Period Room at the Farmhouse
The Sutter-Meyer Farmhouse was occupied for over
100 years, but we do not know what the interior looked like during most of that
time. Sadly, no original objects were left in the home when the last residents
moved out. So the Sutter-Meyer
Society decided to create a room that would reflect what the home’s parlor
might have looked like circa the 1890s. This “period room” (pictured) is a re-creation
of that time.
A parlor in the 1890s would be a space where a large family
might gather to relax at the end of a hard day's work. There was no television,
no radio, no computers. Families would visit, make their own music, play games,
or do sewing. These activities are represented in the room.
