Moran Home, Interior Picture. First Floor

This sitting area is on the first floor near the front door.  The architectural features remain the same to this day.  At some point the wall-to-wall carpet was taken up and and it's now hardwood floors with area rugs.

This looks like an urn atop the railing of the stairs but it is wood and part of the ornate staircase.  You can see another  one on the next landing in the above picture.  The "urn" feature could come be removed and the Moran children would use it as a hiding  place for their letters to Santa Clause.