The Washington times., 1913-11-08
BOTTLE KING PUTS
PALACE ON MARKET
Edward H. Everett Offers Hand
some Home on Sheridan Cir
Gle for Sale.

,"I shall build me palace IN Washing
ten that will be like the White House.
yet unlike IL: that win be more beauti-
full, more magnificent and expensive.
and more impressiveiy situated"
In making this remark. Edward Fl.
Everett. of Newark, Ohio. known world
wide as the millionaire bottle king.
had in mind task which has never
been thought of by any OF WashingsoE's
niiilionaires. and which. In part at least.
has already been fulfilled.
The handsome residence near Sheridan
Circle. al the corner Of Twenty-tbHt 4
and Q streets northwest, Is about COM
rltted. and Is said to have represented
an expense Of about $5cp,000
When designed II was the intention of
the owner TO come to Washington 10
live. and to enter Washington society
for the sake OF his dausi.ter. who -e-
Gently married Senor Turri. an italian.
OF Florence. who now lives with his
hmarcan w4e in the famouG villa
Salvatl The marriage changed the ml-
iionaires plans, and the iioshc Is on the
market for sale. The Thomas j. Fisher
Company represents the owner.
Undisputably one OF Washington's
most palatial homes, located IN the
most exclusive center OF the 1ity, the
mansion stands on a PERCEPTIONS bluff
Of seventy-five feet elevation and COM
hiaAi1o q S"CCPnfE view VI Tic WOOQcQ
valley of Rock Creek.
Swimming Pool Feature.
As described by recent visitor. whsn
one enters the bottle kings famo0
Washington home, he finds himself in q
spacious. lofty hall. nearly square IN
shape, and f1oored with white marble.
row Of marble columns 10 on each
side A billiard room adjacent looks
out on Sheridan circle. On this door
and set aside. is masnificent suite Of
rooms which were designed for Mr.
Everett's married daughter and hus-
band In the basement Is located q
swimming pool lined with white tiles.
and bordered by dressing rooms for
bathers. Servants quarters and =
kitchen occupy the remaining basement
space. The floor of the kitcher, is OF
sheet cork.
Mounting the broad marble stairway
from the first to the second floor. the
visitor views. when half way. up. ths
elaboratek appointed music rooms
where an orchestra was TO play at the
Everett receptions and dances. At this
point the stairway divides. one flight
Ieading to the great living ROOM" pam
eled in English crotch oak. This grade
of oak is cut from the crotches Of trees,
and IL sold by the square inch.
All the rooms are walled and celled
with rare and precious woods from all
parts OF the world. On one side OF the
living room and directly above the bill
lard room. Is the reception hall. Ad-
jacent Is the breakfast room. with
panels and overhead beams in India
mahogany. The dining room, opposite
the breakfast room, is paneled in the
same rare kind of mahogany, and
opers into conservatory. with a vault
ed ceiling being done by Tiffany. OF
New York, In glass mosaic.
The south end of the second floor Is
occupied by the living room. 1t is wall
ed Nth Italian walnut. but half OF il
is one great bay window. which looks
out over the valley and commands q
superb view of Rock Greek.
Closets Are Small Rooms.
Copious bed rooms are located on the
third floor The bath rooms are of the
solid variety OF porcelain and are set
into recesses in the wall. Some of the
closets for wearing apparel are ten feet
by eight-small rooms in themselves.
At future day bridge will be
thrown across the valley near the site
now occupied by>the Everett mansion,
which viii greatly increase the pictur-
esoueness of the view.
Many mansions there are in the coun-
try which have cost more than the
Everett home, and many there are
which have been freakishly ornamented
in a more ornate style. Few there are.
IL any. which can combine the superior
by an absence of all that is tawdry and
occupying the splendid location in the
very heart of nature that this home
Inaa