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EXTERIOR
The stone exterior is sandstone from a quarry in Colona, Illinois and
the front exterior columns are marble. The house and stone Carriage
House are situated on three lots, running from Cherry Street to
Prairie Street. The lots, comprising of 3/4 acre, are filled with
perennials, hostas, blooming bushes, shrubs and flowering trees. A 600
gallon pond filled with goldfish and lilies can be found off the side
veranda. A stone patio near the Carriage House is shaded and offers a
retreat for relaxing while viewing the fenced back yard and all its
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ENTRYWAY
The original beveled glass is still in the
exterior transom above the front door. The existing center panels of the
interior doors were salvaged from a farmhouse near Lake Bracken that was
being demolished. The farmhouse had been built in 1891, the same year the
Lawrence House was built. |
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ENTRANCE
HALL
The chandelier with Austrian crystal roping is one of three found in
the home. The mirrored fireplace and mantle was created in the
mid-1930's at Rebecca Lawrence Lawrie's direction, as well as the
mirror above the mantle. The 10' x 32' entrance hall makes a grand
statement as guests are greeted. The fireplace is one of four
throughout the home. The bench over the hall radiator was built of
walnut from trees on the Park Homestead, Mrs. Lawrence's home place,
in Magnolia, Illinois. The pictures hung above the bench are Christmas
cards sent by the Lawries over a period of seven years, beginning in
the late 1930's. The artist was Ralph Fletcher Seymour; he depicted
scenes of the House's interior and exterior as it appeared in the
1930's. The humble door in the alcove below the staircase leads to
what was once used for coats and for silver storage. |
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LIBRARY/STUDY
Both the woodwork in this room and the
original bookcases are cherry wood. The ceiling fixture is original to the
house but not to this room. There is curved class in the tower windows and
beveled glass in the front porch window. The parquet floors and beveled
half-circle window are original to the House. |
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| LIVING
ROOM
The 20' x 33' room was once a parlor and a
sitting room with a sliding door between the two rooms. When John and
Rebecca Lawrie returned to Galesburg in the mid-1930's, Mrs. Lawrie had
the center sliding doors removed to make one spacious room. At the same
time she had the ceilings in the downstairs rooms coved. The woodwork in
this room is maple. The heavy sliding doors closing the living room and
dining area from the hallway are made of two panels, oak to match the oak
on the hall side, and butternut to match the woodwork on the living room
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MAIN STAIRWAY/
UPSTAIRS HALL
This cathedral-like front staircase features a
magnificent arched window of stained, beveled, and leaded glass. All
woodwork on the second floor is oak or other hardwood, with the exception
of the back hall. All five bedrooms have transoms above the doorways; a
walk-in closet in the hall services the Southeast bedroom. |
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THIRD FLOOR ATTIC
It is rumored that when the Lawrence family
occupied the home, this third floor was used as a ballroom. It is likely,
however, that this space may have served as servants' quarters. The arched
doorways are reminders of the home's Richardsonian Romanesque style of
architecture. The woodwork was probably finished at one time. |
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