THE residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hubbell, 9845 S. Robey Street, is an attractive example of the small English cottage type that is finding more and more favor with home builders on the Ridge. The house is constructed of red brick, with pleasing lines afforded by the chimney on the west or Robey Street side, and contains six rooms, three up and three downstairs.
Entrance is through an arched door to a small vestibule, which contains a cloak closet. French doors lead from here to the living room, which extends across the entire front, with exposures on three sides. A large Colonial fireplace is built into the west wall, with windows and small book cabinets on each side. The light fixtures are of the candle wall type and the wood trim is done in ivory and walnut. A typical Colonial staircase, leading to the second floor, is found against the north wall.
A rectangular open doorway leads from the living room to the dining room, which has a row of windows on the south. The walls here are paneled, and the room is attractively equipped with built-in china cabinets with arched doors. An eastern exposure is obtained through a pair of French doors, which open to a sun porch on that side.
A swing door leads from the dining room to a well-appointed kitchen on the northeast corner of this floor. There is also a door from the living room to this part of the house. A small rear vestibule, just off the kitchen, affords an outside entry and opens to the basement stairs.
The upper floor is laid out in three well lighted bedrooms, two on the west, one on the southeast, and the bath on the northeast. A small central hallway at the top of the staircase provides ingress to these rooms. The large southeast bedroom has a pair of full length French windows which open to a small iron balcony on the east.
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