In 1911 there was only one bathroom. Originally there was a sunroom that had been repurposed into a bathroom in the 70’s where the room looked out through the 2nd floor French doors onto Hudson. That accounts for the dropped ceiling that accommodated the sewer line from the bathroom addition seen in the entrance photo. Also not original to the house was the mid-century landing at the beginning of the stairs seen in the same photo.

The shower and WC have been separated to double the access. The hallways on the 1st and 2nd floor also feature turn-of-the-century-stained glass as door transoms going to the basement and to the WC and shower transoms that are split in two from an 8-foot transom.

By eliminating that bathroom which was only available through the two bedrooms the light from the French doors radiates through the hallway. Prior to that there was only a small window on the half landing overlooking the kitchen roof. That landing had a maid’s staircase that was converted to a closet that led straight down to the kitchen. Part of that staircase shaft became part of a new powder room on the main floor.

Because of the short height of the 2nd floor stairs the main floor stairs and railing were able to be reused going to the 3rd floor. Note the fabulous old growth quarter-sawn treads and risers.

Across from the top of the stairs on the 3rd floor landing there is a Mica Lamp Company sconce that uses the tree trunk silhouette similarly to the block print Lands End picture in the sitting room.