THE recently completed residence of Emil J. Wanek, 10644 S. Seeley Avenue, is a beautiful six room English type home with unusually steep roof lines, which, with its yellow exterior brick and green tile roof, give it an imposing appearance. The arrangement of the large living room, 20×28, ingeniously gives it the appearance of being much farther from the homes on each side than it really is.
The entrance, while it faces the east or front, is situated on the south side as the picture shows. The adjoining vestibule, which is tiled and contains a beautiful circular window on the south side, opens to the north through a heavy door into the reception hall. This hall may be called a part of the living room as the wall between them is broken by three wide arches. The living room has three exposures, with a row of tall casement windows on the east, two pairs on the north and one on the south. The south wall is also broken by a beautiful English fireplace of grey cut stone and yellow brick. The room is finished in an old ivory tone and the wood trim is walnut stained gumwood. Carpets are used for the floors throughout.
The dining room is gained through a door from the reception hall and is placed on the southeast side of the home, with a screened in porch adjoining. The kitchen is found on the northwest corner. The kitchen contains a breakfast nook on the west, set off by an arch, and is finished in pale tones of green. It is equipped, of course, with all conveniences.
The staircase, with its iron balustrade, breaks at a landing against the north wall. Here is found a very tall and beautifully designed arched casement window with leaded panes. It opens to a small iron balcony set with flower boxes. The upper hallway occupies a center position and gives access to a small corridor extending to the east from which the large master bedroom and a bath are gained. There are two more bedrooms, occupying the northwest and southwest corners, with another bath on the south. There is also a lavatory on the first floor adjoining a driveway entrance on the north.
A two-car garage of unusual design and constructed of the materials similar to those used for the house, is found at the rear.
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