The drawing room at Terrace Hill in Des Moines centers on an Italian marble fireplace, one of seven in the mansion, with a carved white mantel and a dark fire screen. A large rosewood-bordered mirror above it reflects a 7½-foot rock crystal chandelier, and two white porcelain figures stand on the mantel and a nearby pedestal. Terrace Hill is a Second Empire mansion built in the 1860s for banker Benjamin F. Allen and later owned by the Hubbell family; it became the Iowa governor's residence in 1976.
Image bleeds to the edges. Visible halftone dot pattern and a reddish color cast typical of mid-century color photo reproduction. Divided back, glossy chrome-era finish. Printed caption for Terrace Hill, Des Moines, Iowa, with descriptive text on the 7½ foot rock crystal chandelier reflected in a rosewood bordered mirror and the Italian marble fireplace, one of seven in the mansion. Printed "post card" heading. Published by Vern L. Thompson Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402; made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York; series 91070-C. No postmark; faint pencil scribble on the card, possibly a signature or dealer notation.
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Terrace Hill drawing room fireplace, Des Moines, IA, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1960. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/terrace-hill-drawing-room-fireplace-des-moines-ia-circa-1960. Accessed November 2, 2026.
