It belonged to the superintendent, Ernest G. Alden, and was used in his private family quarters at the orphanage. Chauncey Rose was a wealthy business man who gave much to his adopted city of Terre Haute. Also gracing the room are two beautiful portraits of Crawford and Clara Collett Fairbanks. The bedroom is typical of the time. Items of interest are the large wardrobe that served as closet space, and the ladies items on the dresser, including a hair receiver which can be used to talk about the fact that ladies of the day saved their hair and made pictures and jewelry from it.
Examples are the picture and watch chain at the bedside table.
The shaving stand can be used to compare our electric shavers of today with the straight razors of yesterday. In the nursery there are all kinds of toys and books the children of the day would have used. These two rooms are located in the back hallway. The Dress Shoppe portrays a shop from the era when most ladies clothing was hand made by a dressmaker. The School Room is our interpretation of life in a one-room schoolhouse.