Its four stories towered over the frosted trees of Central Park. It was one of the old buildings, close to two hundred years old, built of actual stone... There was lots of glass, and lights burning gold behind the windows. There was also a security gate, behind which evergreen shrubs and elegant trees were artistically arranged -Naked in Death, p. 65
Roof and Terraces[]
- A terrace – at ground level – just off the lawns.[1] (Possibly the one leading from the parlor?)
- The back patio – butterflies with wings of bold orange and black massed like a fanciful army on the purple spires of a bush that fountained just beyond the west corner of the stone patio. Tables were laid out in the space.[2]
- The rear patio just off the kitchen.[3]
- "The wide stone terrace held tables already loaded with food and shaded by umbrellas, and the gardens exploded with color and scent. The monster grill Roarke had conquered – mostly - looked formidable.."[4]
- They sat at a white-draped table, with candles flickering prettily against the late summer evening[5] on the terrace on the main level, rear, section two,[6]
- Garden terrace off the parlor (Level 1) – constructed of stones of various shapes, sizes and tones. There were two glass and iron tables set among pots where flowers flooded or dwarf trees speared. The evening sun spilled through a trellis wild with vines and vivid blue blossoms.[7]
- Side terrace through the parlor.[8]
- West terrace, first level.[9]
- The roof terrace[10] where Mavis’s party was held was just “down the wide corridor from the library”,[11] and on a floor below Eve’s office.[12] It has a roof that can be opened if the weather is right[13] and wide double doors.[14]
- The domed roof garden was decorated with dwarf trees, lush blooms that speared and spilled out of pots, a fountain that gurgled in a pool where exotic fish flashed like wet jewels. The wall that circled this section of the roof was carved with winged fairies.[15] A long padded chaise[16] and table/chairs.[17] (Same as above?)
- The rooftop terrace with its little pool and sweeping view of the city.[18] (Same as the two above?)
- The elevator opened on roof terrace with its glass dome, stone rail and padded chaise.[19]
Solarium/Conservatory[]
- The solarium at the top of the house with its potted trees, musical fountain, and glass wall that looked out at New York.[20]
- The conservatory was at the top of the house - the lights of the city twinkled and and gleamed beyond black glass, and a cheerful fire crackled away.[21]
- The solarium with its exotic plants and trees, the sparkling waterfalls, and chattering birds; a curved glass wall that looked out at New York.[24] There was a lush indoor lagoon just off the solarium, with a stone seat[25] and jets that made the water bubble and spew.[26]
- The lagoon – dark water walled in genuine stone - was framed with fragrant flowers.[27] Under an arbor of wildly blooming wisteria was a long padded bench.[28]
References[]
- ↑ Kindred in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-2899-5), p. 92
- ↑ Divided in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-3506-1), p. 169
- ↑ Imitation in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3443-3), p. 162
- ↑ Possession in Death (ISBN 978-0-515-14867-1), p.10
- ↑ Treachery in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-5385-0), p. 26
- ↑ Treachery in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-5385-0), p. 25
- ↑ Purity in Death (ISBN 978-0-7531-8299-7), p. 224
- ↑ Survivor in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3552-9), p. 152
- ↑ Visions in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-3499-6), p. 132
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 193
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 194
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 212
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 197
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 199
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 54
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 58
- ↑ Seduction in Death (ISBN 0-425-18146-4), p. 60
- ↑ Treachery in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-5385-0), p. 25
- ↑ Salvation in Death (ISBN 978-0-7499-0890-4), pp. 53, 54
- ↑ Memory in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3685-1), p. 256
- ↑ Born in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3680-0), p. 53
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 247
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 247
- ↑ Glory in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3407-7), p. 165
- ↑ Glory in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3407-7), p. 171
- ↑ Glory in Death (ISBN 0-7499-3407-7), p. 173
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 247
- ↑ Rapture in Death (ISBN 0-74993411-5), p. 250