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Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street with a view into the parlor. Wallpaper was used in the most important and public rooms of the house. During the mid to late 1800s, mass production techniques lowered the cost of…

A corner of the sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. The draped fabric at the left could be dropped to provide some privacy. An unidentified woman sits at the desk with papers.

Parlor at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street.

Parlor at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. At left is the corner of a piano. A dog rests on the rug in the doorway.

A sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. Tassels and fabrics were an important part of decorating rooms during the late nineteenth century.

Sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street.

Sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. The doorway in the foreground is draped with fabric lined with tassels. This fabric can be dropped to cover the entire entrance and provide some privacy inside the room.