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SECOND FLOOR– RENOVATED IN 1999-2000
Second Floor Hallway – 1999-2000 renovation
sponsored by American Legion Post
173.
Second Floor Bathroom:
Claw-footed bathtub was located under the window.
Linen closet was to the left after entering the bathroom. |
Miss Green’s Room (East Side)
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Item to note:
Originally Mr. & Mrs. Orr’s bedroom
This room
was restored and
decorated "In honor of Milton and Sylvia (Creviston) Green and Earle
Green" by Mary Eloise Green.
Now used to display bedroom
furniture, clothes, etc., from the Green family of East Liberty – all
donated to the museum by
Ms. Green. |
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Nursery - (East Side)
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Restoration and decorating sponsored
by Jeff & Jannice Hall and sons "In
honor of Fred and Alice (Dean) Bayliss and Paul and Mildred (Westfall)
Hall ."
Items to note:
—Black walnut vanity believed to have belonged to the Orr Family.
—candlestick on vanity is from a child’s bedroom, ca. 1874.
—the baby walker. |
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East side Bedroom
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Restoration and decorating sponsored by James K. Wood and Ralph A. Wood
"In honor of Gus and Idola Kaylor", their grandparents.
Furnished in the style of the early 1800s
Items to note:
—the rope bed
—1862 sewing machine
—spinning wheel
—lady’s nightgown c. 1860-1865 |
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Bedroom - (West Side)
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sponsored by Paula and Shelley Wammes "In memory of
Ruth Wammes", their mother.
Items to note:
—William Orr’s sister, Cecille, used this room.
—The sleigh bed. |
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Office
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Restoration and decorating sponsored by Fred and
Edith Eads "In memory of Isaac
Newton Eads,
96th Regt. OVI, Civil War."
Items to note:
—Doors leading on to second floor balcony- Orr grandchildren slept out on
balcony on warm summer nights
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—The painting of the Civil War soldier and
its unique frame featuring
military and patriotic symbols |
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THIRD FLOOR BALLROOM
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The Ballroom is reached by steep
steps.
—Floor was of three kinds of inlaid wood (floors refinished in 1999.)
—Small tables were placed at each window.
—Formal dances and parties held here.
—Double doors led to third floor balcony for guests to get a breath of
fresh
air.
—The ballroom is currently used for temporary exhibits.
—The ballroom was restored in 1998 by the efforts of Professional
Restoration, a Logan County business, and crews from The Logan County
Human Services. It has been estimated that Professional Restoration’s
donation of time and effort to the museum was worth some $25,000.00. To
honor this, the Board dedicated the refurbished ballroom to Professional
Restoration & Dennis Kuba, Company President.” |
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