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Title: Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hotchkin, Samuel Fitch, 1833-1912
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., P. W. Ziegler & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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he full depth of the house, with windows on three sides, and all finished inwhite painted wood and oak floor. Paneling extends from floor to ceiling, anda cornice of colonial detail girts the room dividing it into two portions ofunequal width, by a colonnade continued therefrom to the floor. On the left sideof this Hall is a huge fireplace of mottled brick, with high paneled mantel,and one may easily picture the great room filled with a jolly throng at holidaytime, and as the fire light projects great shadows into the room, and the firesbright chemistry unmakes the logs which nature was great years in making,recall the words of the poet: Shut in from all the world witliout We sat the clean-winced hearth about, Conlent to let the north wind roar In baffled rage at pane and door, While the red logs before us beat The front line back with tropic heat. And ever when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it past, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat of the chimney laughed.
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CHESTNUT HILL. 531 At the extreme northeast end of this Hall and facing the doorway is asemi-circular hay window, through which charming views may be had of theinteresting scenery. Adjoining this bay is an arched Alcove containing themain stairway of colonial and extremely simple design, with scroll sides andvery plain painted wood balustrade, the rail and steps being mahogany. Tothe right of the Hall is the Dining Room finished in the same style in paintedwood, with low-paneled wainscot, and characteristic china closets and mantel..To the rear of this room is a small Library, and the remainder of the first storyis composed of kitchen and allied apartments. The second and third stories are made up of sleeping and bath rooms allfinished in white painted wood, with quiet tones of color on walls and ceilings,Most of these rooms have fire-places, the attendant mantel-pieces being of verysimple forms and all suggested by sketches taken from existing old workof kindred character in New Engl

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