The scene at Petersen House

[Jim Garrett]

All exterior walls are original, but yes the rear of th ebuilding was rebuilt. To what degree, I don't know. The roof is original. Few places that receive as many visitors as Fords from that era, are original, just from the aspect of building codes. The Petersen house is very original. The main structural change was that Louis Schade moved the wall between the front and rear parlors about a foot. The Petersen house has it's original walls, floors, trim, molding, doors, etc. The door hardware was repaired or replaced in the 1940's. The Petersen house does have carpeting throughout the areas that visitors have access to, for the protection of the floors. The wallpaper is new and was manufactured by the same company that made the original. The petersen house had the original bootscrap at the bottom of the curved stairs until this year. It was damaged and removed.