Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-24

been removed. Iron railing rs AROUND
the front porch and goes down the
front steps and turns.
On the upper floor OF the main
house are pine chambers. The Gov
ernor's living room Is directly over
the lounge room. The two front up
per rooms are State guest chambers
Connected with them are tiled bath
rooms with sunksn tubs.
Fresh air to the sleeper is afforded
in the open air sleeping porch ON the
south side Of the house. The floor Is
Of canvas and constructed like the
floor Of a ship to avoid leaking Of
rain water I'd the ceiling in the room
below.
Copper lathing IN the sleeping
porch equipment adds TO the wafer
proof arrangement. All windows in
this porch open outward. The
maids rooms are on the second floor
and above the service part of the
house.
The southwest corner Of the orig
of the wardrobe room. There the
corner beam is very evident And at
that point the lines of the house go
al right angles.
CabDtas quilt lines the whole of the
house. This is two tt1icknesses of
heavy paper padded with dried eel
grasE. The eel grass. being salt, alb
sorhs the moisture. thus keeping the
house dry and also warm. The rats
and mice cannot get through the pa
per. and ii viii not burn. only under
direct fame. The quilt is between
the outer clap-bpards and the plas-
tering
Laundry, Cellar and Kitchen
The laundry yard at the rear of the
house is concealed by high lattice
work. The refrigerator plant previ-
eusiy mentioned is built into the
service part OF the house. Two thick
nesses Of shearning, cork lining and
plastering all so towards protection
for this cold storage plant. Under
the entire house is a cellar. This has
meant a large amount Of excavation,
as only small cellar was under the
main house before the remodeiiing.
The cellar has concrete bottom.
The heating plant is new make In
the cellar also are two separate gas
heating plants for water. One lis To-
Gated under the front Of the house
and can be used in heating water for
the main part of the house. including
bath rooms of the guest chambers.
The other gas plant is further back.
towards the rear of the houBe and is
used in haating water for the service
part of the house.
The furnace, a remarkable efficient
member Of the working force, has as
a main steam pipe one eight inches
in diameter. Prom the eight incn
pipe are four inch pipes. two inch and
SO on, throughout the distribution of
heat over the house.
Because of the handy arrange
ments of corridors in the house on
the first floor there need be no inter-
ference between the public part of
the house and the residence part. This
Is due 10 the double corridors, one
being the lobby leading from the
front hall to the lounge. the library
and the billiard room. and the other
leading from the state dining room.
the family dining room ann the
Kitchen.
A delight 10 the heart of the house.
wife is the Kitchen. Here are serv-
ing tables. cooking tables. the huge
range, fireless cooker, capacious
sinks, slate slabs and a lot of light.
Half windows are all the way around.
over the sinks.
In the buffers pantry is another
with the coii system.
Here also lis copper sink, glass cab
met and slate slab. In the Cover
nor's private dining room the wood
finish is according to the old-fash-
iDnsd style, especially emphasized in
the wood panels.
Old mirrors with gold frames were
packed away during the time that
the repairs were made ON tire house
Now they will he restored to their
original piaces over the fire-plaGes in
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