THE house of John Elliott Byrne, 9520 South Robey Street, is an original design by Mrs. Byrne, an adaptation from the Colonial of French influence. It is of steel construction and colonial face brick laid in heavy white mortar joints and trimmed with Bedford stone. There is a gabled arched entrance and a hipped red French tile roof, presenting pleasing lines.
A special feature is a fireproof garage, which moulds itself into the main body of the house in a decorative and practical manner. While the exterior is interesting, the plan is even more so.
One enters the living room through a roomy vestibule. In a bay at the south end of the living room, between two large windows, is the fireplace of iron-rust brick, with brown mahogany shelf and red fire tile hearth. There are two additional east windows, lending a view east, south and west. The color scheme of this room is gobelin blue and warm Chinese purple and gold.
The dining room is in direct communication with the kitchen and opens off the living room through triple French doors. Its three large windows, overlooking the front, add still another view from the living room. There are twin corner china cases.
The finish throughout the house is brown mahogany, complemented by white oak floors, except the kitchen, which is birch. The kitchen is reached from the outside through an entry enclosed in the main body of the house and from which the basement is also reached. One can go directly from the kitchen into a central hall, which has the advantage of an opening into every other room, including the bath and living rooms. There is a large wrap closet, linen cases, a built-in bookcase and a corner, where the telephone is located, with a small light above a built-in shelf and a comfortable seat, which discloses a roomy compartment and a clothes chute.
There is a master chamber with four windows—south and west exposure. The color scheme is amber-raspberry and old blue. The center bedroom has two south windows and a large closet. This room is complemented with cretonne of ivory background and colorings of rust, primrose, purple and sage. The third bedroom has two exposures and the colors are gray-mulberry and green.
Center and wall lights of hammered antique bronze are used. The hardware throughout is of solid brass, oxydized.
The garage is equipped with all conveniences, as is the cement basement under the entire house. An oil-burning heating plant is used.
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