THE home of A. J. Bonke, a new Ridge resident at 10311 Hamilton Avenue, is one of the best examples of the Dutch Colonial type to be found in the district. The home, which contains nine rooms is constructed of faced brick of a deep orange color, with cream wood trim and green tile roof. The interior wood work is of unusual excellence.
The entrance is on the west, opening to a black and white tiled vestibule with a coat closet behind a full length mirror door. This gives in turn to the reception or stair hall. Wide arches lead from here to the living room on the south and the dining room to the north. A door at the east, the end of the hall, connects with a rear passage through which the kitchen, on the northeast, a breakfast porch on the east, and the basement stairs can be gained. There is also a lavatory off this hallway.
The living room is marked by the fine quality and workmanship of the wood trim, which is walnut. There are heavy baseboards and ceiling moldings and generous use of the wood is made to set off the arches from the hall and to the sun porch on the south. The living room is large, extending the depth of the house east and west. A series of windows faces the street and two more, with colored panes, flank the fire place in the east wall. The fixtures are polychromed and ornamented with crystal drops. At the windows valanced draperies are used. The draperies are of gold cloth with striped silk damask at the sides. The valance is a silk fringe of harmonious colors. The sunroom is gained through a very wide arch that almost makes it a part of the living room. Here there are windows on the east, south and west. The draperies are ecru net with brocaded valances.
In the dining room the walls are paneled and the color scheme is blue and gray in soft tones. The draperies are about the same as those in the living room. A large central fixture, with a myriad of crystal pendants, commands attention. A swing door leads from here to the kitchen, which is equipped with gas refrigeration, the usual built-in cabinets, a pantry and a service entry. The kitchen wainscoting is white tile.
The staircase leads to an L shaped hall on the second floor from which open two large bedrooms, a nursery, a sewing room and the bath. The master bedroom is found over the living room, with an alcove to the east. This room has three exposures. The guest room, on the northwest, occupies a position over the dining room. The bath is found between, at the front. The nursery occupies a north position and the northeast corner is devoted to the sewing room.
Gas heating is employed in this home and at the rear there is a two car garage constructed of materials similar to those used in the house.
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