 Upstairs is the Spanish room, which,
with its concrete base and massive fireplace, could only
be supported by the Estate's steel-beam construction. The
elements of the room, such as the wood-carved figurines
or the stained-glass windows, all of which have been
imported, relate to the story of Don Quixote. The ceiling
is meant to suggest the overturned hull of a ship; the
floor is covered with imported terracotta tiles.The
free-standing fireplace is decorated with stone-carved
figures above the hearth, a coat of arms on the hood, and
imported Andalusian tiles on the base.
Wrought-iron grates on either side of the fireplace
hide radiators. The iron lighting fixtures replicate the
medieval Spanish style, even down to the spiked ball
hanging on the bottom of each, which could be hurled at
an intruder in an emergency. A short hall contains two
nooks designed for lighted statues, which were very much
in vogue in the 1920s.
See a vintage picture of
the Spanish Room
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