Furnishing Plan: William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Cincinnati, Ohio
Olson S. 1980. Furnishing Plan: William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Cincinnati, Ohio. Historic Furnishing Reports. Contract No. CX-1100-5-0141. National Park Service
The following furnishing plan is submitted in fulfillment of Contract No, CX-1100-5-0141. Part E of the plan includes a descriptive list of recommended furnishings, together with floor plans, elevations, and illustrations. Recommendations for the installation, protection, and maintenance of furnishings are encompassed in Part F. While the Taft house is to be refurnished to the 1861-1877 period, most of the documentation and, therefore, many of the recommended furnishings date to the 1850's. The only items in the William Howard Taft National Historic Site collection (formerly the William Howard Taft Memorial Association Collection) that can be traced to the 1861-1877 house are three oil portraits. However, this plan attempts to include every item from the collection deemed suitable to the refurnished house. Acquisition of the recommended furnishings should be conducted with a strong bias toward Cincinnati furniture makers, with secondary consideration given to furniture makers in surrounding areas. Appendix A constitutes a list of furniture makers operating tn Cincinnati at the mid-19th century,
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Olson, Sarah
- Date of Issue
- 1980
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , WIHO
- Keywords
- Cultural Resources, Decor, ehistory, furnishings, History