The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-05-10
BILLS BEAUTIFUL
BUNGALOW
Now Occupied by the Family.


What will be known as the Ground
Oak Bungalow" the beautiful new
home OF Mr. and Mrs. +. L. Bills on south
Prospect street, was occupied by the
family last week. This new home is
without doubt one of the most substan-
llal and artistic private residences in
Florida. Certainly there is none to com.
pare with il in Putnam county-viewed
enthusiastically.
During the past two years quite num-
Der OF pretty homes have been erected
here, and from the class of people who
nave been making inquiry for building
sites, ii is probable that in the coming
year several others will be under way.
Each one of these pretty homes adds
much to the standing OF Crescent City as
desirable residence town and our peo-
pie have great pride in them. No single
residence in late years, however, has
caused so much pleased comment as the
Bills bungalow.
The architecture is ofthe style known
as The Stillwell Co.'S California bung-
allow. The foundations are of solid
concrete, of shell and cement, the lower
part of which is 10 inches deep by "a
wide, and in the center is built u inch
wall, all connected in one solid mass.
Six by six inch upright posts, four feet
apart supported by solid blocks of ce-
menI, 10 x "a inches. make secure
foundation. The cellar is 20 p feet
with cement floor drained to Lake Ores
cent. The porch is made of pressed
brick and impreSses one not only with
IFS beauty, but its Solidity. The brick
were made by machine on the ground.
The porch steps are composed of the
same solid material-one part cement
and two parts sand. The porch floor is
cemented.
The outside finish of the bungalow is
natural finish cypress, stained TO repre-.
sent light butlernut, and on top of this
is coat of raw linSeed oil. The trim
ming is made about as dark as black
walnut and finished in the same man
ner. The sash are bronze green.
The interior of the bungalow is fin
ished with selected cypress, mostly
black. The building contains eight
rooms, bath, and spacious, welI-lighted
attic, The three front rooms-living
room, dining room and den-are so ar
ranged that they are practically one
room. They are II 10, IA x II and
IL Il respectively. Book cases are
built into the separating walls which OK
tend five feet up from the floor Four
square columns extend from the top of |
the book cases to the ceiling. The bed |
rooms are located on the south side of |
the house and are p II, II p aud
y 10. A Aft hall runs through the
cenrer of the building from the living
room, at the east end of which is the |
bath, SKIS. The kitchen and dining
room are entered from north side OF
hall. The kitchen is one that is fitted
with every modern convenience as to
sinks, ETC., and the pantry
with every convenience is between the
kitchen and the dining room, with
swinging doors. Back of the kitchen is
the screened back porch which can be
used as summer dining room and from
which steps land you to the rear OF the
house.
The bungalow has three very large
bay windows, one in front and one on
either side. These are finished with
plate glass lower sash, while the uppers
have many small bevel plate, double
hick glass. The floors are all high.
y polished heart pine. The heating is
by hot water plant installed in the eel
ar, and the lighting is by gas made from
gasoline by the system of the Ideal
lighting Co of Davenport, Iowa.
This bungalow is model of conven-
ence and 10 comprehend its real charm
md beauty one would have to see it.
/ was built by L. Eaton of Crescent
City. The heating plant and plumbing
vas done by j. D. Points & Co. of Pa
atka, and the brick laying and plaster
ng by Hart OF Connecticut.