New Britain herald., 1922-01-11

| Norton Home Completed The beautiful home Of Charles II. Norton on Red Stone Hill, Is now practically completed and will be ready for occupancy about March. MT. Norton, president of the Norton Grinding Go. at Worcester, Mass, plans to make his permar ent home in Plainvillc and has erected one of the most beautiful residences in this part of the state. The general architecture of the residence is comparable to many of the best in Connecticut.
 Started July 15
 The place was started on July IS, 1921, by the Lawrence and Coe Con- struction Co. of Hartford. Mir. Coe is a Plainville man and makes his home on East Main street. The residence is Q three story structure and has a concrete foundation. The first floor is concrete. On the ground floor are the dining room, living room, owners office, kitchen, pantry, buffers pantry, chauffeur's roonr two bathrooms and the sun porch. There are three fire places on that floor with special Tod hunter mantles with elaborate white ornamented woodwork. Tn sun porch floor and roof are made of alundum, material which the grinding wheels are made of at Worcester plant. The floors on the interior are made of highly polished oak
 Second Floor
 The second floor has a sitting room, sleeping quarters, three chambers, two bathrooms, two fire places and Nari- ous other small rooms. The plastering is nearly all hard finished and the floors arc of oak and hard pine, the ireplaces are made of tapestry brick. With the exception of the sun porch and front veranda the exterior is finished in gray stucco. The third room has two chambers with bathrooms.
 Wonderful Finishes.
 The entire interior of the home is deliberately finished. The front vesti- bule is panellod with ornamental woodwork while the ceilings inside are finished to harmonize with the white woodwork on the walls.
 Has 90 Foot Tunnel.
 One of the features of the home is a tunnel extending from the house to an artesian well, 90 feet away. The pumphousc interior measures 17 by 20 feet and is all underground. The well is 25O feet deep and the pump is operated by motor. It is equip ped with tank capable of holding 1500 gallons.
 Size of Home.
 The ground measurements of the residence are about 33 by 55 feet, with the service wing measuring 20 by S7 feet, This includes the garage which will accommodate two cars. The tract of land on which the home is built contains 50 acres. Part of this will be turned into q park and later a small lake will be constructed.
 Sub-Contractors.
 The New Britain Woodworking company furnished the interior fin ishes and the sashes and doors were made by the Rogers Sash and Door company also of that city. The East Berlin Brick company made the spe- cial rustic bricks for the exterior work and the plainville Lumber company furnished the lumber. The painting was done by Paul Sailing of Hartford, and the plumbing installed by John Simpson of this town. The Baldwin Stewart company at Hartford. had charge of the electricity while the Clayton T. Curtiss company of Glas tonbury put in the heating system.
 Cost S80,G0O.
 The estimated cost of the entire residence has been placed at about S60,000.
 Bad Check Worker.
 The Plainville Cash Market and Neu Brothers Confectionery store at Central Square were visited yesterday by a nervous young man who bought cnnoral nrticlnS and tendorpl them a