Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE.
la the New Residence of John W. IIoueh
ton Now Almost Completed Oh Walnut
>treet--A substantial Addition to
Plymouth, improvements.


PIymouth's improvements
The new residence of John W.
iloughtOn on Walnut street IS now al
most completely finished in every part
There remain but the placing OF the
mantel and some odds and ends of car
penter and mason work yet To be done
before Mr.. and Mrs. lloughton will
have completed one of the most ad'
mirably arranged and comfortable resi-
dences in the city. They have occupied
the house for nearly week IN order To
more closely superlntend the finishing
work.
The general plan of the house was
drawn by Mrs. lIOughton and the adj
mirable general arrangement Of the
completed structure shows most care
ful and intelligent attention to the gen
eral and relative arrangement through
out.
The front entrance Is directly into a
reception room finished in hard oil fin.
ished white pine and lighted from the
front by board plate glass landscape
window and tranSOm. At the side a
smaller window affords an excellent
street view. The very noticeable feature
of this room is its staircase which is en-
tirely new and strikingly unique. The
design Is described by straight lines and
right angles and embellished by most
pleasing grill work effect wrought In
hard white pine. This leads to a
spacious landing on the second floor
from which the apartments of that floor
are easily accessible.
From the reception room the parlor
is reached by broad folding doors, the
back parlOr being reached from the par
lor In the same way. Opening out of
the parlor on the left is the door lead
ing to the dining room. From
the dining room entrance is had
to hallway from which access is
to be had directly to spiral stairway
leading from cellar to attic with
landings on the first, second and third
floors, also to the kitchen, lavatory, wa
ter closet and out doors. The kitchen
is plumbed and fitted fer hot and cold
water and has all the conveniences of
sinks, utensil cabinets and provision
lockers that could be desired. \ pretty
china closet is one of the Indispensable
features of the dinning room, the shape
and arrangement of which for light
and in its general appointments is most
excellent.
The parlor is provided with an Aldine
CRATE and mantel artistically fashioned
in oxydized copper, plate glass and oil
finished hard white pine. This may
more properly be described as an up
ground furnace from the fact that it is
designed to heat more than one room
The wood work throughout the house
is in white oiled and polished pine and
all hinges, locks and mental fixtures and
iinishings are in oxydized copper. The
incandescent light chandeliers, In this
effect, will add much to the artistic or
namentatIon of the house when com
pletely furnished.
The walls and ceilings were tinted by
j. W. COllinger, of Chicago, in delicate
ly subdued cOlors, each apartment be-
ing individualiZed by special shading
done in such manner however that the
colors OF any two or more rooms thrown
together blend artistically with very
pleasing effect.
The six rooms on the second floor are
finished in style lndentical with that
of the first floor in such way as to per
NIT of varied pretty effects in the furn-
ishing. A spacious attic from which
the observation points are excellent in
every direction, accupIes the entire
third floor.
The cellar is model and contains a
flowing well of pure sparkling water.
The building was superintended and
the wood work done by JenkinsOn 4
Robertson, contractors and builders OF
this city of whom Mr.. and Mrs. HOugh
ton speak in the most unstinted terms
of praise. They sighted nothing anC
cut all lumber to the absolute minimum
of waste. They are now located at the
corner of Michigan and Adams street:
and are prep ared to furnish designs anC
specifications for architectural work
of all kinds. Mr.. Houghton himself
selected and purchased the material.
This new home and valuable addition
to the residence improvements of thi,
city is a model in every way of which
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodghton may we'll have
pardonable pride.