The Hall

Plum Orchard's entrance hall is most likely the only public room left intact from the original design of the house in 1898. I can not verify it because there are only a handful of architectural plans located on the internet.

Boasting woodwork of oak, the room is designed around two columns and an elegant stairway which is set in the back of the hall.

There are two fluted Ionic columns on pedestals and two pilasters at the walls supporting a detailed entablature spanning across the room which is continued around the walls as the cornice.   

Stair landing above the inglenook

Wallpaper detail

Pilaster capital, cornice, and ceiling stencil design

Details of the ceiling