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ow public a life were the ones led by Phineas Banning and his family! That is why the master bedroom to which the General and his wife could retreat together is in many ways its most opulent. The General's enormous bed is veneered with mahogany wood from Cuba. His armoire was the gift of the Mexican General Vallejo. Even the room's chamber pot was discreetly concealed within a luxurious and elegant step-stool.




The Finest House on the Harbor | A Threshhold is Crossed | An Office of Some Importance | A Haven for Polite Company | The Family Converges | Feasts of Good Cheer | Delicious Devices | Bower For Blessed Babes | Slumber's Sanctum | Girl's Room | Boy's Room | Intimate Enclave | Lessons to Live By | A Coachman's Treasures | Pleasance of a Shady Glen