The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-20
Al PALATIAL
RESIDENCE
The Elegant and COmmodious
FoOte Mansion Now Com
pIeted and Occupied.
THE LARGEST IN THIS SECTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert d. Foote have
taken possession OF their new house at
Spring Brook Farm, althoughitwill re-
quire at least two weeks to complete the
building in all respects. The children |
are still at the South street house.
but will soon move TO the new house.
The mansion is easily the largest in |
Morristown, having frontage Of
about two hundred feet and a depth |
OF fifty. It is of Georgian design, the
materials being brick with limestone
trimmings and granite watertable. |
The architects were George A. Free |
man and Frances George Hasselman,
who designed the @. 81. Mellon house
on Madison avenue. In fact the. new
er house in materials Of construction
as we'll as design considerably resem-
bles the Mellon house, although much
larger.
Mr.. Foote in building his house de-
waited from the usual rule and has
given his personal supervision from
the first excavations to the iinishings,
being there almost every day There
was no general contractor and general
y the house was built by days work
unusual care being taken to secure
good construction in every particular.
He has been assisted in the work of
supervision by Franklin Hull, archi-
tect, while Thomas f. Dempsey has
been there for three years now in d.
rect charge of the mason work. L. B.
Thompkins did the plumbing, while
the Tiffany Studios are doing the in
terror finishing.
The general idea Of massiyeness and
size is well carried out as one enters
the house. the hall stretching from
front to rear, while the full length
plate glass doors with wrought iron
frames double at front and rear.
permits view Of the italian gar
den and sunken gardens from the
front entrance. Both front and rear
vestibules are of caen stone. The
width and number of doors permits
the entire front and rear Of the hall
to be open, except of course for neces-
sary columns.
The main double stairway is well
worked out and one Of the main feat
ures of the house. There are two
| flights of steps to the platform, while
the steps from there to the second
floor are at the side, giving greater
feeed0m of view. The hand rails are
of mahogany, while the balusters are
turned cherry.
A novelty ia house construction is
| a secondary fight of wide steps rum
ming Immediately at the side Of the
main stairway, but cut off by the par
tition, running from the rear entrance
to the second floor main hall, Afford
| ing the opportunity for guests or mem
bers of the household to go from car
| riage to second story rooms and change
| from street attire without appearing
on the main stairway. Under the
| flights of stairs are cloak rooms for
men and women ON opposite sides OF
the great hall.
The wall hangingS of the main and
| lOngitudiOnal halls which divide the
| first story are of green velvet brocade,
while tile woodwork is finished In a
dull Colonial white. The floors are Of
quartered ak laid herring-bone pat
tern. The hardware Of the entire
floor is Of silver, and the doors of solid
mahogany.
At the right Of the front doors Is
the drawing room, Louis XIV room.
done in white and gold. On the left
44f lf.
hung in dull blue plush.
At the north west end of the house,
a living room occupies the entire
width, about forty-fve feet square
finished in antique oak with beamed
ceilings and green marble fireplace.
At either side long windows give ac-
cess to the loggia outside, while great
F, crystal and gold chandeliers in the
four corners Of the room afford light
| for evenings.
The library is Elizabethan in style,
with bookcases provided with glass
doors around the entire room. The
architectural features with its dark
wood is pleasing, while the fireplace
which is feature Of nearly all rooms
is in evidence.
Separated from the other living
rooms and convenient to the rear en-
trance Mr.. FoOte has a large room for
a den. Adjoining the dining room is
a large buffers pantry and kitchen.
Both of these rooms are finished with
Keene cement. enameled, and with as
| little wood work as possible. The
floor is covered with linoleum and
plumbing is Of the best possible de-
sign. Opening off from the pantry Is
a large tlreproof and burglar proof safe
for the family silver. A service court
at the south end OF the house gives
| easy access to kitchen, and the enclOs-
| ing brick wall shuts off from view the
wagons, ETC., necessary for the house
\ On the second story front Is Mr.. and
Mrs. Foote'S suite, with bed room,
dressing room and bath for each, and
Mrs. F0ote' IS bOudoir, connected by
l private hall. The boudoir is an oval
room of French design with silk panels
and white finish.
In the rear is the main gueSt-roOm,
a large chamber done in pink, paneled,
with rose design cut out as border
| to the panels This room, and in fact
all the bedrooms, have a bath at
tached, there being fourteen baths in
/ ALL At the north end Of the house
are two rooms for bachelors or other
guests, while beyond the main stair
way is the children's sitting room
done IN a gray paper, with woods ef-
feet, red carpet, and comm0diOus book
case. Near at hand are the rooms for