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THE CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA
South of the bathroom is Marland's dressing room, measuring 21'6" by
13'o". It is completely paneled in walnut, with a solid slate of black marble
for the top of the dressing table. The foors are carpeted cement, and the
ceiling is plaster. All of the closets are cedar lined, and contain a separate
compartment for shoes, but there is no personal safe hidden within these
closets. On lead and bottle glass window opens to the south."
Marland's bedroom is large, measuring 30'4" by o'o". The loor is
carpeted cement and the walls are wainscoted with oak. The ceiling was
originally plaster, but was later covered by a painted canvas. On the west
wall is a stone replace with three carved wood panels above it depicting
Marland's two favorite polo mounts. On the south wall are three metal
casement doors designed by a sculptor named Critall, which open out onto
a long narrow stone balcony, with carved stone corbels underneath to sup-
port it. There are carved stone pilasters between the doors and a carved
wood cornice around the top of the wall. On the east is a smaller door
opening onto a small balcony with a stone base and wrought iron grille.
Also, in one of the walls is a large uve tumbler safe."
The hall in the west wing has carpeted cement foors, plaster walls and,
according to the original plans, was to have a painted canvas ceiling. It
opens into guest bedrooms one, two, three and four, containing a total of
three bathrooms. Also on the east is a small pantry containing a dumb
waiter that brought up food from the main kitchen. There is access also
into a large walk-in linen closet, back of which are the service stairs going
up to the attic and down to the second foor. Guest bedrooms ve and six
and their two adjoining bathrooms open off the central corridor. These
guest rooms are not nearly as elaborate or as large as the three main suites.
They all had carpeted floors, plaster walls and plaster ceilings, but none
of them have replaces. They vary in size, but the average would be t5'
by 20'. Each room has its own closet and most have access to a balcony.
The bathrooms are comparatively small and even though there are enough
bathrooms for each room to have access to one, most open into two bed-
rooms. All bathrooms were originally to have canvassed ceilings.'
The north balcony extends the entire-length of the center wing of the
mansion. It has an entrance from the hall, two guest rooms and Marland's
library. It has a tile oor and stone borders. It offers a view of the gardens
as well as of the Arkansas River.t'
asIbid.
" Forsyth. "Shcet No. 20: Mr. Marland's Library.' revised, September 29, 19a6, Plans of
the Lodge, Marland Mansion and Estate Mumeum.
e Forsyth. "Sheet No. 4: Second Floor Plan," October 25, t26, Plans of the Lodge, City
Engineer's Olliice.
41 Ibid.
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