The Common Rooms
include 2 parlors, the taproom to relax and listen to music, antique stoneware throughout,
a dining room, a full kitchen for use by guests and the aroma of freshly baked bread.
Nineteenth-century
guests entered the front door into the ladies' parlor, where the crane in the Rumford
fireplace supported a kettle of hot soup or stew. Here, the ladies and children would
relax while the men went to the taproom for convivial refreshments and conversation. The
flip dog that warmed hot toddies for the weary stagecoach traveler can be seen hanging
from a brass hook on the right vertical post of the mantle.
The Front Facade
Ladies' Parlor
