THE HOUSE

• Built in 1885 by Edward R. and Mary Grinter Street.
• The Carriage House was built first.
• An Architect from Nashville, TN designed the house.
• Wood carvers came from North Carolina to do the wood work and lived on site in the Carriage House.
• The bricks were also made on site.
• John L. Street Jr. bought the house in 1984 and restored it to the Victorian period and named it Fairholme. (We are not sure why)
• The house was owned by the Frances family for 14 years.
• John donated Fairholme to the John L. Street Library at the time of his death in 2000.

ENTRANCE HALLWAY

• The firm of Ray Bradbury in San Francisco, CA made the wallpaper.
• It took over 30 hours to hang the wallpaper in this hallway.
• The animal head is a Greater Kudu from Africa.
• The clock is an American Tall Case Chippendale-circa 1880 made in Philadelphia.
• On the wall beside the clock is a Thompson’s Gazelle.
• On the white marble table is a hand written invitation to Edward and Mary’s wedding.
• There is a Tiffany style lamp on the drop leaf table.

FRONT PARLOR

• The parlor was a place where the Victorians did their entertaining.
• The chandelier, which was original to the house, is brass that was silver plated at the time of the restoration.
• The rocking chair and stool were gifts from Mary Street to John Sr. and Margaret Street.
• Margaret did the needlepoint.
• In 1885 the Oriental influence on home furnishings was strong. The fans were sent by Alice Miller (Mrs. Street’s Aunt) who was a missionary to China.
• The velvet drapes with the gold trim are similar to the ones Mary Street had and the rods on which the drapes are hanging are original to the house.
• The Mantle is cherry.
• The Boulle table with three legs has a brass top, lined with bronze and pewter cutout designs over a faux tortoise shell inlay. It dates to 1830-1850 period.
• The Tea cart is teakwood.
• The picture by the Boulle table is one of several the Polish artist Lewandowska did for the family.