THE English residence of Harry Horlock, 2121 W. 92nd Street, is an unusual example of good taste in the use of brick and plaster for the exterior. The interior of the home presents one of the most complete and coherent designs to be found on the Ridge.
Sand colored plaster in English troweling is used for the outside, and at various intervals it disappears into the brick structure with a pleasing grace. The theme is further enhanced by the use of heavy green timbers over the door, also stained green, and over the windows.
A narrow walk leads to a small terrace at the entrance, and runs down the side of the house to an agate door, which opens to a sheltered passage between the house and garage, of similar finish and design.
The reception hall contains a tile vestibule, narrow casement windows with leaded panes, and the stairs to the second floor. These stairs are made unusual by the use of a wrought iron balcony from which tiny pots are suspended with live growing vines twining themselves about the iron rods. The hall connects with the living room through an arch, very wide, and with the kitchen, at the south end, through a beautifully designed door.
The living room extends across the front of the home, and with the music room, at the extreme west, occupies the entire north side. It is finished in a pale green tone of rough plaster, this being used throughout the lower floor together with wrought-iron fixtures for the curtains, drapes and lamps. A large fire place in English design occupies a position in the north wall.
In the dining room, on the southwest where it enjoys two exposures, an intimate effect of peculiar charm is achieved by the beveled design of the walls and ceiling. There are no right angles in this room except where the walls join the floor. An antiqued paper that harmonizes with the design of the room is used for the walls.
The kitchen is a model of daintiness and convenience, and the decorative scheme would do credit to a bedroom. The walls are tinted lavendar with a black design at the borders. The windows are leaded and one corner of the room shelters a breakfast nook. The stove is placed under a hooded vent and all of the cabinets are decorated and designed in keeping with the general tone of the home. A rear doorway connects with the passage to the garage.
Upstairs there is a small hallway corresponding to the reception hall beneath it, with another corridor branching from it east and west. There are three bedrooms, one on the southeast corner and the other two on the north side, both occupying corner positions. The bath, done in green tile, is on the southwest corner.
The grounds about the residence are being attractively landscaped. In the rear a rather formal garden is being developed, with flagstone walks and a stone terrace effect.
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