Deere-Wiman House
A look inside: Dining room
Originally, the dining room consisted only of the long rectangular room that connects to the main hall. This section of the room today looks very much as it did about 1900. The woodwork on the ceiling, we believe was done in the 1890s. The rest of the wood work and the majority of the furniture are original to 1872. The wall covering is from about 1900. It is and excellent example of early Art Nouveau wall covering. The covering is a canvas that is hand painted and stenciled.
The entire room is a great example of the Victorian eras' love of nature. During that period, they liked to bring the nature theme inside the house. The wall covering, the woodcarving near the ceiling line, the light fixtures, and every piece of furniture has some part of nature carved or painted onto them.
Another interesting aspect of the dining room is the southern portion of the room. Originally, than section of the room was a separate room that was an enclosed porch. In the 1890s the area was remodeled into a conservatory, like a small greenhouse attached to the house. The conservatory had a glass-domed ceiling, glass windows on the south and east sides, a tile floor, and a small fishpond in the south end. The room was packed with plants. To enter there was a curtain of glass beads hanging between the dining room and the conservatory. All of this was very typical of the 1890s.
In 1908, the conservatory was remodeled into a breakfast room addition as it appears today.
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