The Meeker herald., 1910-03-26
A HANDSOME RESIDENCE
The New Baer Mansion Ready For
Occupancy


Although the wOrkmen are not
quite through yet, the Baer family
moved into their elegant new home
this week-a home that would do
credit to Capito, hill, Denver, In gem
eral appearance and all details.
The attractive portico and vestibule
form fitting prelude to the rooms
within.
The main room Of the residence is
the living room. 1t is l7x27 feet In di-
mansions, made home-like by a large
open fire place constructed Of art
brick. The ceiling Is beamed with
oak, paneled in squares. The floor is
selected bird's-eye maple.
The parlor is l2xl2 feet, and the
dining room l43xl6. Both rooms
connect with the living room by slid
ing doors in attractive settings Of art
glass. Both rooms are also fi6ored
in birds-eye maple.
THE whole frontage of the resi-
dence is 81 feeti9 inches and is taken
up by the three apartments named.
The main'depth is SO feet 8 inches.
Beginning on the northeast corner
is bed room 12xl5.1 and adjoining
another bed room 12.8x15.6; then
comes a large aud luxuriously equip
ped bath room. These rooms all open
into a hallway which separates them
from the living and other rooms. Nu-
merous glass doors leading to the
parlor. living and dining rooms lights
up the hallway.
Adjoining the bath room is an al
coved room and the stairway leading
to the furnace room and basement.
Next is the kitchen; large and a
model in up-to-date equipment.
Leading of from the kitchen Is a
unique apartment which looks like
u conservatory owing to the large
amount of glass used in its construc-
ton. 1t ia the breakfast room and
is connected with the dining room.
A china closet, large pantry and
storage room and passngeway inter
vene between kitchen and dining
room.
The stairway leading to the second
floor apartments has its inception In
one end of the living room; Begin
ming with q short and easy flight Of
steps landing is reached and then
turn through an art glazed door to
the stairway proper. The stairs and
all accessories are Of quarter-sawed
oak finished in mission style. The
second floor landing terminates In a
large and handsomely appointed
room designated ''the den." This
fine apartment is fitted up with an
open fire place similar to the one in
the living room, but not so large.
Here Mr.. Baer and his friends will
burn the fragrant Havana.
Two handsome bed rooms adjolns
the den. There are also servants
rooms, store rooms and innumerable
closets on this floor.
II. G. Dimick, Denver, is the archi-
tect, and the style of architecture is
modern bungalow. The work.on the
structure has all been done by day
labor aud in workmanship could not
be excelled anywhere. William A.
Thomas had general charge Of con-
struction, assisted by.John Scheller.
]. D. Miller supervised the cement
and brick work, and the painting and
wood finishing is in charge of that
master workman, +. l.. Hall. All
the wood used on the first floor is
hard; on the second, Southern yellow
pine, and throughout is finished in
natural color and piano polish.
All material, aside from the brick,
was ordered through the White River
Lumber company, and is first-class
in every particular.
Mr.. Isaac Baer is certainly entitled
to the thanks of Meeker for this
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