The Family Dining Room
The Family Dining Room with its rich mahogany stained Kentucky poplar woodwork and red ceiling is one of the warmest and most hospitable rooms in the Mansion. A large collection of Oriental pottery was acquired as a part of the Mansion restoration project during the John Y. Brown, Jr. administration, and is on display in this room. Most of the earthenware is Chinese and dates from the middle or end of the 19th century.
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1. The table in the center of the Family Dining Room is one of the few items in the Mansion that came from the Old Governor's Mansion in 1914. It comes with 14 leaves. The dark green marble facing the fireplace was left over from construction of the State Capitol building which was completed in 1910.
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2. Twin antique European Empire style console tables flank the main doorway into the Family Dining Room.
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3. In the corners of the Family Dining Room stands a pair of massive Canton famille-rose vases. Dating from late in the 19th century and decorated in the "rose medallion" pattern, they are among the finest items in the Mansion's large collection of Chinese earthenware.
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4. The Governor and the First Lady enjoy meals with family and friends in the Mansion's Family Dining Room.
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5. The chandelier that hangs over the dining table came from a turn-of-the-century home in Louisville and is the only chandelier located on the State Floor that is not original to the Mansion.
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6. Fresh flowers are often found in the center of the Family Dining Room table.
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