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> THEY ARE AGING MEMBERS OF WHAT WAS ONCE THE AFFLUENT IN TOWN.
WHAT WAS ONCE THE AFFLUENT IN TOWN. HERE LIVED THE MOVERS AND
TOWN. HERE LIVED THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS WHOSE POTENTIAL ONCE
HERE LIVED THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS WHOSE POTENTIAL ONCE SEEMDZ GREATER THAN THAT OF ST.
SHAKERS WHOSE POTENTIAL ONCE SEEMDZ GREATER THAN THAT OF ST. LOUIS.
SEEMDZ GREATER THAN THAT OF ST. LOUIS. > HI, I AM JIM WILHELM.
LOUIS. > HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. IN 1837 HAROLDING A NEW ECONOMIC
> HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. IN 1837 HAROLDING A NEW ECONOMIC BOOM, THE WABASH AND EERIE
IN 1837 HAROLDING A NEW ECONOMIC BOOM, THE WABASH AND EERIE CANALS OPENED.
BOOM, THE WABASH AND EERIE CANALS OPENED. ONE OF THE TOWNS EXPECTED TO
CANALS OPENED. ONE OF THE TOWNS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM THIS NEW
ONE OF THE TOWNS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT WAS EVANSVILLE,
BENEFIT THE MOST FROM THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT WAS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, WHERE THE CANAL
DEVELOPMENT WAS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, WHERE THE CANAL CONNECTED WITH THE HEAVILY
INDIANA, WHERE THE CANAL CONNECTED WITH THE HEAVILY TRAVELED OHIO RIVER.
CONNECTED WITH THE HEAVILY TRAVELED OHIO RIVER. ONE PERSON ATTRACTED BY THAT
TRAVELED OHIO RIVER. ONE PERSON ATTRACTED BY THAT PROMISE WAS PRUSSINA, JOHN
ONE PERSON ATTRACTED BY THAT PROMISE WAS PRUSSINA, JOHN AUGUSTUS WRIGHT WHO BEGAN A
PROMISE WAS PRUSSINA, JOHN AUGUSTUS WRIGHT WHO BEGAN A SAWMILL.
AUGUSTUS WRIGHT WHO BEGAN A SAWMILL. BY 1883 WAS PRODUCING MORE
SAWMILL. BY 1883 WAS PRODUCING MORE HARDWOOD LUMBER THAN ANY OTHER
BY 1883 WAS PRODUCING MORE HARDWOOD LUMBER THAN ANY OTHER MILL IN THE COUNTRY.
HARDWOOD LUMBER THAN ANY OTHER MILL IN THE COUNTRY. THAT EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME THE
MILL IN THE COUNTRY. THAT EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME THE BUM LUMBER BARON. HE BUILT A
THAT EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME THE BUM LUMBER BARON. HE BUILT A HOME IN THIS FASHIONABLE
BUM LUMBER BARON. HE BUILT A HOME IN THIS FASHIONABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOME IN THIS FASHIONABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT UNLIKE THE OTHER VICTORIAN
NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT UNLIKE THE OTHER VICTORIAN HOMES THAT LINED THIS STREET,
BUT UNLIKE THE OTHER VICTORIAN HOMES THAT LINED THIS STREET, HIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS OPEN
HOMES THAT LINED THIS STREET, HIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
HIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >>
THE HOME'S EXTERIOR WAS DONE IN ELEGANT FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE STYLE INSPIRED BY NAPOLEAN THE
ELEGANT FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE STYLE INSPIRED BY NAPOLEAN THE THIRD.
STYLE INSPIRED BY NAPOLEAN THE THIRD. IT IS HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL STYLE,
THIRD. IT IS HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL STYLE, BUT ALSO A NARROW ONE WHICH WAS
IT IS HIGHLY ORNAMENTAL STYLE, BUT ALSO A NARROW ONE WHICH WAS WELL SUITED FOR AN URBAN IS
BUT ALSO A NARROW ONE WHICH WAS WELL SUITED FOR AN URBAN IS SETTING.
WELL SUITED FOR AN URBAN IS SETTING. N 1871, JOHN WRIGHTS, HIS WIFE,
SETTING. N 1871, JOHN WRIGHTS, HIS WIFE, AND EIGHT OF THEIR TEN CHILDREN,
N 1871, JOHN WRIGHTS, HIS WIFE, AND EIGHT OF THEIR TEN CHILDREN, MOVED INTO THIS HOUSE, BUT THE
AND EIGHT OF THEIR TEN CHILDREN, MOVED INTO THIS HOUSE, BUT THE HOME VISITORS SEE TODAY IS VERY
MOVED INTO THIS HOUSE, BUT THE HOME VISITORS SEE TODAY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE FAMILY
HOME VISITORS SEE TODAY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE FAMILY FIRST TOOK UP RESIDENCE.
DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE FAMILY FIRST TOOK UP RESIDENCE. THE LOOK TODAY IS ALL DUE TO THE
FIRST TOOK UP RESIDENCE. THE LOOK TODAY IS ALL DUE TO THE EL DEFENDANT CHILD AND A WORLD'S
THE LOOK TODAY IS ALL DUE TO THE EL DEFENDANT CHILD AND A WORLD'S FAIR.
EL DEFENDANT CHILD AND A WORLD'S FAIR. >>
AFTER JOHN AND HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY, THEIR ELDEST SON FRANCIS JOSEPH WRIGHTS BEING BECAME THE
AWAY, THEIR ELDEST SON FRANCIS JOSEPH WRIGHTS BEING BECAME THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
JOSEPH WRIGHTS BEING BECAME THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD. ABOUT THE TIME OF THE COLUMBIAN
HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD. ABOUT THE TIME OF THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO, IT WAS
ABOUT THE TIME OF THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO, IT WAS TIME TO EXTENSIVELY REDECORATE
EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO, IT WAS TIME TO EXTENSIVELY REDECORATE THE INTERIOR.
TIME TO EXTENSIVELY REDECORATE THE INTERIOR. UPON ENTERS BEING THE HOUSE,
THE INTERIOR. UPON ENTERS BEING THE HOUSE, VISITORS FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS
UPON ENTERS BEING THE HOUSE, VISITORS FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS MAIN HALLWAY WHICH IS DECORATED
VISITORS FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS MAIN HALLWAY WHICH IS DECORATED WITH THE MOORISH FLARE.
MAIN HALLWAY WHICH IS DECORATED WITH THE MOORISH FLARE. IT IS A STYLE THAT HEARKENS BACK
WITH THE MOORISH FLARE. IT IS A STYLE THAT HEARKENS BACK TO THE 8TH CENTURY WHEN ISLAMIC
IT IS A STYLE THAT HEARKENS BACK TO THE 8TH CENTURY WHEN ISLAMIC INVADERS CAPTURED SPAIN AND ART
TO THE 8TH CENTURY WHEN ISLAMIC INVADERS CAPTURED SPAIN AND ART FORMS INTERMINGLED.
INVADERS CAPTURED SPAIN AND ART FORMS INTERMINGLED. DARK WALNUT WAINSCOTING RUNS THE
FORMS INTERMINGLED. DARK WALNUT WAINSCOTING RUNS THE LENGTHS OF THE HALLWAY.
DARK WALNUT WAINSCOTING RUNS THE LENGTHS OF THE HALLWAY. ON THE WALLS IS A HEAVY FLOCKED
LENGTHS OF THE HALLWAY. ON THE WALLS IS A HEAVY FLOCKED COVERING THAT GLITTERED WITH TWO
ON THE WALLS IS A HEAVY FLOCKED COVERING THAT GLITTERED WITH TWO SHADES OF GOLD.
COVERING THAT GLITTERED WITH TWO SHADES OF GOLD. ABOVE, THE MOLDED FRIESE COVERED
SHADES OF GOLD. ABOVE, THE MOLDED FRIESE COVERED WITH GOLD LEAF IS IN ANCIENT
ABOVE, THE MOLDED FRIESE COVERED WITH GOLD LEAF IS IN ANCIENT ARABIC SCRIPT. THE THEME IS
WITH GOLD LEAF IS IN ANCIENT ARABIC SCRIPT. THE THEME IS REPEATED IN THE CHANDELIERS
ARABIC SCRIPT. THE THEME IS REPEATED IN THE CHANDELIERS WHICH ARE PIERCED BRASS WITH
REPEATED IN THE CHANDELIERS WHICH ARE PIERCED BRASS WITH JEWELED GLASS, THE CRESCENT MOON
WHICH ARE PIERCED BRASS WITH JEWELED GLASS, THE CRESCENT MOON ALSO OFFICER AS THE VALVE TO
JEWELED GLASS, THE CRESCENT MOON ALSO OFFICER AS THE VALVE TO CONTROL THE GAS TO THE
ALSO OFFICER AS THE VALVE TO CONTROL THE GAS TO THE INDIVIDUAL JETS.
WE ARE IN THE MAIN HALLWAY WHICH WAS DONE IN THE MOORISH STYLE WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR AT THAT
WAS DONE IN THE MOORISH STYLE WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR AT THAT TIME.
WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR AT THAT TIME. ITS INFLUENCE DIDN'T EXTEND TO
TIME. ITS INFLUENCE DIDN'T EXTEND TO THE OTHER ROOMS EACH OF WHICH
ITS INFLUENCE DIDN'T EXTEND TO THE OTHER ROOMS EACH OF WHICH WAS DONE WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE
THE OTHER ROOMS EACH OF WHICH WAS DONE WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE CHARACTER.
WAS DONE WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE CHARACTER. UST OFF THE HALL IS THE DINING
CHARACTER. UST OFF THE HALL IS THE DINING ROOM, THE LARGEST SPACE IN THE
UST OFF THE HALL IS THE DINING ROOM, THE LARGEST SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
ROOM, THE LARGEST SPACE IN THE HOUSE. IT WAS MAINLY USED DURING FORMAL
HOUSE. IT WAS MAINLY USED DURING FORMAL OCCASIONS, SOARING 13 FEET
IT WAS MAINLY USED DURING FORMAL OCCASIONS, SOARING 13 FEET OVERHEAD IS THE HAND PAINTED
OCCASIONS, SOARING 13 FEET OVERHEAD IS THE HAND PAINTED CANVAS CEILING WHOSE PATTERN
OVERHEAD IS THE HAND PAINTED CANVAS CEILING WHOSE PATTERN MATCHED THE AUBISSON RUG THAT
CANVAS CEILING WHOSE PATTERN MATCHED THE AUBISSON RUG THAT ONCE COVERED THE FLOOR.
MATCHED THE AUBISSON RUG THAT ONCE COVERED THE FLOOR. TWO CHANDELIERS IMPORTED FROM
ONCE COVERED THE FLOOR. TWO CHANDELIERS IMPORTED FROM EUROPE ARE REFLECTED OVER AND
TWO CHANDELIERS IMPORTED FROM EUROPE ARE REFLECTED OVER AND OVER IN TWO LARGE MIRRORS PLACED
EUROPE ARE REFLECTED OVER AND OVER IN TWO LARGE MIRRORS PLACED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROOM
OVER IN TWO LARGE MIRRORS PLACED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROOM CREATING A FURTHER FEELING OF
ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROOM CREATING A FURTHER FEELING OF DEPTH.
CREATING A FURTHER FEELING OF DEPTH. EN THERE IS THIS MANTLE WHICH
DEPTH. EN THERE IS THIS MANTLE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF TIFFANY
EN THERE IS THIS MANTLE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF TIFFANY DISPLAY AT THE 1893 COLUMBIAN
WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF TIFFANY DISPLAY AT THE 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO.
DISPLAY AT THE 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO. REPORTEDLY THE WRIGHTS PAID
EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO. REPORTEDLY THE WRIGHTS PAID $15,000 FOR IT, AND THEN HIRED
REPORTEDLY THE WRIGHTS PAID $15,000 FOR IT, AND THEN HIRED TIFFANY WORKERS TO INSTALL IT
$15,000 FOR IT, AND THEN HIRED TIFFANY WORKERS TO INSTALL IT FOR THEM.
TIFFANY WORKERS TO INSTALL IT FOR THEM. IT WAS THE FIRST ITEM THE FAMILY
FOR THEM. IT WAS THE FIRST ITEM THE FAMILY PURCHASED FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE
IT WAS THE FIRST ITEM THE FAMILY PURCHASED FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE REMODELING PROJECT THAT WOULD
PURCHASED FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE REMODELING PROJECT THAT WOULD COMPLETELY RENOVATE EACH ROOM,
REMODELING PROJECT THAT WOULD COMPLETELY RENOVATE EACH ROOM, BUT NOT EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED.
COMPLETELY RENOVATE EACH ROOM, BUT NOT EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED. THE SWAGS OVER THE WINDOWS ARE
BUT NOT EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED. THE SWAGS OVER THE WINDOWS ARE MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL CURTAIN
THE SWAGS OVER THE WINDOWS ARE MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL CURTAIN FABRIC.
MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL CURTAIN FABRIC. THIS PARLOR SET BELONGED TO
FABRIC. THIS PARLOR SET BELONGED TO THEIR FATHER AND DATES BACK TO
THIS PARLOR SET BELONGED TO THEIR FATHER AND DATES BACK TO 1865, AND IS STILL COVERED BY
THEIR FATHER AND DATES BACK TO 1865, AND IS STILL COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL FABRIC.
1865, AND IS STILL COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL FABRIC. SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE HOME
THE ORIGINAL FABRIC. SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE HOME ARE NOTABLE FOR THEIR PREVIOUS
SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE HOME ARE NOTABLE FOR THEIR PREVIOUS OWNER.
ARE NOTABLE FOR THEIR PREVIOUS OWNER. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS TEAK WOOD
OWNER. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS TEAK WOOD CABINET WAS BROUGHT TO THIS
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS TEAK WOOD CABINET WAS BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY BY ONE OF THE WRIGHT'S
CABINET WAS BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY BY ONE OF THE WRIGHT'S NEIGHBORS, CHARLES DENBY.
COUNTRY BY ONE OF THE WRIGHT'S NEIGHBORS, CHARLES DENBY. FOR 14 YEARS HE SERVED AS U.S.
NEIGHBORS, CHARLES DENBY. FOR 14 YEARS HE SERVED AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHINA HAVING BEEN
FOR 14 YEARS HE SERVED AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHINA HAVING BEEN A APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT
AMBASSADOR TO CHINA HAVING BEEN A APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
A APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. THIS WAS BY HARRIET BEACHER
CLEVELAND. THIS WAS BY HARRIET BEACHER STOW, AUTHOR OF UNCLE TOM'S
THIS WAS BY HARRIET BEACHER STOW, AUTHOR OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. THE WRIGHTS WERE A
STOW, AUTHOR OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. THE WRIGHTS WERE A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS FAMILY WHO
CABIN. THE WRIGHTS WERE A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS FAMILY WHO SHARED THEIR WEALTH WITH BOTH
DEEPLY RELIGIOUS FAMILY WHO SHARED THEIR WEALTH WITH BOTH THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITY.
SHARED THEIR WEALTH WITH BOTH THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 1931, WHEN THE LAST SIBLING
THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 1931, WHEN THE LAST SIBLING DIED, THE HOME WAS DONATED TO
IN 1931, WHEN THE LAST SIBLING DIED, THE HOME WAS DONATED TO THE DAUGHTERS OF ISABEL LA.
DIED, THE HOME WAS DONATED TO THE DAUGHTERS OF ISABEL LA. EVENTUALLY IT BECAME THE HOME OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF ISABEL LA. EVENTUALLY IT BECAME THE HOME OF EVANSVILLE FIRST CATHOLIC BISHOP
EVENTUALLY IT BECAME THE HOME OF EVANSVILLE FIRST CATHOLIC BISHOP THIS WAS THE BISHOP'S OFFICE.
EVANSVILLE FIRST CATHOLIC BISHOP THIS WAS THE BISHOP'S OFFICE. BEFORE THAT, IT HAD BEEN USED AS
THIS WAS THE BISHOP'S OFFICE. BEFORE THAT, IT HAD BEEN USED AS FRANCIS WRIGHTS STUDY AND
BEFORE THAT, IT HAD BEEN USED AS FRANCIS WRIGHTS STUDY AND EARLIER AS THE FAMILY SITTING
FRANCIS WRIGHTS STUDY AND EARLIER AS THE FAMILY SITTING ROOM.
EARLIER AS THE FAMILY SITTING ROOM. IN HERE THE CEILING IS COVERED
ROOM. IN HERE THE CEILING IS COVERED WITH CRUST OF PAPER THAT WAS
IN HERE THE CEILING IS COVERED WITH CRUST OF PAPER THAT WAS POPULAR AT THE TIME AS
WITH CRUST OF PAPER THAT WAS POPULAR AT THE TIME AS ALTERNATIVE TO EXPENSIVE PLASTER
POPULAR AT THE TIME AS ALTERNATIVE TO EXPENSIVE PLASTER WORK.
ALTERNATIVE TO EXPENSIVE PLASTER WORK. STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ADORN
WORK. STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ADORN SEVERAL OF THE ROOMS.
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ADORN SEVERAL OF THE ROOMS. THESE ARE SET IN BRASS FRAMES,
SEVERAL OF THE ROOMS. THESE ARE SET IN BRASS FRAMES, AND THEY ARE HINGED SO THEY CAN
THESE ARE SET IN BRASS FRAMES, AND THEY ARE HINGED SO THEY CAN BE EASILY CLEANED AND TO ALLOW
AND THEY ARE HINGED SO THEY CAN BE EASILY CLEANED AND TO ALLOW MORE LIGHT IN.
BE EASILY CLEANED AND TO ALLOW MORE LIGHT IN. IN ADDITION, EACH PANEL IS BACK
MORE LIGHT IN. IN ADDITION, EACH PANEL IS BACK LIT SO THAT THEY CAN BE ENJOYED
IN ADDITION, EACH PANEL IS BACK LIT SO THAT THEY CAN BE ENJOYED DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS WELL
WELCOME BACK TO THE WRIGHTS HOME IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, WHICH UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE
IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, WHICH UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE REMODELING JUST AFTER THE
UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE REMODELING JUST AFTER THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO
REMODELING JUST AFTER THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO IN 1893.
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN CHICAGO IN 1893. JUST HOW EXTENSIVE IS REVEALED
IN 1893. JUST HOW EXTENSIVE IS REVEALED IN AN UPSTAIRS ROOM.
JUST HOW EXTENSIVE IS REVEALED IN AN UPSTAIRS ROOM. THIS WAS THE SEWING ROOM, AND IT
IN AN UPSTAIRS ROOM. THIS WAS THE SEWING ROOM, AND IT WAS LEFT PRETTY MUCH UNTOUCHED.
THIS WAS THE SEWING ROOM, AND IT WAS LEFT PRETTY MUCH UNTOUCHED. HERE THE FIREPLACE IS MADE OF
WAS LEFT PRETTY MUCH UNTOUCHED. HERE THE FIREPLACE IS MADE OF CAST IRON, THE FLOOR IS REGULAR
HERE THE FIREPLACE IS MADE OF CAST IRON, THE FLOOR IS REGULAR BLANKING, AND THE WALLS WERE
CAST IRON, THE FLOOR IS REGULAR BLANKING, AND THE WALLS WERE PAPERED.
BLANKING, AND THE WALLS WERE PAPERED. THIS REMNANT WAS RECENTLY
PAPERED. THIS REMNANT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED BEHIND A MIRROR.
THIS REMNANT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED BEHIND A MIRROR. BUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE BECAME
DISCOVERED BEHIND A MIRROR. BUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE BECAME AN ELEGANT SHOWCASE.
BUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE BECAME AN ELEGANT SHOWCASE. EACH ROOM HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE
AN ELEGANT SHOWCASE. EACH ROOM HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PARQUET PATTERN ON THE FLOOR,
EACH ROOM HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE PARQUET PATTERN ON THE FLOOR, ALONG WITH DISTINCTIVE MANTLE
PARQUET PATTERN ON THE FLOOR, ALONG WITH DISTINCTIVE MANTLE AND FIREPLACE, INTERESTING SINCE
ALONG WITH DISTINCTIVE MANTLE AND FIREPLACE, INTERESTING SINCE THE HOME WAS CONVERTED TO STEAM
AND FIREPLACE, INTERESTING SINCE THE HOME WAS CONVERTED TO STEAM HEAT, AND THE FIREPLACES WERE
THE HOME WAS CONVERTED TO STEAM HEAT, AND THE FIREPLACES WERE FOR SHOW ONLY.
HEAT, AND THE FIREPLACES WERE FOR SHOW ONLY. BUT THE FAMILY LIVED A QUIET
FOR SHOW ONLY. BUT THE FAMILY LIVED A QUIET LIFE, ENTERTAINING ONLY RARELY
BUT THE FAMILY LIVED A QUIET LIFE, ENTERTAINING ONLY RARELY ARE BUT WHETHER THIS DID HE IT
LIFE, ENTERTAINING ONLY RARELY ARE BUT WHETHER THIS DID HE IT WAS FOR A LATCH ISH FLARE.
ARE BUT WHETHER THIS DID HE IT WAS FOR A LATCH ISH FLARE. FOR DINNER PARTIES, GUESTS WOULD
WAS FOR A LATCH ISH FLARE. FOR DINNER PARTIES, GUESTS WOULD GATHER IN THIS ROOM, WHICH WAS
FOR DINNER PARTIES, GUESTS WOULD GATHER IN THIS ROOM, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY TWO ROOMS.
GATHER IN THIS ROOM, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY TWO ROOMS. AT THE OTHER END IS THE FAMILY
ACTUALLY TWO ROOMS. AT THE OTHER END IS THE FAMILY DINING ROOM OR BREAKFAST NOOK
AT THE OTHER END IS THE FAMILY DINING ROOM OR BREAKFAST NOOK WHICH COULD BE SEPARATED FROM
DINING ROOM OR BREAKFAST NOOK WHICH COULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE FORMAL DINING AREA BY POCKET
WHICH COULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE FORMAL DINING AREA BY POCKET DOORS.
THE FORMAL DINING AREA BY POCKET DOORS. ABOVE, ITS HAND PAINTED CEILING
DOORS. ABOVE, ITS HAND PAINTED CEILING FEATURES MOTIF OF FRUITS AND
ABOVE, ITS HAND PAINTED CEILING FEATURES MOTIF OF FRUITS AND FOILAGE.
FEATURES MOTIF OF FRUITS AND FOILAGE. IN THE FORMAL DINING ROOM, THIS
FOILAGE. IN THE FORMAL DINING ROOM, THIS BUILT-IN CABINET NOVEMBER AS
IN THE FORMAL DINING ROOM, THIS BUILT-IN CABINET NOVEMBER AS BUFFET IS ONE OF THE DOMINANT
BUILT-IN CABINET NOVEMBER AS BUFFET IS ONE OF THE DOMINANT FEATURES.
BUFFET IS ONE OF THE DOMINANT FEATURES. EACH DOOR IS ACCENTED WITH
FEATURES. EACH DOOR IS ACCENTED WITH LEADED GLASS MIRRORS, TO REFLECT
EACH DOOR IS ACCENTED WITH LEADED GLASS MIRRORS, TO REFLECT THE LIGHT.
LEADED GLASS MIRRORS, TO REFLECT THE LIGHT. THE WALLS HAVE THE ORIGINAL SILK
THE LIGHT. THE WALLS HAVE THE ORIGINAL SILK VELVET COVERING.
THE WALLS HAVE THE ORIGINAL SILK VELVET COVERING. THAT COVERING HAS A MOTIF OF
VELVET COVERING. THAT COVERING HAS A MOTIF OF PINE APPLES WHICH IS A SYMBOL OF
THAT COVERING HAS A MOTIF OF PINE APPLES WHICH IS A SYMBOL OF HOSPITALITY.
PINE APPLES WHICH IS A SYMBOL OF HOSPITALITY. IT IS A THEME THAT IS CARRIED IN
HOSPITALITY. IT IS A THEME THAT IS CARRIED IN THE PLASTER AND STEN SILING ON
IT IS A THEME THAT IS CARRIED IN THE PLASTER AND STEN SILING ON THE CEILING.
THE PLASTER AND STEN SILING ON THE CEILING. BELOW THE MAHOGANY FURNITURE WAS
THE CEILING. BELOW THE MAHOGANY FURNITURE WAS IMPORTED FROM FRANCE AS WELL AS
BELOW THE MAHOGANY FURNITURE WAS IMPORTED FROM FRANCE AS WELL AS THE CHANDELIER WHICH HAS THE
IMPORTED FROM FRANCE AS WELL AS THE CHANDELIER WHICH HAS THE ORIGINAL SILK SHADE.
THE CHANDELIER WHICH HAS THE ORIGINAL SILK SHADE. >> BEHIND THE SCENES, THINGS
ORIGINAL SILK SHADE. >> BEHIND THE SCENES, THINGS WERE A LITTLE SIMPLER.
>> BEHIND THE SCENES, THINGS WERE A LITTLE SIMPLER. COOKING WAS DONE ON A COAL STOVE
WERE A LITTLE SIMPLER. COOKING WAS DONE ON A COAL STOVE AND ASHES WERE SENT DOWN A SHOOT
COOKING WAS DONE ON A COAL STOVE AND ASHES WERE SENT DOWN A SHOOT TO BE COLLECTED IN THE BASEMENT.
AND ASHES WERE SENT DOWN A SHOOT TO BE COLLECTED IN THE BASEMENT. THIS WAS A LOCK BOX IN WHICH WAS
TO BE COLLECTED IN THE BASEMENT. THIS WAS A LOCK BOX IN WHICH WAS STORED THE EXPENSIVE SPICES.
THIS WAS A LOCK BOX IN WHICH WAS STORED THE EXPENSIVE SPICES. THE PANTRY SPORTS THE LATEST
STORED THE EXPENSIVE SPICES. THE PANTRY SPORTS THE LATEST FADE, WHITE TILE AROUND THE
THE PANTRY SPORTS THE LATEST FADE, WHITE TILE AROUND THE SINK.
FADE, WHITE TILE AROUND THE SINK. THIS IS A SELF-DRAINING OAK
SINK. THIS IS A SELF-DRAINING OAK ICEBOX BUILT INTO THE OUTSIDE
THIS IS A SELF-DRAINING OAK ICEBOX BUILT INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL.
ICEBOX BUILT INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL. IN THE BACK, A DOOR OPENS SO THE
WALL. IN THE BACK, A DOOR OPENS SO THE DELIVERY MAN DIDN'T HAVE TO
IN THE BACK, A DOOR OPENS SO THE DELIVERY MAN DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING THE ICE INTO THE HOUSE.
AFTER HIS PARENTS DIED, FRANCIS WRIGHTS MOVED IN THE MASTER BEDROOM BUT NOT BEFORE HE MADE A
WRIGHTS MOVED IN THE MASTER BEDROOM BUT NOT BEFORE HE MADE A FEW CHANGES.
BEDROOM BUT NOT BEFORE HE MADE A FEW CHANGES. DUE TO THE LACK OF CLOSET SPACE,
FEW CHANGES. DUE TO THE LACK OF CLOSET SPACE, HE HAD THE FIREPLACE AND MANTLE
DUE TO THE LACK OF CLOSET SPACE, HE HAD THE FIREPLACE AND MANTLE REMOVED IN ORDER TO INSTALL THIS
HE HAD THE FIREPLACE AND MANTLE REMOVED IN ORDER TO INSTALL THIS CLOTHES PRESS AND DRESSER.
REMOVED IN ORDER TO INSTALL THIS CLOTHES PRESS AND DRESSER. INTERESTINGLY, THE DRAWERS OF
CLOTHES PRESS AND DRESSER. INTERESTINGLY, THE DRAWERS OF HIS DRESSER NOT ONLY PULL OUT,
INTERESTINGLY, THE DRAWERS OF HIS DRESSER NOT ONLY PULL OUT, BUT THE FRONTS ALSO FLIP DOWN.
HIS DRESSER NOT ONLY PULL OUT, BUT THE FRONTS ALSO FLIP DOWN. HE NEEDED THOSE PIECES BECAUSE
BUT THE FRONTS ALSO FLIP DOWN. HE NEEDED THOSE PIECES BECAUSE DURING THE RESTORATION, THE
HE NEEDED THOSE PIECES BECAUSE DURING THE RESTORATION, THE BEDROOM CLOSET BECAME THE NEW
DURING THE RESTORATION, THE BEDROOM CLOSET BECAME THE NEW MASTER BATH.
BEDROOM CLOSET BECAME THE NEW MASTER BATH. IN 1891 WHEN THE HOUSE WAS
MASTER BATH. IN 1891 WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT, IT WAS THE FIRST IN
IN 1891 WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT, IT WAS THE FIRST IN EVANSVILLE TO HAVE INDOOR
BUILT, IT WAS THE FIRST IN EVANSVILLE TO HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING.
EVANSVILLE TO HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING. THERE WAS A SHARED BATH, BUT
PLUMBING. THERE WAS A SHARED BATH, BUT FRANCIS WANTED HIS OWN.
THERE WAS A SHARED BATH, BUT FRANCIS WANTED HIS OWN. INSIDE DAYLIGHT IS FILTERED
FRANCIS WANTED HIS OWN. INSIDE DAYLIGHT IS FILTERED THROUGH A STAINED GLASS WINDOW.
INSIDE DAYLIGHT IS FILTERED THROUGH A STAINED GLASS WINDOW. THE BATHTUB IS DOUBLE WALLED,
THROUGH A STAINED GLASS WINDOW. THE BATHTUB IS DOUBLE WALLED, ALLOWING WATER TO CIRCULATE
THE BATHTUB IS DOUBLE WALLED, ALLOWING WATER TO CIRCULATE BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER
ALLOWING WATER TO CIRCULATE BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER WALLS KEEPING THE BATH WATER
BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER WALLS KEEPING THE BATH WATER WARMER LONGER.
WALLS KEEPING THE BATH WATER WARMER LONGER. IN THE CORNER IS THIS FOOT BATH.
WARMER LONGER. IN THE CORNER IS THIS FOOT BATH. IT WAS PROBABLY USED MORE THAN
IN THE CORNER IS THIS FOOT BATH. IT WAS PROBABLY USED MORE THAN THE BATHTUB BECAUSE IN THOSE
IT WAS PROBABLY USED MORE THAN THE BATHTUB BECAUSE IN THOSE DAYS BATHING WAS STILL NOT
THE BATHTUB BECAUSE IN THOSE DAYS BATHING WAS STILL NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A DAILY EVENT.
DAYS BATHING WAS STILL NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A DAILY EVENT. AND THERE WAS NOT AN UNLIMITED
CONSIDERED TO BE A DAILY EVENT. AND THERE WAS NOT AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER.
AND THERE WAS NOT AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER. WATER HAD TO BE PUMPED TO A TANK
SUPPLY OF WATER. WATER HAD TO BE PUMPED TO A TANK ON THE ROOF EVERY DAY.
WATER HAD TO BE PUMPED TO A TANK ON THE ROOF EVERY DAY. BUT THE WRIGHTS' HERITAGE IS
ON THE ROOF EVERY DAY. BUT THE WRIGHTS' HERITAGE IS MUCH MORE THAN THIS E WILL BE
BUT THE WRIGHTS' HERITAGE IS MUCH MORE THAN THIS E WILL BE RATE HOME -- MUCH MORE THAN
MUCH MORE THAN THIS E WILL BE RATE HOME -- MUCH MORE THAN THIS ELABORATE HOME.
RATE HOME -- MUCH MORE THAN THIS ELABORATE HOME. JOHN WRIGHTS BUILT A CHURCH FOR
THIS ELABORATE HOME. JOHN WRIGHTS BUILT A CHURCH FOR THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN AND LATER
JOHN WRIGHTS BUILT A CHURCH FOR THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN AND LATER A HOME FOR THE AGED.
THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN AND LATER A HOME FOR THE AGED. FRANCIS WRIGHTS HELPED BUILD A
A HOME FOR THE AGED. FRANCIS WRIGHTS HELPED BUILD A HIGH SCHOOL, HE BROUGHT TO TOWN
FRANCIS WRIGHTS HELPED BUILD A HIGH SCHOOL, HE BROUGHT TO TOWN THE INSTITUTION THAT BEE CAME
HIGH SCHOOL, HE BROUGHT TO TOWN THE INSTITUTION THAT BEE CAME EVANSVILLE COLLEGE.
THE INSTITUTION THAT BEE CAME EVANSVILLE COLLEGE. HE WAS AWARDED KNIGHT OF THE
EVANSVILLE COLLEGE. HE WAS AWARDED KNIGHT OF THE COMMANDER OF THE ORMD OF PIUS
HE WAS AWARDED KNIGHT OF THE COMMANDER OF THE ORMD OF PIUS THE NINTH. ONLY THE THIRD
COMMANDER OF THE ORMD OF PIUS THE NINTH. ONLY THE THIRD PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES TO
THE NINTH. ONLY THE THIRD PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES TO RECEIVE THAT HONOR.
PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES TO RECEIVE THAT HONOR. >> TODAY THE HOME IS MORE THAN A
RECEIVE THAT HONOR. >> TODAY THE HOME IS MORE THAN A LAVISH SETTING OFFERING A PEEK
>> TODAY THE HOME IS MORE THAN A LAVISH SETTING OFFERING A PEEK INTO THE LIFE OF THE PRIVILEGED.
LAVISH SETTING OFFERING A PEEK INTO THE LIFE OF THE PRIVILEGED. VARIOUS PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT
INTO THE LIFE OF THE PRIVILEGED. VARIOUS PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
VARIOUS PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUCH AS MYSTERY FUNDRAISERS AND
THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUCH AS MYSTERY FUNDRAISERS AND CHRISTMAS AT THE WRIGHTS HOME,
SUCH AS MYSTERY FUNDRAISERS AND CHRISTMAS AT THE WRIGHTS HOME, MEETING FACILITIES IN THE
CHRISTMAS AT THE WRIGHTS HOME, MEETING FACILITIES IN THE CARRIAGE HOUSE ARE ALSO
MEETING FACILITIES IN THE CARRIAGE HOUSE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.
CARRIAGE HOUSE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, THE
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, THE WRIGHTS HOME CAN BE REACHED BY
FOR MORE INFORMATION, THE WRIGHTS HOME CAN BE REACHED BY E-MAIL AT WRIGHTS AT EVANSVILLE
WRIGHTS HOME CAN BE REACHED BY E-MAIL AT WRIGHTS AT EVANSVILLE DOT NOT 426-1871 OR LOG ON TO
E-MAIL AT WRIGHTS AT EVANSVILLE DOT NOT 426-1871 OR LOG ON TO THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.WRIGHTS
DOT NOT 426-1871 OR LOG ON TO THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.WRIGHTS HOME DOT EVANSVILLE.NET.