The daily news., 1900-03-17
AMONG The
BUSY BUILDERS
Work of the Week Done By
Union Men.


design, with carefully selected mate
rial of the best quality, erected by
the best mechanics the country af-
fords, which the owners are Justly
proud of, and have expressed them
selves as more than satisfied. This
lovely dwelling is owned by Capt.
and Mrs. Aiken, which is nearly fin
ished at 72O North Palafox street.
The contract was awarded some time
ago to Chas. II. Turner. The writer
was shown over the building by
Chas. H. GingIes who has superin-
tended the work. The dwelling is a
twO-stOry structure of modern de-
sign. The foundation and exposed
chimney, backs and tops are granite
rock. painted up with a dark GENE mt
which makes a beautiful finish and
which the stone mason calls rubble
work. The basement has servants
quarters and laundry room.
The first floor consists of vestibule,
reception hall, parlor, dining room,
buffers pantry and kitchen; front
and back porch. The front porch is
One-stOry, with heavy colonial cor
nice.
The basement walls extend up
above the floor of the porch, the
height Of the ordinary baluster rail.
which is capped with Georgia N ar
BILE.
The columns are turned juniper
placed on a base of marble. The
circular steps are also of Georgia
marble.
The vestibule floor is of figured
tile, the walls are paneled, and it
has a moulded ceiling.
The reception room has riff floor, .
paneled cypress wainscOting eX-
tending around the room and up the
beautiful Queen Ann stairway to the .
hall above. At the foot Of the stair
way is a unique window with sta
tiOnary side lights Of art glass; the
center glass is one half art and the
other half plate glass. This room
has a fine oak manttl, showing
half circle against the enameled
tile facing and hearth.
The dining room is OctagOn in
shape with cove ceiling and riff
floor, moulded carving and base
board, with select cypress panel
Eaiuscoting, to be stained d rich
mahogany to match an elegant man
til # that wood.
DOnble sliding doors are between
the dining room and hall and be-
tween hall and parlor. The last
named room will remain in an I'M
n TG In a. 4 Z h.a
The back porch i enclosed with
blinds on the first floor an / has two
5 airways, one leading to the base
lnent, the other to the floor above.
The floor above Is composed IF
four bed rooms, two bttn TOom-,
linen closets, etc. The bath room and
closets are finished in natural pine.
The wood work in the bed rooms
will be finished in natural wood and
freScOed walls. One room is to be
finished in blue with trimmings Of
white and gold. Another room is to
be finished IN red with black and
gold trimmings. The remaining
looms will be finished in golden oak.
The entire job throughout shows
very high grade of workmanship
hat cannot be eXcelled. :
The most Of the material used in ;
he stairway, such as mOulding-, :
land rail, etc, was manufactured ,
It the building. and all of the inside
inish was placed i'm the bench and >
edressed by hand, scraped and ;
before it was used. =
Undoubtedly this is one of the finest !
dwellings, in the city and snould be +
cen to be appreciated.
Mr.. +. b. MOrey, the manager of
dr. Turner'S plumbing department, :
hOwed Us over and explained the p
system, which i very I
complete and decidedly modern in =
tyle, GaiSh and workmanship The
NO bathrooms on the second tiocr
re each fitted with high grade
nameled tubs and Italian marble
avatOrieS. one OF which has a large
level q plate glass mirror and j.
cry imposing. n
There are two water cl sets. ore i'm /
easement and the other on second u
.oUr, each la a room devoted To it, n
80 exclusively, the latter being one u
{ the mort elegant closet outfits we j
ave ever seen and "a described by 2
Ir. MOrey positively sanitary. a
The Kitchen and pantry are ntted "
nth large enameled sinks with n
nameted backs, and the kitchen i %
Jpplled with a fifty gallon boiler, "
'hich * connected with all fixtures a
lroughOut the house, giving hot
nj cold water to each.
The water supply main 20 the house
one inch galvanized pipe and i II
of the yard line. 50 that +
ne can be cut off without interfer- 2
u with the other.
Each fixture has its individual
ut and cold supply pipes, 80 ar
,uged with valves that il can be re-
aired without interfering with the
Sc Of any other fixture.
All supply pipes are laid with a
-ade and drain cocks, so that every
rop of water can be drawn from the
stem.
The waste and sewer pipes are SO
id with clean cut screws that E
7ery run can be thoroughly
eansed without breaking into
pes or damaging the building in
~ way.
ALI piping in the house, both sup
Y and waste, Is so covered with
inels put in place with screws,