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Home Is Where the History Is
The Design, Construction & Decoration of
Trail End, 1908-1913
A Whole-House Exhibit at the Trail End State Historic Site
March 2003 - December 2006
Introduction | The
Best Laid Plans | Architects & Designers |
Trail End Technology
Interior Design
| Bedrooms | Work Rooms | The Hired Help | The Family at Home |
Construction Time Line
There was the house of which I had heard
– the most beautiful
abiding place through whose portals I have ever entered. Almost everything -- the
house, the view, the children – were as my fancy had pictured them.
C. P Arnold,
Correspondence to John B. Kendrick, 1913
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Researching the history of Trail End and its construction
has been a
fascinating, ongoing project. By sorting through hundreds of documents – blueprints,
drawings, correspondence, diaries, newspaper accounts and photographs – we have
learned more than just what a room looked like when it was built and how much it cost.
In some instances, we’ve learned why a given room was designed and built the way it
was, what changes were made over the years, and what family members were thinking at
the time they made their decisions.
“Home
Is Where The History Is” focuses solely on Trail End – its construction, its
furnishings and its occupants – as well as what went into making it the historic
treasure it is today.
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