The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-19
MANY CONVENIENCES
In NEW RESIDENCE
BUILT-IN VACUUM CLEAN NER
PLANT AND MOST COMPLETE
SANITARY EQUIPMENT
Handsome New Group of Buildings
Just Completed on Six-Acre Tract
at North End of Hayes Street

e. ]. Armbruster has this weel
completed the construction of one o.
the landsomest homes in this COM
munity at an approximate cost ol
$4,000. The SiX-acre tract upon which
the house is built lies at the north enc
of Hayes street. The dwelling is ol
the bungalow type of architecture and
embodies an arrangement of rooms
which utilizes practically every
room are of good size and we'll lighted
and many attractive new labor-saving ng
devices are noted Roy Moerder held
the contract for the construction of
the dwelling. The plans were drawn
by J. J. Moerder.
The house is a. three-story frame
structure with clinker brick trim
mings. 1t is fitted with a hot water
heating plant and vacuum plant for
cleaning purposes. All the rooms, with
the exception Of the childrens play
ished in satin finished Douglas fiat
grained fit; the ornaments and fittings
of the built-in features are of solid
brush bronze
Entrance to the home is from wide
reinforced concrete porch, which eX-
tends the full length of the front of
the house, with an entrance to the
drive at one end The front entrance
opens directly into long living room
which has an artistic tapestry brick
fireplace and hearth, flanked on either
side by built-in Dutch colonial seats
At the east end of the living room is
a music room, which has French doors
communicating with the pergola at the
east of the house. A central hall gives
access to all the rooms of the loweE
floor, the stair rising from a point I
about midway the depth of the build |
ing. The dining room is north of the |
living room and has many distinctive
built-in features.
The kitchen joins the dining room
to the north and is fitted with every
convenience for the housewife. 1t is
Gone in ivory enamel which, with the
many windows, makes the room very
light and pleasant. Among the built-in
features are a cooler, ironing board,
wood lift and an elevator from the
milk and fruit cellars An cleo
trio range has already been in
stalled. A charming breakfast nook
occupies the northwest corner |
of the kitchen and is fitted with built
in seats and an ivory enameled break l
fast table.
On the lower floor is also the own
ers suite, consisting of sleeping room
and large bath connected by small
hall. The sleeping room has large
built-in dresser and two full length
doors.
OH the upper floor are four dressing
rooms, four sleeping rooms and lib
rary The bath room is also commod-
Gus. A chute for laundry in this room,
)asses through the bath room on the
ioor beneath into the laundry in the
basement. In the hall on the floor
S a roomy closet and a compartment
or brooms and vacuum cleaner fix
ures.
The dressing rooms are 12X12 and
with the sleeping rooms
y French doors, so the beds may be
5heeled in or out. The sleeping rooms
re screened and canvaSSed in and
ave disappearing windows. The lib
ary is in the front of the house. di-
ectly over the living room. From
S windows there is a beautiful view
the hills south of the city. The
brary is supplied with built-in book
asses and a small adjoining room for
le storage of magazines and period
ais.
The basement or first floor is large
taken up by the children's play and
creation room done in ivory enamel
i'd complete in every detail for the
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