The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24


with square front and gable or sloping
roof. Sometimes it is possible to
break away from the conventional,
however. The design here presented
shows d house that can be duplica-
ted for $4,000. The house was built
as home for the architect who
planned it. Sarsfeld Kennedy of
Temple Bar, Brooklyn-and is loca-
ted on East Sixteenth street, Flatbush
Two features will Immediately COM
mend themselves to the student of
home building-the broad veranda and
the circular bay. The veranda covers
the front of the house a. well a. half
of one side. Il has a width OF about
nine feet, high ceiling with sloping
roof. and Is closed-shingied on the
outside. A more ideal place for the
hanging of a couple of hammocks or
the placing Of a summer luncheon
table cannot well be imagined. 1t i
very roomy and even the little people
IN the house can here be provided for
with swings, etc.
A Seven-Foot Cellar.
Beginning at the foundation, the
cellar has seven-foot depth, while the
ceiling on the first floor is nine feet
six, and on the second floor nine feet.
In the cellar are located the ordinary
cellar fixtures to be found in every
house, besides hot water heater. A
hot air heater may be substituted,
which would save SI5o in the cost of
the heating apparatus. The walls are
of field stone, hammer-dressed, and
are of the regulation thickness of
eighteen inches.
Resting on this is the superstructure
of hemlock siding, paper sheathed and
clapboarded except on the bay. The
latter Is shingled in order TO avoid the
making, by hand, of special clapboards
at considerable additional expense As
will be seen by the photograph of the
elevation, the second story of the
house is also shinGled.
Entrance to the third floor Is in the
center, with library to the right of the
hall. stairway, kitchen, etc, in the
rear. while on the left is the parlor in
the bay and back of that the dining
room
The general finish on this floor is
oak-all the interior trim being de
tailed by the architect shows beautiful
lines-plain, filled, oiled, vanished
and rubbed down dull. The lack of
gingerbread moulding and base gives
an air of substantial solidity. Under
the staircase a little cosy nook seat,
with an abundance of sofa pillows and
cushions, makes a comfortable as well
n attractive resting place.
Parlor and Dining Room.
In the parlor, cornerwise from the
entrance from the hall, is a handsome
oak mantel with carved and fluted col
umns and mirror An open hearth
fireplace, with artistic thing, lends a
feeling of cheerfulness, and at the same
time is potent factor in the ventila-
lap wall covering with cornice and pic
ture moulding, IN connection with
water-colOred ceiling, harmonizes well
with the dark finish of the oak.
The walls of the dining-room are
covered to the chair rail with deep
green burlap, the wall above is fin
ished IN a rich red burlap to the pic
ture moulding. This intersects a deer
frieze in ornamental Renaissance de-
tail which meets the ceiling, the latter
being in imitation OF grained oak
the whole making a pleasing contrast
with the color scheme of the parlor.
The entrance hall leads bach
through a handsome grilled arch tC
the stairway, which has double turn
with large window on the first land
ing. A feature of the hall Is a larg,
closet at the rear directly opposite thu
front entrance-t the door to the close
being furnished with a full-lengtl
mirror, giving an appearance of grea
depth of perspective TO the hall
Turned spindles and panels make al
effective set-off to the stairway.
A hard maple floor, with plain PIN
woodwork and castings, oiled and var
nished, is used in the kitchen. Her
are also the white enamelled sink, no
water tank for range, cupboards, clos
cts, outside entrance to yard. etc, tn
pantry being at the extreme end o
the kitchen and connecting with tn
dining-room by a paSsageway Thi
passageway. connecting by doubl
swinging doors, acts as an air loo
and keeps from the dining room tn
Objectionable odors from the cooking
in the kitchen
The Second Floor.
On the second floor the sleepin
rooms are four in number The ides
one is located in the circular bay. Her
FIVE windows give air and light; anC
besides ample room for the bed, ther
e also sufficient space for a little sew
ing room in the circular part. Wit
daintily, but inexpensively, papere
walls and tinted ceiling. with a III
or two on the Georgia pine floor, an
few easy chairs in the bay. the whol
ensures feeling of rest for the weai
led home buyer at night and a mo-