The grand staircase is made of stone - which I thought for 1890's was pretty cool. It can certainly take the wear and tear of tourism!
This is what it looks like from the outside:
At the top of the stairs they have what I suspect was a common area for all of the bedrooms on this floor. Right now they have it set up as an interpretive area.
The next room we go to is George's bedroom: gilded wallpaper, intricate wall sconces and locksets, the door panels the most unique I've ever seen. They looked like the veneer had been soaked in water and then folded back on itself... well, you'll just have to see it to understand what I'm saying. Golly, I wish we could have taken pictures! The room was huge, the furniture huge, but in good proportion to the length, width, height of room. Again with the enormous fireplace - if I remember correctly, the mantle started at the height of the wainscot. Notice the wall above the wainscot and ceiling - they look just like Hershey's chocolate!
Fireplaces on both ends of the room, CARVED oak paneled walls, wonderful ceiling detail. Do you suppose the three tables were: one for his research, one for hers, and the one in the middle for private dining?
Notice Edith's bedroom is oval in shape and smaller than George's. Is that maybe because she has lots of closet space hiding behind those walls???
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