Treatment of Colonial Halls 
SFXOND FLOOR, COLONIAL HALL, NO. 2, SALEM, MASS. 
he kept twenty-seven slaves which he brought from 
his tropical home, and he built a brick dwelling on the 
estate for the slave quarters. 
The Mansion house was of brick with three sides 
sheathed in wood. One of the handsomest features 
of interior decoration was in the northwest room on 
the second floor, the walls being finished above the 
wainscoting with leather instead of panelling, on 
which were embossed in gorgeous colors, flowers, 
birds, pagodas, and other Chinese figures. 
This plantation is historically a venerable land¬ 
mark. The estate was confiscated during the Revolu¬ 
tion, while Colonel Royall, who was a tory, had run 
away to England, but it was restored later. Madam 
Royall, did, however, entertain Colonel John Stark 
during the war, as a safeguard against the soldiers, 
the New Hampshire levies who had pitched their tents 
in Medford, so that this old hallway has seen a good 
many people of note pass through it in its day. The 
Royall family in this country originated in William 
Royall of North Yarmouth, Maine, a cooper. His 
son came to Boston and pursued the same trade, and 
his descendants prospered. The Royall professor¬ 
ship of law at Harvard College was founded by Isaac 
Royall’s bounty. 
Once inside the door the architectural beauty of the 
entrance hall attracts the eye. From whatsoever 
point the hall and staircase appear, a picture of grace¬ 
ful lines and curves is imprinted on the mind. The 
THE HALL, ROYALL HOUSE, MEDFORD, MASS. 
