House at Mt. Roskill, Auckland.

Progress, Volume VII, Issue 4, 1 February 1912, Page 1000

House at Mt. Roskill, Auckland.

The house illustrated on this page was designed by Henry S. Morran and erected at Stamford Park, Mt. Roskill, for J. M. Morran, Esq. Although there are only

four rooms as shown in the plan, each room is fairly large and well finished, and fitted with all conveniences. The verandah is large enough for a summer room

and protects the entrance door. The hall is here used as a means of communication only, yet it is sufficiently large to give a spacious 'appearance on entering the house. The key note to the whole house is the living room, and all comforts have been centred in this. Cosy nooks are found in the two spacious bay windows, and the ingle nook with its built-in seats forms a comfortable corner in which to

spend a winter’s evening. Book cupboards are found in every corner around this ingle. A quaint, old English effect has been obtained by showing the old oak (rimu in this case) beams in the ceiling, and by running a plain white frieze above a picture rail, surmounting a rough light brown wall paper. The floor is stained and polished and forms a good background for the rich Indian rugs. All the furniture, leadlights, etc., were specially designed by the architect to be in keeping with the house. The conservatory can be seen and entered from the living room. The bedrooms are treated in wall papers with a white frieze and white ornamented plaster ceilings. The back bedroom Avails being panelled in silk and with a tinted frieze. The furniture and mantles in the bedrooms were also specially designed by the architect. The bath room is all white, with tiled floor, and has hot and cold water to bath, lavatory basin and shower. The kitchen and scullery have good light, the walls and ceiling are in oiled figured rimu, and the range and gas range are in white tiled recesses. Cupboards and shelves are provided in abundance, as also cloak cupboards in the hall. A back verandah

forms means of dry access to the wash house, fuel house, and av.c., which are attached to the main building. The grounds are laid out in accordance with the architect’s designs, and are in keeping with the style of the house.