1868.] Descriptions. 11 I r . ± ^^""X |L_ L some panels of corresponding material on the sides. All the apartments on this stoiy are connected, and have sliding doors with circular heads between them, finished in height and style of architrave, to corre- spond with the windows. The balcony is approached both from the dining room and from the library through French windows, or, in other words, glass doors extending to the floor, and from the li- brary through a French window, or, as aforesaid, a glass door. The main stairway is made of walnut, extending the whole height of the building from the principal story, with open well-hole and continuous rail, and niches for statuary placed in the walls on first and second stories. The newel at the starting, on first story, is a large octagon shaft, with turned cap and base ; the rail is heavily moulded and all of walnut. The private stairs are in the rear of these, starting from the basement and extending to the second floor, fitted up in the usual way and enclosed with partitions. The basement stoiy contains the kitchen and laundry apartments, heat- ing apparatus, wine room, provision cellar, coal vaults, &c, all of which are easy of access, well lighted and venti- lated by large windows on the front, and an area in the rear ; the latter mak- ing a full story level with the ground. The kitchen has a pantry somewhat similar to that on the first floor, and is in direct communication with the dining- room by means of the dumb waiter and private stairs; the cooking range is large, having all the modern appliances for heating water, &c, and in connec- tion with the circulating boiler, which contains a steady supply for all the apartments using hot water. The laun- dry is fitted up with stationary wash- tubs, supplied with hot and cold water, and has also a stationary boiler. The heating apparatus is of the most approved A, B 1
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