Revised 2007
The Sitting Room
This is the “Sitting
Room”, the more informal of the two front parlors. It is
furnished as it was in the early 1900’s.
“Miss Natalie” Petry married Hampton Stewart in 1900. They
purchased this set of Stickley mission furniture shortly
after their marriage. Various pieces of the set are in this
room and upstairs. So the room looks very much like it did
in the early 1900s.
The Estay Organ was manufactured in 1901.
The dog show prints are originals from the Paris dog show
of 1897.
The items on the mantle are:
• William
Petry’s kaleidoscope and telescope
• Mollie Petry’s father’s telescope
• a 1902 Rand-McNally globe
• Lottie Petry’s 1898 Ansoma clock
• a Kodak 1902 Folding Pocket Model B camera.
The bald eagle over
the fireplace is a limited edition print by the
world-renowned artist Athos Menaboni. The painting of the
great blue herons hanging in the hall is a Menaboni
original. You will find several other Menaboni pieces
throughout the house. Terry Honan worked for the Menabonis
when he was in college.
The Persian carpet is a Sarouk. Terry purchased it while he
was living in Iran. You will see many different Persian
carpets throughout the house.