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Haney House Dining Room
Wedding gifts to James and Elizabeth Hawley (nee Haney) include the "House Blessing" in the doorway to the kitchen, the crystal pitcher on the buffet, and the porcelain hand painted jardinière on the hutch. Jardinière is a French word, from the feminine form of "gardener." A jardinière is a large stand or receptacle upon which, or into which, plants may be placed. Jardinières tend to be highly decorative. They are often used for large flowering plants or for the cultivation of a small herb garden. The embroidery work inside the frame was done by Elizabeth for her wedding.
The floorboards were installed in the 1920's and were machine planed. They are quite different from the hand planed boards upstairs. The staircase was once the divider between the living room and the dining room and the present staircase did not exist before. You can see the spot upstairs where the flooring is different, with the big panels being original and the smaller ones being the new ones. Another upstairs bedroom most likely existed where the current staircase is.