Located below historic Meadow Brook Hall is Alfred's Games Room. As was customary of the time, men and women retired to different areas of the home after dinner. In this case, while Matilda and the other female guest retired to the living room, her husband (the room's namesake) and the gentlemen would retreat to this room, where they could play cards, billiards, etc. The room is fashioned after an English pub with custom woodwork that reflects the theme, including a chess piece frieze above the paneling, pool cues and balls, checkerboard, dice, dominoes, cribbage and cards. The doors even feature custom hinges decorated with suits of cards. There is also a raised alcove, or "hecklers corner", an area for observing games. #MetroDetroit #RochesterMI #OaklandCounty #TudorRevival #EnglishArchitecture #WilliamEKapp #SmithHinchmanandGrylls #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #InteriorThursdays #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Meadow Brook Hall & Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtBUmZjcWJ/?igshid=1sgm3x1eeh1qz
