I ran across this floor plan today of an English Tudor style home in Pennsylvania circa 1900. In addition to it's sprawling nature and curious flow from room-to-room, I could not help but notice how different the types of rooms are from today's homes. Check out the library on the left with a spiral staircase leading up to the master bedroom. Or how about the "gun room" hanging out on the right wing across from the servant's hall and butler's quarters. And, I really can't begin to imagine what might happen in the "Flower Room." (Image from: "Classic Old House Plans" by Lawrence Grow)
But was it LEED certified?
ReplyDeleteFlower room is actually quiet simple.
ReplyDeletemy familys home was built in 1740, and added to over the years- in addition to a Library, a Gun Room and a Billiard Room there is a Day and a Night Nursery, a Gentlemans Smoking Room, a Butlers Pantry, Upper and Lower Servants Halls, 3 staircases, a Silver Vault, a China Room and... a Flower Room. The Flower Room is off the rear off the Main Hall, behind the stairs, and beside the so called 'Baize door' which leads through to the Staff wing. It is aproximately 14 foot by 10, and has deep wooden shelves down the left side and, to the right a wooden counter, set with a shallow china 'belfast' basin, and two circular, deep copper basins, each with a single cold tap on a high pipe set over them, there is a large window in this wall, looking into the Kitchen Court. The floor is tiled, as are the walls, to about 4 feet in height. whilst the room is plain, it does have decorative mouldings, and is bright. The purpose... flowers were selected from the gardens, brought into the house, placed in the copper basins, and arranged in the various vases stored on the shelves. As the 'Lady of the House' would have checked in to pass judgement, and choose vases and flower combination- the room is not 'through the baize door', and is more ornate than the servants wing. Tah-dah!