This image shows the dining room at Westfield Acres, the residence of Frank and Jessie Fowler, located at 1217 North Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska. This rather dark interior view is dominated by richly hued mahogany wood trim which includes ceiling beams, doors, wall paneling, and the built-in buffet. The furnishings, which consist of a round dining table and colonial revival style chairs, are also mahogany. The darkness of the room's decor has been alleviated through the use of floral wall coverings, patterned carpeting, and the leaded glass incandescent lamp shade with its beaded fringe. A tea bowl and a circular tea cloth ornament the dining table, and a few pieces of china can be seen in the china cabinet. Wall sconce lighting fixtures flank either side of the buffet.
The 16-acre property at 1217 Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska, was purchased by Frank Fowler from Edward Blewett in 1903. The former Blewett residence was drastically remodeled into a 32-room mansion, while the surrounding grounds were transformed to include the stable, a poultry house, and a gardener's residence. The architect secured for the major building project was Alfred C. Clas of Ferry and Clas, architects of the 1893 World's Fair. The estate was razed in 1958.
