NORTH HALL ENTRANCE

1855- This is the original home. Built by George Richards
1. Note the beautiful stain glass window above the double doors. Each entrance has the stain glass accent. Both windows are of different designs.
2. The open winding stairway is grained. The woodwork is also in the original graining. The curved walls and architecture of the hall is truly Italionate in design. The wall covering is one of the older left in the home and depicts Jefferson's Monticello home.
3. The niche at the top of the stairs is a casket niche. The casket was in the attic and upon a family members death the casket was brought down from the attic and the niche was needed to rest the casket in as it was turned to get it down the stairs. After the body laid at rest it was placed in a pine box and buried in the family plot. The casket was then returned to the attic until it was needed again. The casket is no longer in the attic. It was probably removed when funeral homes were established in Geneseo.
4. The oil painting shows State Street as it was at the turn of the century. If you look down the street today you can view the same scene 100 years later. Much of the view remains the same.
5. Many Geneseo artists from the past have their work displayed throughout the museum.
6. Etlar Henningsin's 50+ wood carvings are a new permanent display in the north library.
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8.100 Years of the "Geneseo Telephone" Company are on display through August. Original switchboard and phones from early 1900s - presently on display.