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The panel behind the desk is made of marble, surrounded by Nirosta steel. [65] [66] The lobby connects to four elevator banks, each of a different design. [21] [61] [73] To the north and south of the security desk are terrazzo staircases leading to the second floor and basement. The stairs contain marble walls and Nirosta-steel railings.
Centrally the lst floor windows form a tripartite lunette-shaped composition widely divided. Lunettes are in place either side and to the wings with blank side panels. The attic storeys end with open pediments and have 6-pane sash windows with stone lintels. [2] The 5-bay attic between is an addition of about 1840.
The top landing curves to frame the stairwell and the angled masonry walls accentuate this feature. These main stairs lead to the first floor only. The rear stair provides access to all three levels (access to the basement has been boarded up) and another single flight stair off the corridor leads to the basement from the ground floor. [1]
An open-stringer staircase with elliptical handrails is located in the hallway, leading to the second floor; a passageway concealed behind it (as one enters the house) leads to the basement. [3] At the rear of the hall is a small bathroom and an elevator, installed around 1965.
The raised ranch includes a basement on the bottom and a "full set of stairs" (a full flight of stairs, usually 12 or 13) which leads to the first level. A raised ranch has a different look on the front than a split-entry as the front door lines up to the front windows differently. The front door entry is predominately at the lower floor.
From the rear of the stair hall on the first floor, another set of stairs leads down to the basement. It, too, has a center hall with six rooms. Three are open to the public and used for exhibits. In the southeast is a kitchen exhibit, in accordance with the bake oven in the open fireplace and open shelving along the east and north walls.
The two-storeyed enclosure on the southeast has a skillion roof, with fixed glazing above chamferboard to the basement level and brick piers. A steel fire stair is located at the rear of the building. [1] Internally, the William Street section has a central entry vestibule, with rooms accessed via the rear verandah or through adjoining doorways.
A walk-out basement almost always results from this. Most daylight basements naturally result from raised bungalows and at-grade walk-out basements. However, there are instances where the terrain dips enough from one side to another to allow for 3/4 to full-size windows, with the actual floor remaining below grade.