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A portrait of “King” Carter by Sir Joshua Reynolds hangs in the great central hall 
order, which in height equal that of the building. ‘These 
columns are of hand-hewn solid cypress. The floor of the 
portico is flagged, as is that of the long verandah on the 
river front. 
The massive entrance doors lead directly into a ten-foot 
hall which runs the depth of the house. This hallway, rich 
in paneling and carved wainscoting, is tinted in two shades 
of terra cotta, against which the choice mahogany furniture 
and rare old portraits show 
to the greatest advantage. 
The portrait hanging over 
the sofa placed near one end 
of the hall is of “King” 
Carter and boasts Sir 
Joshua Reynolds as its 
painter. Still another 
Reynolds masterpiece that 
hangs at Sabine Hall is of 
Councilor Carter, the 
brother of Landon, which 
was done during a visit to 
England in 1749. 
Opening out of the hall 
on the right as one enters is 
the drawing-room, paneled 
from floor to ceiling, and 
further adorned by very 
beautiful cornices. The 
walls here are colored a soft 
French gray, while the cor- 
nices, door and window 
framework are painted 
white. In this room, in fact 
throughout the entire man- 
sion, are bits of the furni- 
ture originally placed there. 
The dining-room c on- 
nects directly with the draw- 
ing-room, and for its charm- 
ing, old-fashioned simplicity 
AMERICAN HOMES 
in i 
AND GARDENS May, 1909 
may be called the piece de 
résistance of the delightful 
Colonial home. ‘The un- 
usual paneled walls are 
hung with matchless family 
portraits; the buffets and 
corner cupboards groan 
under a wealth of silver 
and plate, and the rare 
Lowestoft and willow ware 
have for centuries been the 
envy of those not so lav- 
ishly blessed. 
But perhaps it is in the 
cheery library placed across 
the hall that one finds great- 
est interest, for treasured 
here are many rare books 
and historic manuscripts of 
Colonel Carter’smtinse 
Every inch of this room is 
filled with romantic associa- 
tions; each nook and angle 
has its own particular story. 
In the library is the table, 
worn by time and hallowed 
by years, around which such 
men as Washington and 
Peyton Randolph often sat, 
seeking for council or en- 
joying their ease. If it is true that the greatest ornaments 
of a house are its guests, surely no mansion was ever more 
brilliantly adorned than Sabine Hall, the very name of which 
calls forth a procession of ghostly figures who once wined and 
dined, danced and slept under its broad, hospitable roof. 
Cherished among the most priceless possessions are auto- 
graph letters showing the names of Washington, Lafayette, 
Richard Henry Lee and other distinguished men of the day. 
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Every part of the library is filled with romantic associations 
