Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-05-11
BEAUTIFYING.
A Few Words About Marion's New
And Beautiful Homes.

of beautiful homes, which have been
completed or improved this year.
One of the most striking improve
ments to the appearanhe of the city
is the transformation Of g. {. Grsy's
residence. While the old one was
comfortable, and Sin its day" was
quite pretentious, the new one is
modern and up-to-date in all it, APP
pointments, with long halls, sliding
doors, tile hesrths, aud nantes of
OAK, with ghttening mirrors, II is
harmonious in its general effect and
has AN appearance Of refinement
which is especially desirable in a
home The color scheme of the ex-
terror il good and linked with the
broad versnda, supported by massive
columns IL presents at once pleas
ing panorama to the passer by.
Only stones throw away, j. II.
/ Orme has had a number Of workmen
building over his house. The site j.
particularly good aud great taste
has been displayed in the arrange
meut to get pleasing effect. The
steep roof. dormer windows, circular
vorandas, aud tinted gables all 90 to
make the place one of the most at
tractiye homes in the city, Mr.
Orme will have sliding doors, higher
ceilings aud most attractive interior
besides several bay windows, which
add So much to the interior a. well
a. exterior appearance of the house.
The delicate tints selected for the col
oring are all beautiful.
Further east, ON Wilson Avenue
attorney \. &. Moore ha, not let the
thought that he j. in the suburbs de-
ter him from Keeping pace with the
best Of them in making his home at,
tractive Here he has issthied
double parlors with grille work in
each connecting arch, on either side
of the FIRE board. aud the reception
/ hall has hand carved oak stairway
that is beauty /, l. of the finest
grained white OAK, dolicately aud
beautifully carved and would
grace acceptably house of much
greater pretentioEs. 1t i til e
GROWING feature of the cosey and ele-
giant home; dormitory for the boys
IN the upper story, with dormer win
convenient aud sensible features of
this home. The mantes and thing
hearths are we'll selected and set a.
if nodded in their places
On College street ID. Woods, the
banker, is just completing house of
: rooms, with halls aud verandas all
convenient aud tasty, His house sits
on the lot where Mr.. Woods house
was. burned last winter, but facee east
instead of north and fronts College
instead of Belleville street. The
house adds much To that section of
the city and is in every way an inn
provement over the old one. Mr..
Woods and his estimable family are
To be congratulated on the plan aud
general arrangement of their new
home. which will soon be ready for
occupancy.
W. e.. Carnahan is erecting a new
residence ON Bellville street, but we
have not been able to get the plans,
and will mention it later.
Attorney John Moore's new house
on Lake View avenue Is nearing com
pletion and is an attractive | l-2
story cottage, of rooms, halls and
verandas, and it adds greatly to the
appearance of that section of East
Marion.
} h. Kevil is having nice cot
tage erected in the o Brian addition,
for renting purposes.
The Masonic building, 26xS0 feet,
on corner of BellSille aud Main SIS,
3 stories. will be rebuilt exactly as
the old house was, except that no
windows will be left in southern ex-
posure. The Masons hope to get