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
LOBBY
Architectural Materials, Features, and Finishes
Mahogany paneling X X X M Oiled by NPS
Built-in bench X L L L Removed in 1915 when the
Lobby was reconfigured
Stained glass window X X X X
Built-in bookcase X X X Added in 1915 in place of the
bench
Built-in desk and cabinet X R X X Relocated in 1915 from the east
wall to the north wall
X M X X In 1915 the door to the Vestibule
was blocked and the bathroom
was enlarged so that it became
the access between the Lobby
and Den
Circulation and Spatial Arrangements
A small room off the Elliptical Hall
which originally had access to the
Vestibule and the Den
Furnishing and Interior Design Elements
Rug X X X X
Folding card table ? X L L Missing from 1940 inventory
Chairs X X X X
Humidors X X X X
Personal accessories of Frederick
X M X,L X,L Many items such as the humidors
Vanderbilt
and books remain, but more
transitory effects such as papers
and photographs are lost
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