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Show - 2 - and Italian marble, and priceless rugs from Persian looms. The ti les on the roof came from Hoi land at a cost of $7,000, and the total cost of the mansion was over $500,000, a tidy sum at the opening of the twentieth century. The best descriptive picture of the McCune mansion was furnished by architect, S. C. Dal las in an account for an eastern art magazine in 1916. The exterior finish is dark red brick with brown stone trimmings and a dark roof of Hoi land ti les. The house is located on a corner of the hi I 1- side . . • which overlooks the whole city and gives a view from the windows which impresses one with panoramic grandeur •• The main hal I is furnished in Engl ish oak. The wainscotting here is probably the finest piece of work of the kind in the United States. The great fireplace is bui It of Nubian marble of a rich redish brown, with beautiful markings; it extends from cei I ing to floor and a person can stand under the shelf •. The vestibule itself is finished in old Engl ish oak with beamed cei lings. Half way up the stairway is a balcony overhanging the stairs. This balcony is part of a smal I music alcove; the cei I ing over the main stairs is composed of deep oak paneling fi I led with beautiful art glass which is artificially I ighted for night use . • • . The dining room is English Renaissance in design, the woodwork being of old mahogany and the cei ling handpainted • . . . The breakfast room . . . is a small room, octagonal in shape.. a smal I conservatory on the east. It is with finished in mahogany, the same as the di n i ng room. . . . The drawing room belongs to no school of design, yet its style and furnishing suggest the French palaces of Louis XIV • • . . The rose satin brocaded |
