On the third floor, he has a guest room and his bedroom, linked by a small pass-through that contains the original marble sinks.

An original postal marble writing table with an elaborate pedestal occupies the west side of the courtyard.

The renovated 1930s swimming pool still has its original marble lined floors and barrel-vaulted ceiling.

The fixing holes for its original marble covering can still be seen.

But they were harder than the original marble and caused it to crack and decay.

Four original black marble writing desks are centered in the main lobby.

The floor is made of mahogany, white maple and cherry, and the two fireplaces are original Belgian black marble.

Each stone is part of the continuous grain of the original marble.

The original marble high reliefs were preserved and are now on display at the Donskoy Monastery (see the photo).

At completion, there would be four hundred rooms, including seventy suites, some with original marble from Witherspoon House.