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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar51908newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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P^j^^fVttiiui^tl, b;.thipyrtw and " Opposite the 1 passage con v. ntly connecting the In nth the k From here ii unds of the kttchi accessories and ornamentation, with large fireplace, suitable for an old-fashioned back log. i is connected with it by an extra wide opening with four doors, all glass, which when opened > porch is so arranged that in summer it may be inclosed with screens, while in cold weather "iators are provided for heating it. It has a nine by nine inch red quarry tile floor, ic pon-jj'Ni rheffiK&n.-as dues also a doorway in the dining-room. A butKr's pantry, finished in white enamel and mseS?(omsei' Km-eL dryer, and sink, connects the dining-room with the kitchen. Jpposite the fireplace a stairway leads from'the dining-room to a room twenty feet and four inches by thirty-three feet and one inch in the basement. This staircase is inclosed with sash, and has a stand or platform over it in the dining-room for plants, etc., and a built-in seat. The dining-room walls are wainscoted eight feet high. The woodwork is red oak stained chestnut-brown. The walls above are sand finished, tinted a deep, dull red. The large room in the basement to which this staircase leads is called "The Bungalow." It Serves admirably for a music or amusement room. There is a dumb-waiter from the bungalow to the butler's pantry. This room has a brick mantel, with a fireplace even larger than the one in the dining-room. The heating here is secured by series of pipes at the ceiling and near the walls. This was necessary in order to allow the condensation to flow back readily to the boiler in the cellar. To screen these pipes from view and yet secure full heating efficiency, a trellis of wooden slats was arranged in such manner as to give an arched arbor effect to the ceiling, tending all the more to make the name "Bungalow" appropriate. The Bungalow woodwork is cypress, stained a medium dark brown. A wainscot five feet high extends around the room, and the walls above are covered with figured matting The general scheme is Japanese. A basement hall, with outside entrance, extends the full width of the Bungalow and between it and the laundry and cellar. In addi- tion to the Bungalow staircase there is another stairway from the first story to the laundry and cellar, directly under the main stairs. A clothes chute extends from the second story to the laundry. The kitchen has all the conveniences, such as gas and coal ranges, sink, dressers, etc., and a servants' hall and well-lighted and ventilated refrigerator closet. The kitchen walls are tiled live feet high, and the woodwork is enameled white. The walls are painted and stippled a light buff—in fact it is a model kitchen. The house is thoroughly lighted by electricity, and is also equipped with a complete system of electric bells and house telephone. The steam-heating plant is thoroughly up to date, being what is known as the "Vapor Vacuum System."
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