The Council Chamber building initially had an unheated room for meetings. Later, this "roome" became Garrett Van Sweringen's principal entertainment space, where guests would meet, relax, eat, and drink. When Van Sweringen renovated the Council Chamber in the late 1670s, he installed a large brick fireplace featuring imported un-glazed tiles. His inventory, recorded in 1700, tells us that there were upholstered chairs and tables here. Decorating the room were two pictures and the Kings Arms. Covering the largest table was an elaborate "turkey workd carpetit." These refinements made this interior space one of the finest in early Maryland.
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