Year: 1860


A COMPLETE PIECE OF ARcHuEcrUEE.-Thc |
brick house recently built 10y our friend, John
Keller. at the corner of Third street and |
Maiden Lane is the completest thing Of the |
kind that we ever saw in this city. For the |
space of ground which it occupies, no build |
ing ever combined greater degree of neat
ness, beauty, convenience and utility. lis
size is 81 feet by q feet and / inches. On
the first floor is large room fronting on
Maiden Lane and on Third street 1t is fifty |
feet long by 81 feet broad, with large folding |
doors opening upon the two streets, and it |
may be used for store room or saloon or
n dancing academy. We do not know |
whether Mr. Keller intends to occupy it him
self or rent it, Beneath is a basement 55 feet
in length 10y "a in breadth, into which there
is ngress by pair of steps from Third street
and egress 10y another pair (or ingress either
descending from the back part of the house.
The large store room, saloon or ball room,
alluded to, is divided from the back part Of
the house by an airy hall, opening 10y spa
cious door into Maiden Lane From this hall
pair Of steps leads to the second floor,
which is fitted up for family residence, Mr.
Keller intending to occupy it himself AT
the head of the stairs is a second hall, and
one of the finest in the country, long, spacious
and airy. a large window opens upon it
from the south, so that the summer breeze
may freely enter, and the window is elegant
" niiched for statuary. Along the length Of
the hall are doors opening into the bedrooms,
sitting room, and kitchen At the end ofthe
hall is the parlor fronting upon Third street.
1t is well finished nside-has coy fire
place with very elegant marble mante-
piece, the work of Mr. Devine of Sacramento
and four large windows as well as an ele-
giant doorway, opening to the portico which
encompasses a large portion Of the building
This portico commands fine prospect, not
only of the city, but Of the plains, the Buttes
and the distant snow peaks Sliding doors
from the parlor admit you into spacious
bedroom, lighted by two large windows
looking out into Maiden Laue A side door
leads into the hall, above which is an elegant
sky light, to be filed with stained glass
Another door leads into a second bedroom
which has one large window and door
opening into the hall Another door leads
into the sitting or dining room, which is fur
uished with fireplace and marble mantel
and has two windows. Two nice closets are
in the wall and other conveniences. This
room has also door leading into the hall
From the sitting OF dining room You pass into
cool apartment walled on one side with
venetian blinds and opening to the portico,
also having a door into the Hall This will
be delightful place to sit on summer even
ings. A door from this spot leads into the
kitchen. Here everything is convenient, and
more so than will be found to be the case in
nine out of every ten of the houses that you
see. All the rooms are provided with gas
pipes and thus every apartment will be bril-
liantly lighted. Water-ppes are also pro-
vided, and every convenience or necessity is
supplied, without descending to the second
floor except in the matter Of the bath room.
which is reached by descending the stairs.
A nice little yard is also down there, and
water pipe running into it The egress into
the street is very convenient from any quar-
ter Of the building. No one passing through
this structure can fail to see that it is built
upon a most admirable plan. Mr.. William
Patten is the architect, Messrs. Seward a.
Mcdonald the brick masons, and Messrs
Baldwin & Curtis the carpenters The work
is q credit to all parties concerned