Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
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entrance and stair halls will be treated in
similar manner, The staircase Will be
screened from the hall by posts with brack-
cts supporting the exposed girders in the
ceiling, and the design will be worked out In
simple structural lines. Panel work and
balustrades extend between the posts.
The fight of stairs will be broken by two
platforms. The first will have a long set
tie and the second forms balcony on
which will omen large triple lattice Win
dow. The library will adjoin the reception
hall and beyond that will be the living
room, about twenty feet by thirty feet. On
the western side will be an ingle nook
twelve feet wide. with large brick fire.
place f1anked by seats, and above them lat
tice windows with broad stills. Across the
southern end of the room will be a four
part mullion window, deeply recessed with
broad seat. The dining room will face Con-
necticut avenue and viii have paneled
wainscote. brick fireplace and mullion Win
dows with broad stills. The entire lower
floor will be trimmed in weathered white
oak.
Mr.. Howard's study will be in the sec
ond story at the southwest corner of the
house and will be finished in Flemish oak
On one side will be an ingle nook with
brick fireplace, settle and lattice windows
above.
The exterior design may be classed as
modern English, the foundation walls and
chimneys will be of stone. the walls of peb-
BILE dash stucco with half-timbered gables.
The chimneys will be a prominent feature
capped with red terra Gotta chimney pots
The roof will be of red tiles and the exte
rior woodwork painted white. The lot will
be tnclosed with picturesque fence, hav-
ing pebble dash breast wall, pierced by
arched gates. At intervals will be large
posts surmounted by balls, and the spaces
between posts will be filled with pickets
The Eustis Country Place.
Many residents of Washington who own
country property are planning some i'm
provements for the coming season. The es-
tate known as "Oatlands." near Leesburg,
and recently purchased by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Eustis with it's terraced gardens and
interesting residence Of colonial days, is to
be restored and improved, and the work,
which will be done from the plans and UNI
der the supervision Of Marsh & Peter, ar
chitects. will include the remodeling of the
residence as well as the Introduction of
modern systems of heating, lighting, plumb
ing and sewage disposal.
A large barn and other outbu1ld1ngs viii
be erected on the farm. and the designs are
in harmony with the type of the residence,
which is Of the period of 1SOO-1Sl0.
Mrs. Conkhng's Home.
A residence is to be built on the west side
Of New Hampshire avenue between @ street
and Sherman place. by Mrs Sarah B. Conk-
ling Of New York city from plans prepared
by Marsh & Peter. architects. The house,
which is designed in the colonial style. will
occupy the entire frontage of forty-four
feet and the exterior will be of Harvard
brick laid in Flemish bond with marble
stills and quoins. and white cornice and
balustrade masking a slate roof. The en-
trance porch will have Wrought-iron rail-
ings.
The interior will be well arranged and the
details will follow the spirit Of the old
work, with white and mahogany woodwork,
brass hardware with glass knobs and lead
ed glass work.
Houses in Pairs.
An Improvement Is contemplated by Mr..
P. 7. Hall on his property on Bed street
the south side Of the brow Of the hill. From
plans prepared by r. b Pyle. architect. he
intends to erect during the coming season
four houses which will be built in pairs.
BY this arrangement each house will have
side yard as well as light and air from
three sides. There are to be porches at the
front circular in shape, and theswood work
II to be white, which. In. conjunction with
the red brick work Of the wallis OF the
houses. will carry out the Idea Of what Is
known. a. tho Pht3adelphia house. Each
house VIII Contain eight rooms.
Changes IL Interest.
What Is known - the Rollin apartment
house 10 TO be crested at the northeast corr
ner Of Maryland aseAaie and I'd street. The