THE beautiful colonial home of L. Lickerman, 10156 Oakley Avenue, was designed by Mr. Lickerman and in so doing he incorporated a number of unique features.
The residence, which faces south, occupies a large lot, which is laid out for a formal garden with flagstone walks on the west. The entrance of attractive design, opens to an arched vestibule with a tile floor and this gives to a reception hall of typical colonial design, with an English staircase, a draped doorway to the living room on the east and French doors to the dining room on the west. At the rear of the hall is a small vestibule containing a desk and telephone, the door to a lavatory, and a door to the kitchen.
The living room, 30 by 14, extends the full depth of the house with a broad, square paned window at the rear and a pair of similar windows with iron gratings at the front. A large fireplace occupies the center of the east wall, with built-in book cabinets on one side and a door to the sun room on the other. The room is done in tones of grey with ivory and walnut for the trim. The sun room also contains a fireplace, directly opposite the one in the living room and the rear of the book cabinets is used for a log locker in the sun room.
The dining room on the west is done in grey with ivory trim and silver and ivory fixtures. The closets are set diagonally in the two front corners of the room and there is a door leading from here to a screened-in porch on the west. The kitchen, on the northwest, is done in blue and grey and connects with a rear hall and entry.
Upstairs there are two large bedrooms, a nursery, two open decks and the bath. The larger bedroom is found over the living room and contains twin closets and a door to a deck on the east. The other bedroom occupies the southwest corner, and opens to a deck on that side, and the nursery is found on the northwest corner. The bath, done in green tile, occupies a center position at the rear. A large attic, gained by disappearing stairs, extends over the upper floor.
The basement is divided into a boiler room containing a gas heating plant, a fruit cellar and laundry.
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