Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-19
MODERN HOMES In OMAHA
Kew Residence Of DR.. ]. ]. MoMullin Fine
Type of English Villa.
MANY NEW FEATURES IN DWELLINGS
One of Few In City Built of CIinker
Brick, AHOrding' Massive Appear
ance Emphasized by Broad
Masonry vernnda,

Unique in its exterior as we'll as it's in
terror is the residence of DR.. ]. j. McMullen
at 3SOl Dewey avenue. The house was COM
pleted only a few weeks ago and is perhaps
the best example of the English villa in
the city. 1t was designed by #. A. Hen
nlnger and cost about 5000. So closely do
some OF the exterior features supplement
the interior that one can scarcely be con-
sidered independent of the other. This an
plies particularly to the porches, which,
during the warmer months at least, when
the doors and windows are open, are prac-
tically an extension of the main floor The
house is one of very few in the city built
OF clinker brick. affording a rough, rather
massive appearance which is emphasized
by the broad masonry varanda that ex-
tends around the north and east sides and
would give to the irregular, inconspicuous
upper portion of the house an almost in
significant appearance IL 1t were less skill
fully proportioned. The porch Is inelosed
at the east with masonary arches and
connects with the living and dining rooms
with broad latticed French windows.
Throughout the house the rooms are large
and airy with deep easement windows and
woodwork finished in mahogany and white
enamel. -s.-,t 49,
A small. square vestibule opens from the
front entrance on the north into the living
room, which is the chief apartment of the
main floor and extends across the entire
north end Of the house. Here the English
treatment is combined with the colonial In
manner that gives to the two ends of
the room distinctly different style that is
still perfectly harmonious making the
apartment an admirable combination liv-
ing room and library.
The east end Is open and airy with its
whlte-framed French doors and long ample
windows opening out on the veranda
while the west end is incosed, its win
dows being high and occurring in groups of
three, giving an expanse of wall space that
admits of heavier furniture.
The room is long and wide and its ex-
posed mahogany beams crossing in large
rectangles give the appearance of being
low These beams are set In a mahog-
any cornice and at their crossing the light
MIXTURES are placed, They are close bulbs
surrounded with cut glass pendents From
the southwest corner of the room the in
closed stairway rises. A half dozen steps
extend into the room and these with the
balustrade. the slender balusters being of
white enamel and the rail and newell posts
OF mahogany. The same combination is
carried out in the steps, the tread being
of mahogany and the riser of white.
wide, recessed brick fireplace and man.
tie contribute the heaviest feature of the
room. This is set midway of the south
wall and gives additional width to that
portion OF the ROOM The fire place is
deep but not large and the chimney breast
which is OF perfectly plain shale brick mar
rows and recedes slightly toward the top
and is crossed by heavy white enamel
shelf supported by block brackets. The
mahogany cornice follows the ceiling line
Of the chimney recess. Around the walls.
about five feet above the floor, except at
the east and west ends, extends narrow
box book shelves. These are not con-
tinuous ana are finished in white enamel
as is also the base board. The door
frames and window castings are OF white
enamel and the paneled doors Of mahogany.
The walls are covered with a rich, green
art paper.
The open. airy effect Of the east end of
the room is enhanced by a wide, high door
way into the dining room at the south
which Is one step above the floor level Of
the living room. Here the mustard tints
are combined with the. white and mahogany.
A mahogany cornice extends around the
room and skeleton wainscoting OF an art
overprint. about 81 feet high. Is crossed
and topped with white enamel Stats. The
windows are wide and long and like the
door castings are OF white enamel White
enamel latticed French windows open onto
the east veranda while the door leading 10 |
the kitchen and the pass to the buffers
pantry are Of mahogany.
The house includes nine rooms in all |
four large, airy sleeping rooms on the sec
ond moor and finished trunk and store
room above.