Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-30
A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
The New Residence of W. H. Bssel Of Arbor Vitae Vii
be Completed About january l5th.

tons All hall floors are of quarter
sawed red oak.
On the right, as the main hall is en-
tered, is the parlor, connected by large
sliding doors. This room is 17x90 and
has an ivory white finish The decor
ations here are very handsome, the cell
ing being hand painted with gold leaf
trimmings; the walls, silk paneled. A
large plate glass bay window looks out
upon Warren street, with beveled plate
loaded transom above. The floor is of
red birch
On the left of the reception hall is the
library which has cased opening II
feet wide; this room is l7x24, and its
decorations are. exquisite; it is fin
shed in curly red birch; it has
handsome book case of the same wood
and has large open fire place and a
handsome mantle; this room is lighted
by bay window looking out upon
Warren street, above which is loaded
transom; the floor has an eighteen
inch border of select red birch flooring
filled in with red birch. Connected
with the library on the north, by sliding
doors, is the dining room; it is 16x17
and is done in oak, gold finish. The
ceiling is heavily paneled and finished
in gold bronze Six feet from the floor,
plate shelf extends around the room;
the walls are covered with japanese
paper A large mullion window fur
nishes flood of light for this exquisite
room, and on the north side is a stained
glass, loaded window. The flooring is
of quarter sawed red oak. On the east
side of the dining room is a buffers
pantry fitted with drawers, cupboards,
ETC.. this leads to the kitchen which is
l2x22 and is supplied with all the latest
convenieuces; this part of the house has
floors of maple. A stairway leads from
the kitchen to the second floor The
upper hall is 10xl8 and is finished the
same as the lower hall
On the second floor are five large
chambers and one sitting room, be-
sides bath room, closets and lockers,
and two bay windows and rear hall
The chambers are finished in ivory
white with maple floors, finished ma
tural, and the decorations of each room
are very elaborate The bath room has
tiled floor and wainscoting.
The third floor contains three rooms
a large dance hall 46 fit. 6 in.xa9 it,,
store room and servants room. 1t is
all finished in Norway pine, natural
finish.
The glass throughout is plate, sill
yer polish The hardware used is of
the finest and also adds very much to
the beauty of the interior The resi-
dence is lighted by both gas and cleo
tricity and heated by hot water.
The PILoT is aware that no descrip-
ton, however good, can do justice to
this elegant home, it must be seen to be
appreciated, and that it is soon to be
finished, and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bissell and family, is a source of pleas
ure to our people.
AhODtib OAibNOVNts OhC vi lAlO bCob COI-
tractors and builders in the valley, has
had charge of the work He takes
great pride in what he has done and
that the interior work does not show
one mar or blemish, nor one nail head,
all the work being blind nailed, is
greatly to his credit.
j. A. Jeffers & Co. are the archi-
techts.
Curtis & Yale furnished the interior
finishing, windows doors, etc.
A. B. Wheeler q Son put in the hot
water heating plant and did the plumb
ing and gas fitting, and the wiring for
electricity was put in by the Wausau
Electric company.
The painting was done by Denfeldt
& Weisbrod and the plastering by |
Frank Ross.
The decorating was done by the As
ISOLATED Artists of Milwaukee.