Painted Lady

Part 3

   Family members ate in the dining room, however, when
Fritz and Edna Kuser took over the mansion they had an eating booth built
in the kitchen and they ate there, Ms. Zemlansky said. Edna and Fritz Kuser
hosted gourmet suppers in the massive kitchen.
   "Everyone pitched in with the chopping and peeling and
cooking, usually under the direction of a house guest noted for his/her
cooking ability," Edna Kuser wrote.
   The bedrooms on the second floor are a myriad of colors.
The rose bedroom, is the master suite. The windows in this room have curved
glass. Its walls are covered with pink flowered wallpaper and the room has
a petite fireplace.
   "The tiles in this fireplace are gold and white which
are inset in a wooden mantle. There is also a beveled glass mirror," Ms.
Zemlansky said.
   The remainder of the bedrooms are children’s rooms and
a guest bedroom. One is delft, one is gold and one is brass.
   Hamilton Township converted two other bedrooms on this
floor into a sewing/sitting room and an office that is decorated with pictures
found in the projection room.
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   "Originally, the two back rooms were boys’ rooms. Since
Edna used one of the rooms as a sewing room, we decided to use that room
as an opportunity to display some clothing from the Victorian era and after
which were donated to the mansion," Ms. Zemlansky said.
   There are three bathrooms and one powder room on the second
floor. The original two bathrooms were blue and pink. "The basic colors
of the blue and pink bathroom walls and floor tiles were white. The floor
in each bathroom had a thin band of pink or blue tile. The white tile walls
were enhanced with a decorative blue or pink border of tiles at the top
as well. All tiles were selected by Theresa Kuser.
   Guests from many walks of life stayed at the mansion.
Between 1926 to 1976, Edna Kuser noted, "On weekends, it was not unusual
to find every guest room filled; prominent people from the theatrical, motion
picture, business and social worlds would come from New York for a weekend
of tennis, parties, relaxation and enjoyment in the wonderful peace and
quiet of the country life at Kuser Farm."
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   Ms. Zemlansky’s job as curator began in June 1978.
She researched the home by studying the house, by taking trips to the
public library and by talking to Fritz and Edna Kuser.
   "There were areas in the house that I had questions
about. I had them to ask," Ms. Zemlansky pointed out. "The Kuser story
is never ending because they did so much. If I had 100 more years to devote
to the house, I could still come up with more information. I think that
is what makes the house so interesting."
   Tours are scheduled in conjunction with a series of
lectures, demonstrations, and video programs are held throughout the year
at Kuser Farm Mansion. Currently, the house is closed and undergoing renovations.
Scheduled events will be held elsewhere until renovations are completed.
Self guided walking tours of the grounds are available. Call (609) 890-3630
for information about tours and programs.
Loretta Sherman is a free-lance writer whose work appears frequently
in Packet Magazine. She enjoys writing about health, home design and culinary
arts.
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