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»Continue on to the Ladies' Parlor © 2001-2005 The Virginia War Museum. All rights reserved.
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Lee Hall Mansion received its name from this primary architectural
feature. Hallways were uncommon in most antebellum structures,
considered an impractical and wasteful use of space. Consequently, only
the wealthy had large, formal halls. The hallway has a twelve foot
ceiling decorated with an original plaster rosette, depicting a
sunflower and acanthus leaf motif. A brass, gothic lantern hangs from
the rosette, which overlooks a hand-painted floorcloth extending the
entire length of the hall. Two rooms are on either side of the hall, and
an original staircase leads to four bedchambers upstairs, two of which
are open to the public.