Entering Rock Ford through the back door. |
Looking toward the front door while standing in the hallway which runs the length of the house. |
Portraiture of Edward Hand which hangs in the hall surrounded by two sconces. |
Looking toward the rear of the home and the spiraling staircase. |
Looking skyward through the staircase. |
Next to the front door on the right is the Blue or Formal Room. |
The baseboard was hand-painted to resemble Valley Forge King of Prussia Marble. It was too expensive at the time to import the marble, but the painting recreated the same effect. |
Across the hall, to the front of the home, is the Family Parlor. |
To the rear of the home is the Dining Room. Every room has a wood burning fireplace. |
Standing in the corner of the dining room is this beautiful George Hoff, Lancaster 8-day 1/4-Hour Tall Chime Clock, circa 1770-90. |
From the hallway into the rooms can be seen the original floors of the home. |
The final room on the first floor is the study. This photo shows the chair where Gen. Hand would have sat to remove his boots. |
This period chair has a foot warmer next to it. |
A drop leave table holds some of the medical instruments that Edward Hand used in his medical practice. |
His desk and writing materials. |
One of the few remaining samples of General Hand's handwriting. |
Walking up a flight of stairs took us to this room which was considered the unfinished room. All rooms on the second floor also have fireplaces as well as plain wooden floors. |
The Master Bedroom. |
On General Hand's dresser is this pocket watch holder. He would place his pocket watch in it at night to keep it safe as well as holding it vertical so it wouldn't lose time. |
This is the Boy's Chamber where they slept and played. |
One of the games, The Human Game Of Life, was on display. |
The Girl's Chamber where they slept and played. |
A few of the toys and games the girls would use to play. |
Back down the steps of the home to the basement or cellar. |
This is the kitchen with the large fireplace for cooking. All meals had to be carried upstairs to the dining room. |
This very wide door was for entering the outdoor garden as well as used to bring food and perishables into the home. |
This sink was flooded with water for washing dishes. The plug on the bottom right would be placed in the hole to allow the sink to be filled and removed to drain the water into the bucket. |
The doors are extra wide to allow for pushing carts with food through them. They are six feet high and I found I had to stoop down to get through them. |
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