EFFECTIVE use is made of the arch in the residence of Charles S. Pillsbury, 10415 S. Seeley Ave. The house is set well back on the lot, and a further effect of distance is achieved by the use of a short row of box hedge along the walk leading to the entrance door.
Dark red brick is the material used, and slanting buttresses at the corners help to avoid any effect of squareness, although the house is rectangular in design. The roof is of grey slate.
Entrance is on the left side, off a narrow porch, set within the wall line, into a reception hall. Two wide doors in the front wall open out on the screened porch, the floor of which is red tile finish. No side railings are used, and the brick rail at the front is very low. The arched construction of the porch roof is very noticeable from the front.
No wall is used between the dining and reception rooms, a movable screen in the same finish as the walls being used to divide the two rooms, in combination with a three-foot dropped ceiling. A window in five sections, under which is a built-in buffet, is set in the rear wall in the dining room.
A small coat closet occupies the right-front corner of the reception room. A broad arch gives access from the reception to the living room, which occupies the whole right side of the house. Windows on three sides make it unusually light and well ventilated. A large fireplace of dark red brick occupies the center of the outside wall. The top of the mantel is arched and the ceiling of the room is beamed.
At the opposite end of the reception room an archway gives access to the stairs to the second floor, and to the rear hallway, from which doors open into the dining room and kitchen, and at the further end of which is the side entrance. Stairs to the basement are also reached from this hall.
The kitchen is equipped with built-in work table and cabinets. The rear entrance alcove provides space for the refrigerator. There are four bedrooms and wide hall on the second floor. Numerous trees add much to the charm of the grounds.
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