SET well back from the street, in a yard filled with large shade trees, the home of L. S. Dickey, at 10900 Prospect Avenue, has an exterior attractiveness that is well supported by the convenient interior arrangement.
The lower story is of dark red brick, which is matched by the trim. The second story is of grey stucco. A curved walk leads up to the arch-roofed entrance porch, which is provided with a seat on the left side.
Beyond a tile-floored entry way is the reception room. An archway at the left gives access to the dining room, one at the right to the living room. A door to the left, near the entrance, opens into a lavatory. A three-section casement window, with seat, is set in the front wall of the living room, and at the rear three more windows assure an abundance of light and air. The side wall is occupied by built-in bookcases, large fireplace and desk. A door toward the rear of the side wall opens out on the large enclosed porch, in which a distinctive feature is the fireplace, built of brick to match the wall.
A door at the rear of the reception room opens into a small rear entry, provided with a closet.
The dining room, 28×20 feet in size, has two sets of casement windows set into the front and side walls. A door at the rear opens into the butler’s pantry.
The rear hall is reached through a door in the left side of the reception room, near the rear. Doors open from it to a closet, basement stairs, stairs to the second floor, and the kitchen, which is finished in natural birch. Built-in cabinets and a large pantry, in addition to the butler’s pantry, make the kitchen very convenient. A small rear porch is provided.
The stair to the second floor leads to a large hall, at the left of which is a bedroom, provided with bath and dressing room, beyond which is the sleeping porch. Other doors from the hall give access to bathroom, bedroom and to a rear hall, off of which are two more bedrooms, and rear and attic stairs. Woodwork on the second floor is finished in white.
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