Tag: FDR Suite Contents
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A Tale of Two Morris Chairs
Editor’s Note: This week’s post is by our guest contributor, Lary Shaffer. I discovered Lary via the Internet earlier this year, and immediately came to respect his almost encyclopedic knowledge…
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A Project in Search of a Piano – And a Donor – Plus, A Discovery!
“The study furniture was two desks and chairs, a large day bed, a piano and two casual chairs. FDR sang 1st bass on the Freshman Glee Club (I, 2nd bass)…
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Piecing Together FDR’s Rooms, Literally
It all started so simply. Last fall while photographing the FDR Suite, I noticed some curious bits of something dangling behind the large radiator in the main study. What could…
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Original Suite Plans Discovered, Plus A Progress Update
Due to some persistent sleuthing on the part of Carl Jay, Chief Preservationist for Shawmut construction, the original plans for FDR suite were discovered this past May at the offices…
