Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-23
HANDSOME NEW HOME
ON AMSTEL AVENUE
To Be Occupied By DR.. Steel
Next Week

DR.. w. H. Steel and family are
planning to move to their new
home on Amstel avenue early next
week. Situated on high land over
looking Welsh Lane and the new
college campus, the new residence
under the direction of Architect
Hough has developed into one of
the very finest in Newark. The
entire building is of Folcroft stone,
uuarried at Newtown Square, Pa,
and the masonry has been the keen
pride of the wOrkmen. The stone
has been cut to conform to broad,
straight lines, which are adhered
to on all parts of the building,
resulting in an effect at once
striking and distinctive. Solid
stone columns feature the piazza
which extends in an unbrOken
line along the entire northern and
eastern walls. The residence con-
tains twenty rooms and three
baths.
A wide and hospitable doorway
opens into the spacious hall,
twelve feet in width. Conspicu-
Gus here, is beautiful stairway
of unusual proportiOns,--wlth a
sweeping balustrade, low rises,
and wide treads, which win the
admiration of everyone. Light,
air, and sunshine are in abundance
everywhere. Windows, forty-fve
inches in width, and five feet in
height, with the great, deep Lodges
characteristic of stone houses, are
attractive features Of the building.
The entire first floor is finished in
oak, stained in soft Flemish effect,
in tone peculiarly soft and rest
full. The walls are in natural red
sand finish.
On the right of the entrance is
the den to the left the living
room, with a great attractive fire
place of stone, capped with huge
slab Of oak. Large swell windows
make one wall Of the room practi-
cally Of glass; French doors lead
to the piazza. From the living
room through wide, double doors,
lies the dining room. Here again
is a fireplace of unusual beauty,
Carefully selected stone is artistl-
cally chiseled; the hearth itself
is forty-three inches. Both pan
try and kitchen have been finished
by a mineral flooring process, in
pure white. The walls and floors
are seamless. and can be washed
! like a piece of marble. A built
III refrigerator, with sewer con-
nection and hose attachment for
cleansing purposes, is feature of
the former room. The doctor S
suite, including a room for elec-
trical treatment, waiting room,
a consulting room, and lavatOry,
occupies the remainder of the first
floor.
On the second and third floors
finished III cypress, grouped round
a large hall are number of un-
usually attractive bedrooms. A
feature Of the second floor is the
open air sleeping room, with nine
great windows making up the
three walls, the windows being SO
hung as to drop completely, leav-
ing the entire window space open
Two bathrooms, beautifully fin
ished in tile, are on this floor. The
third floor includes a large bill,
lard room, six bed rooms and
bath. all of which are large. airy
and attractive. Here, too, there
is large moth-proof cedar closet
and a packing room. DR.. Steel
i'll speaking Of this part of the
residence stated that he may al
some future time turn the entire
floor into a private hospital.
The grounds will be enclosed
with a bayberry hedge, which
however. will not be set until next