Extras
There are several things at Rosson House that don’t fall into a single room category, either because they’re found all over the home, like the ceilings and doors, or because they’re found in between rooms, like the doorbell switch and the telephone. You’ll find more information about those objects here, in alphabetical order (if there are any we’ve missed that you’d like to know more about, please let us know):
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Ceilings
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Cellar
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Door Hardware
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Doorbell Switch
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Flooring
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Speaking Tube
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Telephone
Los Extras
Hay varias cosas en la Casa Rosson que no quedan en la categoría de un solo cuarto, ya sea por que se encuentran por toda la casa, como los techos y puertas, o porque se encuentran entre cuartos, como el interruptor del timbre y el teléfono. Encontrarás más información acerca de esos objetos aquí, en orden alfabético si hay alguno que ha faltado del cual quisieras saber más, háznoslo saber):
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Herraje en Puertas
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Interruptor de Timbre
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Pisos
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Sótano
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Techos
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Teléfono
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Tubo Parlante
Most of the ornamental metal ceilings at Rosson House are original to the home, except for the ceiling in the doctor’s office, which was replaced with a period-accurate ceiling was that was purchased in Ohio. The original ceilings are made of pressed steel (not tin), and were purchased from the Kinnear & Gager Company (we found several of Rosson House’s ceiling elements for sale in their
The door hardware at Rosson House, including the doorknobs, hinges, locks, and vertical door handles are all made of bronze with a copper finish. They were likely ordered from the Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. catalog out of Chicago, Illinois. Learn more about the doorknobs and other items at Rosson House that were purchased via mail-order from our blog article,
When restoration was being done at Rosson House, wires were found for a bell system that would have connected a doorbell in main bedroom upstairs to a switch and a secondary doorbell in the back hallway downstairs. It allowed for the doorbell to ring either upstairs or downstairs, which we believe would have been convenient for visits by Dr. Rosson’s patients. The doorbell in the main bedroom was removed early in the home’s history.
At Rosson House, there are hardwood parquet wood floors in the rooms downstairs, and cheaper pine floors upstairs. The downstairs flooring at was ordered from the Johnson Wax company of Racine, Wisconsin, and the upstairs flooring was likely ordered from a local company. Over the years, many of the floors were covered with linoleum, which had to be removed during restoration of the home. Learn more about Victorian Era floors and floor coverings by reading our blog article,
During restoration of Rosson House, a lead pipe was found in the wall connecting the back hallway downstairs with the back hallway upstairs. Because the end of the pipe was about 4’5” from the floor in both places, and because it wasn’t connected to any plumbing in the home, it was determined that the pipe was actually a speaking tube. This device was a convenient way to speak with someone over a distance instead of yelling up or down the stairs to do so. The speaking tube mouthpieces at Rosson House are antiques that were purchased in Pennsylvania. The wooden plates behind them are modern. Aaron Goldberg wrote a letter while he lived at Rosson House (1897-1904) mentioning how the speaking tube was his daughters’ favorite thing about the house.