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Show The three story t~oJent,y~one room home is sti11i n exce'lh"mt conalIt has not changed significantly since the architect, S.C. Dallas, wrote the fol1mving laudatory descripti on of the mansion in J91(). HThe exterior finisb is dat'k red brick with brO~'in5tone tri mmings and a d3rk roof of Honand tiles. Tile house is 10cated on a corner of the hil1side ... which overlooks the \rlho le city and :Jives a vle\'I from the wi ndmv5 \'Jhi ch impresses one \l-J i til panorami c grandeur. Eoteri og from the side door one is ushered into the sit t i n9 room wll i ell ha.s la rge casement vrindovl5 extend 'i ng to the f1oor~ comfo.r tat)ly fl.n'liisl'H~d for the famlly daily ]. He. The main hall i s fur'nished in En!jlish oilk.. The l1:ldinscotting here is prQbab 1y the fi nes t poi ece of \'Jork of th(~ kind in the United States. tion. Tt.lf! great:'if'eplace,is bu~1tof Hubi~n rnar?lE~ 0: ~ rich redish b~ol;m, I ~'J1th beaut1ful mark1ngs~ It pxtends tnlll1 tne cel111ly to floor an(l one i Cdll stand under the shelL It's a very interesting piece of Hork) tjH.~re)\ .1 iJeing no hlor e be<lut'iful fireplaces in I..~xistence. The ca.r'lifl<)s ht:;'fe, and indeed allover the house are hand finished. . . Th(; ve st:i~tde itselfj:; f~nishC~( it! old t:.ngHsl1 oak ~lithbeamed . ,ce:I. lt:~JS' IW1t ,>ray uPthe.:, .. sti'l.1r.Wl~.. lS.~ bal,COt."Y o~er. I1LU:~l~.I~... 'the. s. -t.. inrs_, dns 15 COti!posed of deep oak pdneiHig 1·,lleo vntn oeautltul art qlass \Jhich is art'ificL:lnyliyht~~d fOt' night use. Under this balcony -is !'lIloth(~ r a ICQve once outfitted wHh seats and rugs. The dln-hl9 f'()(Yi,j is LllYlish"rt~naissancc.ill .~(;'si~n,.th~ II/oodwo:k beTH,) of old wah~gililY a~(i tl.1C C~i. 1H19 tJar.ldP.(~ll!t.~t;;."O. .• ".It l.~ . lnte~eS ~l'. lY... to knovJ thd~ t.! ns pdl~ttcular plece of exqulslt(~ stll1 llfe pawtlng took tlH~ iH'tlSt three lilontbs to complete. IndeeJ, the artist spent h/Q years paintil1~i trW ceilings and pane ls of this house... The drawings room belon9s to no school of design, yet its style and fu.r. rd sh ings sugg es. t til<?Ft·ench palaces Of . LOlJiS XIV, AHhough avoiding stately and qot'geous efforts, the room is a marvel of beauty. . CI . 1II .% I -i I I j The other life-sized statue of liydia, the bHnd On the second floor is the centra 1 flu 11 sitti ng rOOlil Hith a \'Jondrously carved F1elHish screen dividing it from the stain-loY. Th~ finiShing •.. [is] old oak . . . C n . gi'd. has also a story_ 8ack of the drawing roorn ... [~lIasJ the library. The small reception room which opens frOtH the drawing room ; is octagnal in plan and fi nished in San DOll1i I1go mahogany .•• ingle no6k. "" 1 ;::0 design and cut glass fittings, these form a fittin~ background for the workS. of art \'/hich claim the eye of the beholder. Th{~ life-sizf~ statue of Cleopatra is said to lJe one of the finest portrayals of the ancient Leadin9 from this hall is the curio room, ",itich is protype of an old Eng 1i sh ha 11 wi th open timbered roof. a 1a rge open fi rep 1ace, formi n~J m I m The rose satin brocadod ',1al'Is t"Jith the exquisite panels of \Jiltti~ay paintings over the doorv/ays; the IIJhite satin grained lilahogany, the rarest #ood on earth and foun d only in South Ameri ca l the broad iH l n 'or \'/il1Ctl mirrors bOld the vJa~ on one side, the chandelie,'s of harmonious queen in exis tence. V" ! I .~ __,J -i 0 Z |
