 The plain exterior is contrasted by the elegance of the interior of the house . The house has elaborate hall ceilings , detailed woodwork and arched marble fireplaces . The floor plan is built around the central hall with an offset stairway . The parlor rooms to the right are separated by a wide archway . The two rooms to the left are a dining room and a pantry that has a dumbwaiter to the kitchen in the cellar . The National Historic Register of Places nomination noted that the cellar contained the " remains of the kitchen , washroom and wine cellar " . The second floor is made of four chambers and the attic consists of five small rooms . The attic 's rooms served as the servants ' cubicles . 
