Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01
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Ascending the main stairway to the
second floor, one enters the upper hall
running north and south and finished in
oak.
In the northeast corner OF the main
house is Senator Hae's room, with closets
and bathroom. This room, as in fact all
the rooms on this floor, is finished
in cream white.
Adjoining Senator Hale's room, and in
the southwest corner Of the house, is Mrs.
HaIe's room and boudoir. From the
boudoir window opens on a balcony on
the south, which commands beautiful
view of Union river bay and the Mt
Desert hills.
Mrs. Chandler's room is in the north
west corner of the main house, its win
dows looking out over Union river valley,
and to the Dedham hills on the mort Invest.
Over the vestibule is guest chamber,
known in the old house as the blue room.
Across the hall is another guest chamber,
a double room. At the further end of
the hail toward the l. is the guests bath
room.
Linen closets, wood closet, maids
closets, etc, are conveniently but not
conspicuously located on this floor. The
sewing-room is in the L. The rest of
the l., on second and third floors, is
given up to servants. The l. is larger
than in the Old house, eight servants
rooms having been added.
Above the head of the stairway on the
third floor is loggia, opening on the
hall. On this floor are the rooms of Fred,
Chandler and Eugene Hale, jr., two guest
chambers and two ath-rooms, and the
trunk-room.
A stairway leads from this floor to the
lower. A circular room in the tower is
finished inside with shingles, stained
moss green, giving a unique and pleasing
effect. From this room access may be
had to the roof. And on this roof one
would be prone to linger for hours,
drinking in the beauties OF nature on
all sides. From no point in this part Of
Hancock county can wider view be
obtained. Below, stretching far out on
s
are the pines. A short distance beyond
in the valley to the west sleeps Els
worth. Glimpses are caught of Union
river, winding its way among the hills to
the bay, glistening far away to the south
west and nearby solitary BIuehill noun
tain. To the south, Mt. Deserts grand
hills pile up majestically; to the east and
Of Hole IN
mountains, Moose hill, Lead mountain
and others far away in the backgrounds
to the north and northwest, the high
lands OF upper Hancock county and
grand old Bald mountain and Dedham
hills.
Reluctantly one turns from such
view Of the handiwork of the Supreme
Architect, to scan again the handiwork of
man, rich and beautiful though it may be.
But to return to the house; all the
floors on the first floor of the main house,
except the study and library, are of
quartered oak. The study and library
will be carpeted. On the second floor
the floors of halls and guest chambers are
of rift hard pine. The basement and
in North Carolina pine.
There are large fire places in each room
of the main house, sixteen in all, most of
them of pressed brick. Most of the
mantels are ornamented with hand
carved work.
The house is heated with hot water,
with indirect radiation on the first floor
n inti
third floors. There are electric call bells
throughout. A baggage elevator runs
from the basement in the l. to the trunk
room on the third floor.
THE BUILDERS.
George II. Tilden, OF s. Devonshire
street, Boston, is the architect of the
building, and P. H. Stratton, of this city,
is the contractor. Mr.. stratton began
the work Of rebuilding on July q, but
little over two months after the fire, and
has pushed the work through to its COM
pletion. The house is now practically
completed.
The mason work was done by E. A.
Hopkins, of Trenton; the outside paint
ing by Charles Beal & Son, of Ellsworth,
and the inside painting by Lawford &
Wakefield, of Bar Harbor. Most of the
wood carving was done by Herb bert Fowle,
of Boston.
The plumbing was done by Leighton
Davenport Co., of Bar Harbor. The
plumbing is open work, brass piping be-
ing used. The closets and bowls are of
the "Sanitas" pattern.
The hot-water heating apparatus was
put in by the Smith & Anthony stove
company, of Boston. The electric bells
were put in by j. N. V. Lane, of Bangor.