By Paul and Eileen (House and Garden Editor) Blogfinger.net
Our featured Ocean Grove home is an 1875 Victorian which was acquired by the current owners in 1994. At that time, it had been neglected, but many of the original features inside remained, including furnishings, pine floors, wood mouldings and trim, decorative fretwork, and vintage objects. The home had been built for a wealthy family, and in this tour, we are taking a close look at the maid’s quarters on the second floor.
In the maid’s kitchen was an old Vulcan stove and a fridge from the 1950’s. The kitchen table, perhaps from the ’40’s was left by the prior owner as were all the little accessories. The maid accessed the kitchen from her bedroom, so that was convenient for midnight snacks.
Her bedroom and living room were bright and cheerful. Hanging on the living room wall is a pictorial of the house which had been featured in a Victorian style magazine.
The bathroom was shared with the family and it opened into the maid’s bedroom; perhaps an awkward situation, but then again, maybe the master of the house appreciated this arrangement. In the corner of the bathroom is a cabinet full of product memorabilia. The owner reached in and pulled out a pamphlet which tells how a woman could improve the shape of her “bust.”
- Kitchen. All photos by Paul Goldfinger @Blogfinger ©
- Kitchen table. Maid’s bedroom visible off the kitchen
- Maid’s bedroom
- Maid’s living room
- Bathroom. Shared with the family. Door leads to maid’s bedroom
- LEON REDBONE WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS (From the HBO series: Boardwalk Empire just released Volume 2 soundtrack album) “Baby, Won’t You Please Home.”
The Chamber of Commerce is seeking some more houses for the December 7 house tour. If you are interested, you will receive $200.00 cash for participating (or you can have $200 worth of gizmos and tchochkes at the Smuggler’s) Call the Chamber for more information.
Blogfinger would like some volunteers to let us do a tour of your house interior (like the house in this post) but it doesn’t have to be fancy. Just some interesting architectural or historic elements to talk about. For example we have a hidden staircase in our house. It can be anonymous. Contact Blogfinger@verizon.net