FDR Suite Restoration Project @ Adams House, Harvard University

How We Know
What We Know:
The Detective Story Behind the Renovation

Given the fact that there are no known pictures of the FDR Suite, how does one go about restoring a suite like this to its 1904 appearance?

Here's how::

Photos of Harvard Student Rooms in 1900
Archeological Evidence from the Suite
Primary Source Information
Research from the Harvard University Archives – The Victorian Scrapbook
The Magic of Historical Rendering
The FDR Suite Project Blog

Artist Jeff Stikeman's rendering of the restored FDR Suite, ca. 1904 is meticulously drawn and researched. Each of the items included in the picture are true to the period, and many derive from FDR's own life. Click HERE to see a larger version.