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The Newspaper Article from 1905 |
This newspaper article, uncovered by the Cass County Historical Society, announces the construction of the C. C. Parmele Residence. While some features have been changed along the way, it's certainly a lot of fun to explore articles from the past.
| RESIDENCE SOON FINISHED |
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| Another Beautiful Home for a Prominent Plattsmouth man. |
The house being built by C. C. Parmele on North Fifth street is rapidly being completed. The house occupies probably the highest piece of ground in Plattsmouth,
and commands a view that is unsurpassable. The magnificent Missouri valley lies spread out far below, cut in the middle by the mighty river. At this time of the year all is verdant with the luxuriant vegetation. Standing on that elevated spot one can see a distance of probably fifteen miles over into Iowa and several miles up and down the valley.
| Above: Original photos taken shortly after completion are displayed on the mantle. |
The house faces west. The style of architecture is a mixture of the colonial and southern. A wide portico extends all along the eastern side of the building, the roof sloping so as to form the roof of the portico as well. This portico is supported by massive pillars cut in the Doric style. The roof is broken by several quaint gable windows opening from rooms on the second floor.
Upon entering the house by the main entrance on the south side, the visitor is at once struck with the simplicity, not withstanding the elegance, of the interior. To the left is the parlor visible through the broad, oak-pillared doorway. This room is low and oak-raftered. On one side is a fireplace and at the west end a broad window-seat is built into the bow window. The room to the right is similarly finished and of about the same size. It has one door leading to the front porch and a passage leading back to the kitchen.
The second floor is not yet sufficiently finished to describe. The house has been wired throughout, and will be provided with electric lights, electric bells and electric servant calls from every room.
A steam heating system will be installed, and the system of ventilation is scientific.
Altogether, Mr. Parmele's new home will be one of the most tasty and elegant in the county, and its location cannot be surpassed in the state.
- Plattsmouth Journal, June 22, 1905. |
