Wilcox Mansion / T. R. Inaugural Site - Table of Contents
Wilcox Mansion / T. R. Inaugural
Site - Table of Contents
Dining Room
Ansley Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt
Inaugural Site
In the mid-1890s the classical dining room -- with beautiful Georgian Revival woodwork - was designed by George Cary.
President Roosevelt was present for at least a dozen meals in the dining room during his stay in September 1901.
President Taft was also a guest in this room in 1908 and 1910.When the house was remodeled in the late 1930s for use as a restaurant, the dining room was kept relatively intact.
Click here for a 1965 photograph of the dining room.
The present furniture is mainly period-appropriate, with very few pieces original to the house.
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Georgian Revival woodwork designed by George Cary in the mid-1890s |
Note fanlight above the doors |
Colonial Revival armchair |
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Colonial Revival side chair |
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Georgian Revival leaded glass fanlight |
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Plaster ceiling medallion |
Chandelier original to the house (later electrified) |
Georgian Revival mantelpiece details: |
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| Georgian Revival mantelpiece details |
Georgian Revival room details |
Fireplace details |
Hob grate for charcoal |
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Georgian Revival room details |
Georgian Revival room details |
Door surround: Bay leaves |
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Detail from previous photo: fluting |
Side chair:
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Detail from previous photo - Acanthus leaves carving in crest rail |
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