Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04
NEW LANCASTER HOMES
NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENCES
THIS YEAR SURPRISING. SOME
THING ABOUT THEM.

Quite number Of thoroughly mod
ern homes have been put up in Lam
caster during the past few months
Most Of them are being occupied now
or are rapidly getting into shape to
move into
A brief review of their appointments
and style of construction might prove
interesting
The first house visited by the Her
aid man was that Of Joseph Caspers
on South Madison street. Mr. Cas-
pers filled in lot that was nothing
but hillside and rather steep one
at that. The house faces the east with
a large roomy porch Inside on the
main floor is a large reception hall
opening into the living room through
an oak arch. The staircase opens off
the reception hall and the effect of
space and absence of rooms is achiev-
ed admirably. Back of the front room
is the dining room and this opens into
the kitchen. All the woodwork on the
main floor is OF oak as is the trim and
neat staircase. The kitchen contains
two built-in cupboards and is very
large. A full length mirror door ward
robe is located in the reception hall
doing away with the old hall tree or
coat rack.
Up stairs are three good sized bed
rooms and a large bath room. The
wood work up stairs is of Georgia
pine finished down to a smooth-as-
glass surface. Mr. Cespers has done
the bulk of this kind of work in his
house. Above these rooms is a good
sized attic that might be fitted up for
several purposes if the occasion ever
demands it.
The heating and plumbing installed
4 by Robert BROKER, embraces the
Weir furnace and the V. & K. system
of water supply. The bath has hot
and cold soft water and the layorator-
les hot soft water and cold city water.
The house was designed by Mr.. Cas-
pers himself, A. j. Grannis acted as
chief carpenter, Fred Oschman did the
plastering, Ed Pagel the concrete work
and Orion & Williams the wiring 1t
is indeed nice home
The next house visited was that of
Peter Harasha's on South Harrison
street. Mr.. Harasha was a little diff
fident at first about letting newspa-
per man with muddy shoes tramp
around the house, but he finally con-
scented and showed us through. The
home is built strictly for comfort and
durability. The best of materials
throughout went into Mr.. Harasha's
house and he personally selected the
lumber to be sure he did get the best
The outside is finished in stucco and
this is begun by putting waterproof
paper on the shiplath following with
lath sheathing. Then the stucco, ma
room in color, is placed on top Of this
The house is large, 32x30, and will be
completely equipped with both screens
and storm windows.
The front door opens into the dining
room with a large living room open
! ing to the north. Back of the dining
room is the kitchen and a commodious
bedroom is located on the main floor.
/ Upstairs is sewing room, large bath
room and three big bedrooms. Over
that is an attic the full size of the
house.
Vernon Bass and John Taylor are
carrying out the carpenter work at
this place, and good job they are do
ing too. Walter Garthwaite put on
the stuccO work, L. G. Hickok will
install the heating and plumbing, and
Orion & Williams the wiring.
A handsome home is that of Mrs.
Julia Zaczeski on S. Tyler street A
big porch extends across the front
facing the west and this opens into
a large and pleasant living room
about 15x2O. South of this is the din
ing room and the kitchen is located
back of that. The downstairs wood :.
work is all of oak The staircase ex-
tends from the living room at the rear
to the second floor where three good
sized bedrooms are located with a
bath rooms are located with a bath
room as large as many sleeping
rooms. The woodwork upstairs is of
Georgia pine and the house contains
much handsome furniture with more
to come. The exterior is shingled
down to the first floor.
L. G. Hickok installed the Mueller
furnace and plumbing. Saml Pen
mock did the carpenter work and Geo.
Cooley the masonry. Orion & Will
liams installed the pleasing electric
fixtures and handy arrangement OF the
switches and wiring.
Other homes recently put up in Ian
caster include the E. c. Vesperman
and Rolla Kinney bungalows, the
Misses Schmitt residence in the west
part of town, and the Henry Holzing-
er home on South Madison street.