furnesque: Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. residence interior design6 West 57th St., New York, NY  &n

furnesque:

Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. residence interior design
6 West 57th St., New York, NY

     The Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (father of the future President) house on 57th Street was designed by noted architect Russell Sturgis with Frank Furness responsible for the design of the interiors and furniture. Furness utilized furniture maker Daniel Pabst for the execution of his designs. Many of the pieces were removed to the family’s home at Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay, NY, when they were deemed not fashionable enough for the home in New York City which was later demolished.
     On the legs of the dining room table, now held by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and seen here in the first and third photos, one can make out figures of heron eating frogs. Animals were used for ornament on a number of the pieces in the Roosevelt home complimenting his common use of plant inspired ornament, as can be seen in the photos of the bed, now housed at Sagamore Hill.