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
Circulation and Spatial Arrangements
Forms narrow passage/transition from X X X X
elliptical Park drive and broad entrance
portico to Elliptical Hall and view of
Hudson beyond
Furnishings and Interior Design Elements
Pair of Italian green pottery jars X X X X Purchased by Stanford White
Hanging pierced metal fixture with glass X X X X
globe
Mechanical Systems
Decorative grates/registers X X X X
LAVATORY AND COATS
Architectural Materials, Features, and Finishes
White tiled floors and walls X X X X
Circulation and Spatial Arrangements
Access from Hall X X X X
Furnishings and Interior Design Elements
Toilet and sink X X X X
Satsuma umbrella stand X X X X
Seasonal arrangements of flowers and X X L L Dynamic effect lost with
vases
removal of flowers
ELLIPTICAL HALL
Architectural Materials, Features, and Finishes
Marble terrazzo floor with pale colored X X X X
borders
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