The building was constructed using marble imported from Alaska, Tennessee and Vermont.

Heavy tariffs were placed on blocks of marble imported from overseas at the time, but art intended for public exhibition was admitted to the country duty free.

The building's lobby features white and gray marble imported from Italy.

It occupies about 30000 sq ft. of land, with marble and granite imported from India.

The floor is laid in square blocks of pink marble imported from quarries at Ruşchiţa.

The cella (inner) walls were in travertine, lined with marbles imported at great expense from the eastern provinces.

There are ten fireplaces, and those in the bedrooms were faced with carved marble imported from Italy.

The floor and staircase are solid marble, mined and imported from Italy.

It is large enough to do honor to a metropolis, and paved in marble imported from other islands or the mainland.

Laura boasted that marble imported for the cottage had cost four million dollars just by itself.