The Breakers is broken.
The Ladies Reception Room is currently undergoing restoration work. The elaborate interior decoration of the first floor was designed and fabricated by Jules Allard and Sons in Paris. Rooms were fully assembled in France then disassembled, shipped to the States and reassembled on site.
Some of the Gilded Age builders sought out original boiserie but originality was usually not as important as overall effect.
There are plans to restore the third and fourth floors and open them to the public. The third floor was for family and guest bedrooms, the fourth staff rooms. The rooms on these floors are largely unfurnished but would give a better perspective on the enormity of the house and what it took to run it.
The Breakers is broken.
The Ladies Reception Room is currently undergoing restoration work. The elaborate interior decoration of the first floor was designed and fabricated by Jules Allard and Sons in Paris. Rooms were fully assembled in France then disassembled, shipped to the States and reassembled on site.
Some of the Gilded Age builders sought out original boiserie but originality was usually not as important as overall effect.
There are plans to restore the third and fourth floors and open them to the public. The third floor was for family and guest bedrooms, the fourth staff rooms. The rooms on these floors are largely unfurnished but would give a better perspective on the enormity of the house and what it took to run it.