway is situated
one Of these windows, mud III IT
Is arranged nrouud the bay elegant
sents. These bays extend from the
ground to the top of the building. In
the roof there ARE three dormer win
dows facing south, cast aud west. On
the south Is tbroe story porch or
veranda, the first floor OF which Lss
handsome brick columns; second torn
Gotta arches and the third turned
wooden columns supporting the roof.
hese pOrchcS or vctaudas are lSX35
feet. Heavy dental cornice runs
around tho entire building aud adds
greatly to lts attrnctiveness. The
grounds will be enclosed by hand.
some IRON fence, and the building will
he approached from Park avenue
through two double drivcways, and IL
single gate III centre, leading up to the
main entrance of the Home.
THE INTERIOR or THE HOUSE
IS arranged with m eye single to the
comfort OF those who are to occupy il.
Everything Is substantial, everything
complete, nothing seems to hive been
overlooked, nothing left uudone.
Jhc building, rs before stated, fronts
on iark avenue III Brnmbletou ward
aud Is entered through beautiful
porch, having brown stone steps. slate
hoor, ,anu Is surrounded bv u brick bal
nsirnde with terra Gotta coping and has
turned columns on coping supporting
ROOT. lhe roof of the porch is covered
with STATE and Is celled underneath III
PANELS of native piuc. There axe also
brown stone steps leading from the
porch Ia veslloule. The vestib"le like
the mniu hail Is covered with par-
puetry HooElu%. lhC front door
Is of quartcred Cak, sash and
sido ights uud PANEL OF door are loaded
bulls eye glass. The yestlbulo is seDa
rated from main hall by au arch par.
tI'ion supported on pnmneled bases
with turned mud carved colnmus,
The basement is divided into
several apartments, VIZ, for fuel nnd
boiler room, tue house being heated
10y steam, laundry room, sto,eroom
and smoking room, ail OF which have
concrete hpurs, except the smoking
room, which Is wood. Coming up in
the mRiu building wo find the main
hallway i.OOr covered with oak par.
quetry iloOrDg.
his is II grand hail and one of the
features OF tue building. 1t is sopa
rated from tho vesnbu!e bv an arch
supported on panmelled base and
carved columns. Entering on the
left is waiting room for patients.
and adjoining Is the physicians room.
Further along is the trustees rou1u.
then comes the matrOu's Office aud sit
ting room, then the matrou's bedroom.
Inc mairOu's rooms are IN direct com
mnnicGtion with every room III he houss
by electric bells and speaking tubes.
Ii Is well - say right here TINT hand.
some french windows open on the
yerandas on the south from every
ilooT.
one OF the main features of the build.
ing are the elegant stairwnya running
from tho first 10 tho last floor, These
stairs are known as tho Queen Ann
stairs aud were bnllt with n view of
running ii passenger elevator between
them. This WORK is excellent. Going
up 10 the next story 1HE NlRGINfAT
had the pleasure OF examining tho
sleeping apartments, and right here ii
wishes TO say that no where can work
or rooms he found better suited TO the
purpose for which they are intended.
They are light ana airy aud OF ex
cellent pitch. The walls In these apart
ments are bard finish, and the trim.
m'ngs, like the balance OF tue building.
is Of polished native yellow pine.
Every room has its own wardrobe, and
on each floor Is toilet room, one
other feature IL tins building is in the
plumbing. All OF the pipes arc ex
posed and all tho iron pipes connected
with heating the house are bronzed.
The reason for leaving the pipes ex.
posed Is TO avoid tearing up flooring or
cnttlng the walls in case OF needed
repnIrs. There arc eight double sleep.
ing looms for aged couples, two on
each floor, and In all there are thirty.
SIX bed rooms In. the building. These