Library

      The library, as we refer to it, is set by the magnificent fireplace, hand-carved and marble inlaid. It reads: Old wood to burn, Old friends to trust, Old books to read… The final line of this poem is “Old wine to drink” for whatever reason Bartlett did not have that added. The ceiling of the Library is called coffiered, the beams are oak. The bookcases believed to have been taken from the men's parlor and put into the library by Mr. Bartlett. Each section has beveled glass doors. The face and the floor of the fireplace are red marble. The insert is cast iron and has the pattern of the fleur de lis. (a design of stylized three petaled iris flower, used as the armorial emblem of the Kings of France.) The windows above the bookcases are mahogany and were shortened by the bookcases Mr. Bartlett installed. The bay windows are ornate carved mahogany. The floor is oak and mahogany with a parquet border of walnut, mahogany, maple and black walnut. The chandeliers are reproductions.  The condition of the floor is so well preserved because the County covered this entire first floor with linoleum tile, thereby expertly protecting it from the heavy traffic that it endured through the 60 years of daily use.