The Lewises used this room for several purposes including sleeping and entertaining. According to Fielding Lewis' probate inventory, the room contained a bedstead, two small tables, six chairs, and two stools. This room features a beautiful, decorative-plaster ceiling with Apollo the Sun God as its central motif.

Dimensions: 17'-6½" x 17'-4¼ = 304 sq. ft.

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1900s	1940s	Fireplace 1990s	Fireplace 2005
Sunburst Rays	Rays and Leaves	Apollo	Ceiling

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