The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-08
The New Gould Palace.

stone will be used for the remaining
floors. The roof will be of tiles.
The main entrance of the Gould pal
ace will be on Sixty-seventh street and
there will be hall Of majestic pre-
tensions, small reception room, with
the dining room to the right of the
foyer and the library to the left. The
stairs, which will lead from opposite
the main entrance to the second floor,
are to be one of the most extravagant
items in the expense list, for they are
to be of marble and unusually elabor-
ate, adding to the impressive appear
ance of the foyer.
The second floor will consist of a
large foyer hall so feet long, . feet
wide, and So feet high. The ballroom
will be on the right of this floor, while
the salon is on the left.
The third floor, which is the main
sleeping floor, will comprise the suite
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould, consisting of
bedroom, boudoir and baths. Two
guest chambers, each with bathrooms,
are also planned for this floor.
On the fourth floor are boys room,
sitting room, and dining room, two
children's rooms and one for the gov.
erness. There will be three baths ON
this floor.
The top floor will contain IL ser.
wants rooms and one bath, together
with linen and sewing rooms.
In the basement will be found the
laundry and kitchen, deliberately fitted
with the latest steam and electrical in
ventions for quick work. The ser
wants dining room, the mems sleep.
ing apartments, pantries. and store.
rooms will consume all available
space.
In the cellar will be found the wine.
rooms, trunkroom, and storerooms.
The house will be ia feet long by
As feet wide. The rooms, with the ex.
ception of the principal ones, which
will be more costly, are to be finished
in oak. All the metal work, the main
cornices on the exterior, with be OF
copper.
Tiling will be extensively used in
the walls and floors. The basement
hall, laundry, kitchen, pantry locker
and the bathroom on the top floor will
have tiled floors. The kitchen. serv.
ing room, and laundry will be tiled
both as to floors and walls. The bath
rooms on all except the maids floor
will have marble wainscots seven feet
high. The floors, too, will be of mar,
BILE.
The laundry which will be wonder
fully complete, with every up-to-date
contriyance that money can purchase
will have clothes dryers OF hot air
laundry stoves and irons worked by
electricity. refrigerators built in the
wall, and an ice plant which provides
all ice for home consumption and
which is manipulated by means OF
merely turning an electric switch. A
cleaning apparatus run by electricity
will be stationed in the cellar. This
will eliminate the broom and carpet
sweeper and make the honsemaids
duties very easy.
A burglar and fire proof silver safe
will be built in the wall This is to be
IS feet high by five feet wide.
The entrance to the Gould mansion
win be unusually elaborate, with a
flight OF gtanite steps leading to q
massive door of bronze. which Will be
designed AND cast in this countrya The
front Of the house is to be decorated
by four marble balconies with orna
mental grillwork in front. Urns and
brackets win enhance the artistic Of
foot Of ths door $3.50