In the past few months we have received some wonderful furniture donations. Once restoration is complete, these pieces will be featured in the house as part of the furnishings and educational materials.
In March, we accepted items from the estate of widely respected architectural historian and preservationist Jean France. An authority on Claude Bragdon, Harvey Ellis and the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Jean, who resided in Rochester, NY, was Trustee of the Landmark Society and a member of the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York. Her bequest included a Gustav Stickley dresser and mirror that once belonged to Claude Bragdon, one of Rochester’s most innovative 20th century architects, as well as a drafting table used by Harvey Ellis, noted architect and designer who worked for Gustav Stickley at United Crafts.
In April, several pieces of Chromewald furniture (circa 1915) were donated from a collector in Colorado including two dressers, a mirror and table as well as a White Oak dresser produced by L&JG Stickley. Chromewald is a particular blue finish that Gustav Stickley produced on furnishings in the 1910s. There seems to be some evidence as well that Stickley may have experimented with the Chromewald finish along some of the window trim in the Inglenook of the Columbus Avenue home. 
In May, the Everson Museum of Art deaccessioned a small rocker (similar to that pictured to the left) and they generously offered it to the Foundation.
All of these pieces will be greatly admired by visitors and guests alike. We cannot express enough gratitude to all our generous contributors and supporters.
