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A distinctive feture of a French chateau is the archer dormer.
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The structure has a large central hall. Four living spaces or parlors open onto the hall.
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The west front parlor has a fireplace on the interior wall.
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The ship in the east window of the childrens attic playroom shows an etching of one of the sailing ships that frequented Pensacola in the latter quarter of the 19th century to export
lumber.
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Nancy installed a light behind the etched glass in the cabinet.
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The door glass was etched with a fleur de lis motif to show the French heritage of Lucy Reser. The drawing on the right wall is entitled "Donkey" and was done by a friend of Lucy's who is an artist exhibiting in NYC and Washington, D.C.
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The etched glass double doors lead out onto the back patio. They were imported from a cafe in Paris.
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