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Observe the leaded glass sidelights and transom surrounding the front door, which repeats again on the side door and a large window on the first landing of the staircase. The hall is furnished with a mix of late 19th and early 20th century pieces collected locally. Under the staircase is hidden a small powder room with its original fixtures as described in the blueprints. The staircase winds its way though the heart of the house and grows narrower with each turn creating an illusion of further height. The first landing has a large set of leaded glass windows with two transoms to ventilate the house.
The fireplace has Mercer Tiles and a beveled glass mirror built in above the mantle. The original brass gas/electric fixture lights the room. After entering the foyer, the doors to the right lead to the parlor, with its wood-burning fireplace and beveled glass mirror designed to reflect and increase the light from the chandelier. The chandelier was manufactured by Waterford in 1907 and has been converted from gas/electric to full electric. Only one of the matching Waterford sconces remains on the far wall.
Breakfast is served in the original dining room. The walls are paneled in cherry. There is a small brass plate in the floor where the buzzer to call the butler was hidden beneath the table. A stained glass window features an Irish thatched cottage. A butlers pantry is in chestnut and serves as the office. The kitchen keeps it original chestnut countertops and pantry cabinets which extend to the ceiling. There is a speaking tube which is connected to the master bedroom (Chamber 3), and the original servant bells are lined up over the kitchen door. Each one reflected a call from a different part of the house. One is currently hooked up to our door bell for an authentic but unromantic buzzer. Homemade cookies, cold drinks and an assortment of teas and cocoa are available for anyone who might get the midnight munchies. |
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From the entry hall, the first door on the left leads to the original library. The room is accented with quarter-sawn oak. The bookcase is oak and leaded glass doors. It’s Arts & Crafts style was popular at the time the house was built. Doors lead to the side porch and into the Dining Room.
There are two sets of cherry pocket doors connecting the parlor to the hall. The ceiling was recently replaced in a renovation and features a carved plaster molding identical to that shown on the original blueprints.
