Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
SHELBURNE HOUSE.
THE NEW ANNEX TO DR.. AND MRS.
WEBB'S PALATlAL HOME.
Dining Room with Floor of Marble lilo
and Beautifully Panoled Ceiling-Sil-
yer Closet of Iron and Brick-A
Finely Appointed Biltiard Room.

The extensive alterations ana construc-
tinns of an annex to Shchuruo House, the
lllatial home of Dr and Mrs w. :. Webb
which have been in progress during the
summer, are now practically .cumplcL. q
Some Of the interior finishing IS being
completed in the lower rooms of the am
NIX tut tho rooms of the upper floors are
already i'm use. In elegance and costly ~
terror Decorative art these rooms surpas1
amy in this vicinity Their addition tO tia"
aircady uriucciy home of Or Wcih adds
nov charm To what was already The lin
Ct rcsidonce in Vermont
Tho work upon Shclburnc House noW
being completed was that upon thu cNtrr-
for Of the residence, which was brick Ncn-
Corcd, and the construction of the JuuVN.
ruis annex is placed at the southwestern
]. purton of the house aud is ll1 feet IN
length and about 40 feet wide. Like the
other portion Of the house 10 stands 'FRONT.'
inc Lake Champlau and at tho end Is a
ommodous piazza circular u shape The
architecture is old English with walls of
brick and English half timb"rinr, o1nl-
montCd with cement rough cast ana with
handsomely constructed gables, heavily
moulded. The now part corresponds IN
construction 10 the old with which it, joins
gracefully by means of wide and elegant
~ finished corridors.
The rooms of the first floor of the an
neN are catered from the house proper ~
means OF "a Nltlt tulIluDI. NnlCn Is Il con-
tnuatiou of the former dining room. The
old and now construction is joined hand
mclV through the construction of a
graceful arch, which, with the corridor, is
ornamontcd with costly mouidiugs deli
catcIY cut and tinted. This corridor
iucrscs into the now dining room. which
j. marvel Of beauty. The floor is of
costly white marble tile and the little
wood used i, the Wlinscoting ANA at 9TH
Cr points is mahogany. The ceiling IS
beautifully pauolcd and finished elegantly
IN French Renaissance stucco work of
delicate tracery. At the oud is a great open
lioFldcv, handsomely carved and 1t,ia-
montod. Tho room is lighted 10y mean.; of
French windows and is Is feet iu width
and 40 feet i'm length
From the Dining room ie an entrance
10 serving room, through which the
Kitchen may be reached and also the sill
Yer closet. which is underneath and con-
structcd OF iron and brick on the castorly
side of the room is porch ana the west
Of course. looks out upon the lake
The next room, beyond the dining room
i' the annex, is the main staircase hall
where wide winding staircase of mar
landings leads to the two stories above
This hail forms the main entrance to the
annex from the westerly side of the hous,
through a great Dutch door. The stair
case and other wood finish is ni select
cd oak with posts ana railing elegantly
carved. The oak is stained to shad,
darker than the natural wood and the pa.
Per above the heavy wainscotinE Is a deer
rcd i'm beautiful contrast.
The room newly built which, with The
dining room, forms the most brautiiu
wort of the annex is the billiard room
just beyond the main hall. No cXpcus.
has been spared in making this room al
that aristocrltc elegance demands
Located AT the end of the house. the room
graceful construction it's heavy beam.
finished in the natural wood and unhid
don. Great French windows n'l the room
with light and relieve the dark beauty
a the heavy oak interior Wau-cotiug of
OAK covers the lower portion of the walls
and is capped with am deliberately carved
border above which the walls are cover, ,
with heavy hurlap. beautifully tinted II
green. The ceiling is almost marVcously
icautiful deeply paneled I'm the finest o
oak and at tho end is a large open fire
place OF PCtsdam sandstone. which
weighs no less than eight ions. Above tn,
fire place are handsomely carved oak pill
lars and at the ccutrc carving Of AZ
nnororical figure The richness and beau
~ Of the room bccgars description.
Va tho second story ar" sleeping rooms
five in number, ana finished as a Dutcl
room, colonial room, an empire room
Louis Ky. room and for Miss Webb
room. In the story above are Still othc
elccpin" rooms. finished i'm tiu's and
play room. Bath rooms and every othc
convenience known to modern house con
FtruCtion have been provided and com
hiuc In making the home of the most Gle
CANT kind.
The WorlS ofroconstruction and the build
ing of the annex have been done by l.
" Rogers of Brandon ana the cabin"
and decorative work by the Champ.au
Manufacturing company of this city. un