 When first constructed, features of the model fireproof farmhouse included a state-of-the-art wood fired water system which pumped spring water to a third-floor holding tank; a coal fired furnace with radiators in each room for heat; a similarly stone built garage of sufficient size to accommodate two large touring cars; and awnings and shutters with a concrete sidewalk all around.The walls are of granite, the floors and ceilings of poured concrete with steel reinforcement, the roof is lined with copper.Woodwork, plaster, brickwork, and concrete were all specced to be of "first class materials and workmanship".