; ▁an ▁additional ▁se wing ▁room ▁sp anned ▁the ▁area ▁across ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁rooms , ▁including ▁a ▁first - floor ▁kitchen , ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁wings . ▁In ▁all , ▁the ▁original ▁house ▁had ▁ 2 2 ▁rooms , ▁nine ▁fire p laces , ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁windows . ▁ ▁The ▁ce il ings ▁rise ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁and ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁renov ation ▁nearly ▁entirely ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁historical ▁integrity ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁structure , ▁with ▁all ▁interior ▁trim ▁and ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁walls ▁removed . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁four ▁apart ments , ▁with ▁two ▁st air ways ▁for ▁accessing ▁the ▁second - floor ▁apart ments ▁and ▁the ▁att ic ▁space . ▁All ▁four ▁apart ments ▁are ▁nearly ▁identical , ▁with ▁two ▁bed rooms , ▁a ▁small ▁bath room , ▁a ▁kitchen , ▁and ▁a ▁combined ▁living ▁room / d ining ▁area . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁interior ▁has ▁lost ▁its ▁historic ▁fabric , ▁the ▁main ▁structure ▁is ▁substantial ly ▁int act , ▁and ▁the ▁large - scale ▁maj estic ▁features ▁that ▁make ▁the ▁structure ▁architect ur ally ▁significant ▁still ▁exist . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁Hall ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁Jefferson ' s ▁Mont ic ello , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁grand ▁execution ▁and ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁situation ▁on ▁a ▁hill top ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding , ▁and ▁still ▁ext ant , ▁swe