Adapted To a Deep Narrow Site
THE English residence of P. S. Warden, 10051 S. Robey Street, is an ingenious modification of that architecture to make an attractive home on a deep and narrow lot. The home, which, when surveyed from the front appears small, contains ten rooms, two baths and two lavatories. Red pressed brick with red mortar is used for the exterior, with the appearance enhanced by the long lines of the chimney on the east side, and by the low red brick wall that extends from the front to the drive, on the south.
The entrance, on the south, gives to a large reception hall. Facing the entrance here is the staircase, set under a Tudor arch, and similar arches lead to the living room on the west and the dining room on the east. Kraftex, a rough wall finish, is used. A large wrought iron ship’s lantern hangs from the ceiling and the north wall of the hall is broken by heavy doored English cupboard closets, and a similar door to a lavatory.
The living room, also done in Kraftex, is almost square. Two pair of French windows on the south, and two other pair on each side of a large fireplace on the west, are the exposures. The fireplace is built of red brick and arched in keeping with the interior style. Book shelves, half sunk in the wall in the southeast corner of the room, are also under a Tudor arch. The fixtures here are of wrought iron, the wall type, and the drapery poles are also of iron. The wood trim is oak.
The dining room presents an unusual feature, with its English cupboards sunk under a wide arch in the north wall. Kraftex, oak trim and iron fixtures are used here also. Two pair of French windows on the south, and French doors to the sun porch on the east provide light. The sun porch has three exposures, east, south and west, with French doors on the east to a rear passageway, which connects with the two-car garage, at the east end of the house.
The kitchen, done in ivory and black and admirably equipped for convenience, is on the northeast, between the dining room and the garage. A rear stairway leads from here to the second floor, giving access to the maid’s quarters above the garage. There is also a large store room adjacent.
A long east-west hallway on the second floor admits to three large bedrooms and two baths. The largest bedroom is found at the front, or east side, and contains two large closets, with tile bath adjacent. The other two bedrooms occupy the south side and the other bath is found on the north side of the hall. All of the bedrooms are finished in tinted glazed canvas, with the wood trim painted to match. The middle bedroom opens through French doors to a small iron balcony on the south.
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