We present on page 9 plates of a residence, erected for M. Riebenack, Esq., on Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., from plans prepared by Thomas P. Lonsdale, architect, of same city. Dimensions: Front 47 ft., side 73, exclusive of piazza. Height of ceilings: Cellar 8 ft., first story 11 ft., second 10 ft, third 9 ft. The exterior walls are built of Chester county marble, trim med with buff Indiana limestone. The masonry is laid broken range, lock split and cement pointed in joints.
The roof is of Vermont red slate, with copper cornices, gutters, hip and ridge coverings. The reception and drawing rooms are trimmed with mahogany; hall. staircase, dining and breakfast rooms with quartered white oak; and rear hall, pantries and kitchen with ash. Hall and dining room have ceiling beams and paneled wainscoting, the former containing a grand staircase with carved newels, which is lighted by stained glass windows. Vestibule has a tiled floor. Other rooms have hardwood floors. Fire places have tiled hearths, Mexican onyx facings and elegant carved mantels with beveled plate mirrors. Kitchen is wainscoted and fitted up in the best manner with range, sink, dressers, etc. Second floor contains library, three bedrooms, and bathrooms, all trimmed with cherry, mahogany finish. Bathrooms have tiled floors and wainscoting, fixtures of the latest sanitary patterns, without casings, trimmed with nickeled fittings. Third floor trimmed with quartered sycamore, natural color, contains billiard room, servants' bedrooms and bath, with a private staircase to first floor. Cellar, under whole of house, contains laundry, furnace room and all necessary apartments. Cost, $30,000 complete. -
Our engraving was made direct from a photograph of the building taken specially for the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
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