National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Character-Defining Features of Individual Rooms
1899-1906 1906 1940 Current
Vanderbilt Renovation - Inventory Conditions
Comments
First 1938
Period
Terrazzo floor with narrow tile border X X X X
Plain, electric wall sconce X X X X Retains original milk-glass shade
Circulation and Spatial Arrangements
Access to Kitchen, Dumbwaiter via X X X X
swinging door
Furnishing and Interior Design Elements
Unknown case furniture X X L L As indicated by floor stain at
south wall
Flour barrel M Added erroneously by NPS circa
1971
Mechanical Systems
Porcelain sink with wooden drainboard X X X X
Call bell X X X X
DUMBWAITER
Architectural Materials, Features, and Finishes
White, tiled walls X X X X
Terrazzo floor with no tile border X X X X
Plain, electric wall sconce X X X M Milk-glass shade replaced
Circulation and Spatial Arrangements
Access to Scullery and service stair hall X X X X
Mechanical Systems
Dumbwaiter X X X X Chas. W. Hoffman Co., manuf.
hand-powered
SERVICE DINING ROOM
Architectural Materials, Features, and Finishes
Painted, plaster walls with varnished X X X M Trim painted cream and window
baseboard, chair rail, picture rail
sash grain-painted
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