House Tour

 

Our house is an Eastlake Victorian house built in 1875. This style was named after a British writer – Charles Lock Eastlake – who wrote “Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and Other Details” , in 1868, which became immediately influential to U.S. furniture makers and architects. Furniture, hardware and metalwork was characterized by the use of basic geometric designs, parallel groove carving, “spoon” carving (looks like leaves carved out of a flat surface by a sharpened spoon)

 

Here is a picture of the top of the house taken from outer space… (sorry, I just had to throw that in…)

 

The Interior

 

This is my attempt at a floor plan for the 1st floor. (Okay, so I need to take some mechanical drawing classes) Keep in mind that the Vestibule is the front of the house.

 

The First Floor

 

The Vestibule: 4′ X 9′ This is one untouched little room that shows craftsmanship at it’s finest. I’m looking very forward to restoring this room. It won’t take much and it will look great.

 

  

The Reception Hall: 30′ X 9′ This is more of a room than a hall. Without a doubt, this room sets the tone for the rest of the house. The first time I walked into this house, this was the first room that I saw and it was love at first sight. The hall has a heavy oak chair rail with deep recessed panels that wraps the room. Double sets of 8 foot oak doors invite you to the various room that branch off of it. Some of the original architectural details are, a rather grand carved marble fireplace, archway with ornate plaster corbels, large cove moldings, and a pair of arched doors with etched glass leading to the vestibule.

 

 

The Side Hall: 14′ X 5′ This hall is an extension of the Reception Hall. It holds the main staircase (Heavy carved English oak) a large closet, an entrance to the Basement, a side entrance to the house and a powder room (which was once the Servant’s passageway to the Parlor.

 

The Parlor: 16′ X 14′ This room was once the most formal and probably the most beautiful room in the house. This room is where visitors were once seated by the Butler and would wait to be received by the Master and his Wife. There was even a servant’s passage way to this room so the servant’s could bring guests food and drinks without having to pass through the rest of the house. The room has heavy crown moldings, a large ceiling medallion, a carved marble fireplace and an arch way with plaster corbels that frame a large oak encased bay window.

 

The Living Room: 30′ X 14′ This spacious room has crown moldings and a sprawling tin ceiling. The room has four sets of tall double windows with 9-foot oak encasements. The room had a carved polished black slate fireplace that was unfortunately beyond restoration, but has since been replaced with a faithful Victorian mahogany mantle with original Victorian tile.

 

The Dining Room: 17′ X 13′ The Dining room still has most of it’s original architectural details still intact. Original hardwood floors, heavy plaster crown moldings, a ceiling medallion, twin built-in china closets. The room has a chair rail and wainscoting.

 

The Kitchen: 21′ X 14′ The kitchen is quite large as it is actually a combination of two rooms, the kitchen and the former Butler’s Pantry. While we love anything original, I think we love the big kitchen even better. This is one modification we can live with! There is a very large fireplace that used to house the wood burning stove that the servant’s used for cooking. Today it appropriately holds our gas stove. There is also a Servant’s staircase leading to the second floor.

The Second Floor

 

Bedroom #1:  15′ X 14′ Plaster crown moldings, original picture rails, twin closets.  There is also a passageway to the adjacent bedroom.

 

Bedroom #2:  (Nursery): 13′ X 9′  Plaster crown moldings, original picture rails, alcove

 

Bedroom #3:  14′ X 13′ Plaster crown moldings, original picture rails, deep closet

 

Bedroom #4:  13′ X 13′ Plaster crown moldings, picture rails, large, deep closet

 

Bedroom #5:  17′ X 12′ Plaster crown moldings, original picture rails, closet that passes through to adjacent bedroom.

 

Bedroom #6:  14′ X 13′ Wide plank wood floors, crown moldings, original picture rails, closet.

 

Bath: Glass enclosed shower and tub, antique oak vanity with twin sinks, and a high tank toilet with pull chain

The Third Floor

 

 

Bedroom #7:  17′ X 12′  Simple bedroom with a closet

 

Bedroom #8:  16′ X 12′ Simple bedroom, no closet

 

Cedar Storage Room:  17′ X 15′ This room is made of solid cedar, including the ceiling. This was used to store clothing, as moths are repelled by the smell of cedar.

 

Storage Area: This is the “Attic” area. Simply HUGE! Amazing layout. We hope to add a bathroom up here and make it into a very grand Master Suite.