This cheerful upstairs sitting room scene is an interior view at Westfield Acres, the residence of Frank and Jessie Fowler, located at 1217 North Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska. The room is illuminated by sunlight, which spills over the mahogany furnishings and highlights the upholstered chaise lounge. The other pieces of furniture in the room - a spindled rocking chair, an arm chair, and the drop front bureau desk with its chair - are all mahogany. The chintz patterned wall paper, curtains, and slip covers on the lounge suggest a feminine touch. The doors, cove moldings, ceiling, and the semi-circular window seat have been enameled and lend to the light, airy tone of the room. A patterned area rug covers the polished wood floor. The only visible incandescent lighting fixture is the wall sconce above the window seat.
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.
