Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-30

The new home of w. IL. Blssell in this
city, at the corner of Fifth and Warren
streets, is so rear completed that the
PILoT fee-sthat it can give fair de-
scription of the same without doing it
an injustice. Several years ago, Mr..
Bissell decided to build home Wau-
sau and move his family from Arbor
Vitae to this city. Accordingly he pur-
chased of Adm Bardeen very desir-
able site at the corner above mentioned
and commenced to lay plans for the
erection of home The buildings on
the site were moved off last May and
active work commenced, and up to the
present time small army of able work
men have been kept busy under the
direction of Robert Girdwood, and now
the exterior is fully completed and the
carpenters will be able to drive the last
nail by the 18th of January, 1908
There may be a little work left for the
decorators but Mr. Bissell will practi-
cally be able to take possession on that
date. The result of Mr. and Mrs
BisseIl's planning has been to produce
one of the most picturesque and best
appointed. as well AS one of, the most
thoroughly constructed and substan-
tial homes in Wausau.
The aim of the architect has been to
avoid unnecessary ornamentation and
to show an appropriate and quiet style
of architecture The design is treated
in the Colonial style, with Ionic
porches. Dimensions Front, AZ #. !;
depth, A it; exclusive of piazzas.
Height of ceilings Basement, s it.
first story, l01 it,; second, 10I ft.;
third, 8 fit. The underpinniug above
the ground, is built of Marathon county
granite, rock faced. The exterior is
covered with beveled siding, two and
one half inches to the weather and is
painted white The roof is shingled,
stained moss green and four and one
half inches to the weather One of the
striking features of the exterior is a
piazza, twelve feet wide, extending
across the entire front and fully two
thirds of the west side. The basement
takes up the entire ground space of the
building and has heavy cement floors
throughout, and contains II well appoint
ed laundry, the heating plant, wood,
vegetable and toiletrooms. The ceilings
are lathed and plastered The partition
walls of the apartments are built of
brick
The interior plan is roomy and very
conveniently arranged and the decora
tons are not surpassed by any home in
our city. The vestibule is reached by a
wide massive door of rel oak filled in
with beveled plate glass and on either
side of the door are handsome windows,
beveled plate art glass. This room
is 5xl2 feet and has a tile floor
and paneled wainscoting of quarter
sawed red oak The inner door of the
vestibule is the same as the outer, and
OH either side s"n windows, opal,
stained art gil. The hall is
spacious Que, D6lHS tSASt AccU duu OpcuS
into suite of apartments, vista of
which is obtained Immediately upon en-
tering 1t has paneled wainseoting of
quarter sawed red oak, and the most
striking feature, when in place, will be
the staircase, which is besutiful ere
alton of Curtis & Yale e. of our city
1t is of quarter saved req oak with
handsomely carved newell posts and
balustrades and seat. tt the first land
ing an octagonal i essssa out which
is ten feet across. aaa. is lighted by
large plate glass windows which give
an abundance of light for the 'ower as
well as upper hall. On the we side
OF the lower hall is a large fire pace
which will lend wealth of cheer to this
apartment There is continuation of
the hall running parallel with the stair
way, which leads to a toilet room aud
handsome den; the latter is finished in
golden oak and has oriental decora-