W&L Faculty Cribs: Dominica Radulescu
Smith Gardner and Kaylee Hartung
Issue date: 5/19/05 Section: Distractions
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The home of Romance Languages professor Dominica Radulescu is fourth in our ongoing series, Faculty Cribs.
Nestled on quiet Taylor Street, removed from the bustle of Lexington's principal thoroughfare, Main Street, sits the two-story pied รก terre of W&L's favorite Francophile, Professor Dominca Radulescu. Radulescu shares her home with her two sons, Nicholas and Alexander, and occasionally with her upper-level French students who have been known to congregate after certain absurd performances (Thursday night at 8:00 at the Keller Theater).
Exterior
Built in the 1870s, Radulescu's home represents the Italianate style of architecture, which, she noted, is one of only two Lexington houses that reflect such style. The large front porch is a favorite feature for the Radulescu family, boasting the archetypal Southern home accessory: the porch swing. The verandah also serves in a much more utilitarian capacity, acting as a receptacle for 16-year old Alexander's lacrosse gear.
Entrance
As soon as the bright red front door swings open, visitors to 514 Taylor Street immediately notice the spiraling staircase and chandelier that dominate the foyer. Radulescu fell in the love with the property when she followed the same path into this entryway, admitting that the depth of the hallway that leads into the dining room and further into the kitchen reminded her of a multi-layered Dutch painting.
Living Room
This week, this subtitle should read Living Rooms, with an 's.' That's right, Radulescu has two of them on either side of the entrance. To your left through door A lies the more formal of the two. The room is filled with several antique furniture pieces as well as a piano. Also this room acquaints you with a unique ubiquity at the Radulescu home: the fireplace. In fact, the house has eight of them, although none of them are current functioning. Perhaps, a summer task, says Radulescu. Across the aisle is living room #2 which contains a fireplace (really?) as well as a computer desk. This living room, less formal than the former, was bathed in afternoon sunlight.
Nestled on quiet Taylor Street, removed from the bustle of Lexington's principal thoroughfare, Main Street, sits the two-story pied รก terre of W&L's favorite Francophile, Professor Dominca Radulescu. Radulescu shares her home with her two sons, Nicholas and Alexander, and occasionally with her upper-level French students who have been known to congregate after certain absurd performances (Thursday night at 8:00 at the Keller Theater).
Exterior
Built in the 1870s, Radulescu's home represents the Italianate style of architecture, which, she noted, is one of only two Lexington houses that reflect such style. The large front porch is a favorite feature for the Radulescu family, boasting the archetypal Southern home accessory: the porch swing. The verandah also serves in a much more utilitarian capacity, acting as a receptacle for 16-year old Alexander's lacrosse gear.
Entrance
As soon as the bright red front door swings open, visitors to 514 Taylor Street immediately notice the spiraling staircase and chandelier that dominate the foyer. Radulescu fell in the love with the property when she followed the same path into this entryway, admitting that the depth of the hallway that leads into the dining room and further into the kitchen reminded her of a multi-layered Dutch painting.
Living Room
This week, this subtitle should read Living Rooms, with an 's.' That's right, Radulescu has two of them on either side of the entrance. To your left through door A lies the more formal of the two. The room is filled with several antique furniture pieces as well as a piano. Also this room acquaints you with a unique ubiquity at the Radulescu home: the fireplace. In fact, the house has eight of them, although none of them are current functioning. Perhaps, a summer task, says Radulescu. Across the aisle is living room #2 which contains a fireplace (really?) as well as a computer desk. This living room, less formal than the former, was bathed in afternoon sunlight.