Letter re: Servant's Hall Cupboards and Cook's Pantry

Letter

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Letter re: Servant's Hall Cupboards and Cook's Pantry

Entry/Object ID

2024.73

Tags

Renumber

Description

Typewritten letter from R.R. Houston on Geo. B. Post & Sons letterhead to Mrs. F.A. Seiberling regarding details of the cupboards enclosing the sink in the Servants' Hall with an estimate of $195, stating they will "correspond with the cupboard adjoining". The letter also states it includes details of the storage room and Cook's Pantry and that to follow will be "estimates for the changes in the Kitchen Dresser, Linen Room, Dresser at Landing, additional shelving in Maid's closet Second Floor, and cupboard near Service Landing Attic Floor." Written on Geo. B. Post & Sons letterhead and signed in pen R.R. Houston.

Subject

Construction

Subject Place

Location

Stan Hywet Hall

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Barb Welch

Acquisition

Accession

Gate Lodge 1999

Source or Donor

Harrison, Irene Seiberling

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Irene Harrison - left in Gate Lodge

Letter Details

Letter Date

Apr 9, 1915

Sender

Name

R.R. Houston

Address

101 Park Ave., New York, N.Y.

Addressee

Name

Mrs. F. A. Seiberling

Address

The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City

Primary Language

English

Created By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Create Date

May 29, 2024

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

January 9, 2026