The home’s first owner was Sarah Hayman, who inherited her parents’ assets upon their passing. She and her husband, Luther, bought the lot for ten dollars in gold coins and built the house in just ninety days. The staircase, above left, was original from 1899. The newel post features the bronze figure of a woman holding a built-in lamp with a cranberry-glass shade. The stained-glass window is the largest one of seventeen in the house and took ten months to restore. When this area sustained damage from the 2014 earthquake, the original plaster moulding was replaced with more durable redwood crown moulding. Crowned with an unusual coffered ceiling, the library, above right, features gleaming cherry paneling topped with reproduction William Morris wallpaper. At the center of the room is a rare partners desk, carved by acclaimed American cabinetmaker A. J. Horner. Among other items of note are a collection of one-of-a-kind antique books and a circa 1760 Irish demilune table.
