The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-25
A NEW HILLSIDE HOME.
THE FINE VIEW RESIDENCE j. ].
EGAN WILL SOON OCCUPY.
His Property on the Waikiki Side of
Punchbowl-Will Be an Ideal Man
sion-Another for Mr.. T. L. Harris.

There are any number of new cot
tages being erected in Honolulu and
the various architects in the city are
kept busily employed designing plans
for others that will be built during
the early part of next year.
Among those which are now in the
course of construction are two which,
when completed, will be very attrac-
tive and will add their share of beauty
to the city.
They are the cottages of Mr.. j. j.
Egan and Mr.. T. p. Harris. The form
er will be a modern style two-story
cottage erected on Mr.. Egan's prop
erty on the Waikiki side of Punch
bowl. The house will have a very in
viting appearance, with large open
lanai, two stories with balconies and
a miniature story on top of these. The
roof will be a combination of gables.
The driveway enters on the makdi
side.
The lanai will be 20 by % feet and
will extend the entire length of the
parlor, which occupies the front of the
house. The house faces Diamond Head
and from the parlor or the lanai is
presented a magnificent view of Dia-
mond head, the sea and Pearl Harbor.
The parlor is very large and airy
and by throwing open the large win
dows in the center some ten feet of
the room is thrown open to the lanai.
The rear porch can be used as a din
ing room porch, as it connects con-
veniently with both the kitchen and
dining room. 1t is spacious and can
be clad with vines.
From the porch, the parlor or
library can be entered from either
side of the house through large plate
glass doors. An entrance is made into
the dining room from the parlor
through a ten-foot arch. Off of the
dining room is the library and rear
is lanai The kitchen, which IS
equipped with pantry and closets adj
joins to the rear of this. 1t is quite
apart from the main body of the house
In the dining room will be a large
china closet.
Through large arch from the din
ing room is a staircase leading to the
upper story. There are two flights If
stairs with a landing. On the second
story are three chambers with closets.
III II. IL
bath is situated to the rear of these
rooms.
1t is intended to paper the inside
walls instead of plaster. The outside
will be weatherboarded. The house
will cost its builder in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 and will be ready for
occupancy by Christmas.
Mr.. Harris residence is being con-
structed in Makiki and will be COM
pleted by December IS. 1t is a mod
ern improved seven-room cottage,
built on the ~outhern cottage style.
The front of the cottage has the gen.
eral appearance of Spanish resi-
dence. 1t is balanced on one side by IL
window having hip roofs and on the
other by an architectural tower roof
over the lanai in front. The approach
to the cottage is made by large steps
in the center and leading TO the re-
ception hall. To the left of this hall
is spare bed room and to the right
parlor From the parlor adjoins the
sitting room and then comes the din
ing room. These three rooms can be
thrown into one by means of sliding
doors. There are two bed chambers
on the first floor and two on the sec
ond floor. a balcony leads out from
the house on the second story. The
rooms are all very large. The parlor is
connected to the large open lanai III
front by means of large French win
dows. The lanai is mosquito proof
and is situated on little knoll toward
the sea. 1t will be painted in maroon
with cream trimmings, a combination
that is very becoming to a cottage
The cottage will be covered with e.
inch two-lap rustic. The cost will be
about $4,000.
Mr.. Harris is new conner to Homo
lulu. He has been teaching school on
Maui.
Howard & Train, the architects,
drew the plans for both of these resi-
dences.