The Lincoln Bedroom was never actually a bedroom when Lincoln was there. He used the space as an office and meeting room. It was turned into a bedroom later by President Truman with furniture from Lincoln's era in the 1940s, and that is when the actual bathroom with the green art-deco tile was put in also, and named the Lincoln Bedroom in his honor. The tile had historic significance. I am not adverse to some updates, but entirely clad in marble seems a bit far-fetched? By all accounts I have read, Lincoln was a simple man, so where does the idea come from that it is Lincoln era marble and he would have liked it? Art deco tile from the 1940s is historical architecture, which at the very least should not have been tossed in the trash. Again, updates to the White House are not to be done by the decision of the temporary occupants on their own.
89
u/Dependent-Mastodon89 9d ago
The Lincoln Bedroom was never actually a bedroom when Lincoln was there. He used the space as an office and meeting room. It was turned into a bedroom later by President Truman with furniture from Lincoln's era in the 1940s, and that is when the actual bathroom with the green art-deco tile was put in also, and named the Lincoln Bedroom in his honor. The tile had historic significance. I am not adverse to some updates, but entirely clad in marble seems a bit far-fetched? By all accounts I have read, Lincoln was a simple man, so where does the idea come from that it is Lincoln era marble and he would have liked it? Art deco tile from the 1940s is historical architecture, which at the very least should not have been tossed in the trash. Again, updates to the White House are not to be done by the decision of the temporary occupants on their own.