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"SametxmesT says Chuck, “w got tired of living in 'splendid squalor.' hut the reality is we have never regretted our decision to come here and we tove our ofai place (tearijt’
What wilt he apparent for ail to see in this wonderful home are the high ceilings, forge rooms,, original heart pine floors, mantled firepfoces in all the rooms, curved staireases, and intricate wood trim, and original doors of that era.
A guests first sight of the graces fid stairway curving up to the seeand floor in the gracious center hail sets the tone for the entire house, and makes everyone appreciate Mary Prestun s first feelings about file house.
In the formal living room, the trampe-Toeil ceiling and wall painting has been attributed to either a Frenchman or an Italian (two equally good stories) and dates from the turn of the century Although a very few original pieces of fiireiture remain, the Prestons are furnishing the house with period antiques as well as reproductions, and the carved and inlaid woods of the butlers desk, bookcases, sideboards, and solas speak to the seriousness of the era.
Upstairs, exposed brick walls in a new bathroom join the past and the present. The spacious bedrooms. canopied beds, and generous hallways hark back to a more
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