This room may have belonged to James Lewis Caldwell McFaddin. Caldwell, as he was known to friends and family, was born in 1901. He was five years old when the family moved into the home in early 1907. Caldwell was a studious child, eventually attending both Rice University in Houston, Texas and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Caldwell married Rosine Blount, from Nacogdoches, Texas, in 1925. He went on to manage the family’s business holdings.
The angled walls of this room reflect the pitch of the roof, appearing as ceiling space. The family used these surfaces as wall space.
Floor 3 Third floor of the McFaddin-Ward House Museum
Caldwell's Bedroom
This room may have belonged to James Lewis Caldwell McFaddin. Caldwell, as he was known to friends and family, was born in 1901. He was five years old when the family moved into the home in early 1907. Caldwell was a studious child, eventually attending both Rice University in Houston, Texas and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Caldwell married Rosine Blount, from Nacogdoches, Texas, in 1925. He went on to manage the family’s business holdings.
The angled walls of this room reflect the pitch of the roof, appearing as ceiling space. The family used these surfaces as wall space.
Caldwell's Writing Table
Caldwell, youngest of the McFaddin children, was quite bookish! Unlike his brother, Perry, who loved the ranch lifestyle, Caldwell preferred talking business and law. He attended Rice for his undergraduate studies, like his brother. Then, Caldwell went on to earn a law degree from Harvard before returning to Beaumont to practice law and help his family with their various businesses.
The pieces seen in Caldwell’s bedroom, including this writing table, closely represent his interests and personality.
About the Object: The wooden gateleg table was manufactured about 1895. The table has eight turned legs, two drop leaves, and two gates. The table has one drawer.
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(Furniture)
Caldwell, youngest of the McFaddin children, was quite bookish! Unlike his brother, Perry, who loved the ranch lifestyle, Caldwell preferred talking business and law. He attended Rice for his undergraduate studies, like his brother. Then, Caldwell went on to earn a law degree from Harvard before returning to Beaumont to practice law and help his family with their various businesses.
The pieces seen in Caldwell’s bedroom, including this writing table, closely represent his interests and personality.
About the Object: The wooden gateleg table was manufactured about 1895. The table has eight turned legs, two drop leaves, and two gates. The table has one drawer.
Caldwell McFaddin's Dressing Table
Much like the North Bedroom, both Caldwell and Perry’s bedrooms focus less on aesthetics and decorative styles and more on functionality and masculinity. This chest of drawers, while ornate in its detail, would have been used solely to dress for the day and not for any decorative purposes. As businessmen, the McFaddin boys rarely spent much time in their respective bedrooms or the home, as opposed to the McFaddin ladies, who spent much of their time taking care of the household.
About the Object: The two drawer dresser and mirror was manufactured by the Robert Mitchell Furniture Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. The large bevel-edge tilting mirror is attached.
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(Object/Artifact)
Much like the North Bedroom, both Caldwell and Perry’s bedrooms focus less on aesthetics and decorative styles and more on functionality and masculinity. This chest of drawers, while ornate in its detail, would have been used solely to dress for the day and not for any decorative purposes. As businessmen, the McFaddin boys rarely spent much time in their respective bedrooms or the home, as opposed to the McFaddin ladies, who spent much of their time taking care of the household.
About the Object: The two drawer dresser and mirror was manufactured by the Robert Mitchell Furniture Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. The large bevel-edge tilting mirror is attached.
Call, Duck
James Lewis Caldwell McFaddin, known as Caldwell by his family, was an avid duck hunter. These objects belonged to him then were gifted to the McFaddin-Ward House collection in memory of Caldwell McFaddin, by his son Eugene McFaddin.
A carved duck head is the first object in the picture from left to right. The head still shows paint residue and has a narrow piece at the base of the neck where a dowel would attach a carved duck body. A duck call, the second object from left to right, is made of wood with a hollow center. The call narrows at one end to make the mouthpiece. There is an engraved metal band around the piece inscribed with "GET YOUR ASS DOWN I.P.S.J. The third object, from left to right, is another type of duck call. The forth object, from left to right, is unstained and flat at the bottom. All of these objects were gifted to the McFaddin-Ward House collection in memory of Caldwell McFaddin, by son Eugene McFaddin.
General Audience Tour
(Object/Artifact)
James Lewis Caldwell McFaddin, known as Caldwell by his family, was an avid duck hunter. These objects belonged to him then were gifted to the McFaddin-Ward House collection in memory of Caldwell McFaddin, by his son Eugene McFaddin.
A carved duck head is the first object in the picture from left to right. The head still shows paint residue and has a narrow piece at the base of the neck where a dowel would attach a carved duck body. A duck call, the second object from left to right, is made of wood with a hollow center. The call narrows at one end to make the mouthpiece. There is an engraved metal band around the piece inscribed with "GET YOUR ASS DOWN I.P.S.J. The third object, from left to right, is another type of duck call. The forth object, from left to right, is unstained and flat at the bottom. All of these objects were gifted to the McFaddin-Ward House collection in memory of Caldwell McFaddin, by son Eugene McFaddin.
Object Details:
Wood, duck call, rounded in form with central bulbous shape and hollow center. Three concentric lines encompass the entire diameter of the piece, two flanking the metal band at the center and one along the edge of the mouthpiece. It narrows at one end to make the mouthpiece. There is an engraved metal band around the piece.
Caldwell's Bedroom
