Col. Frank J. Hecker's former library

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The main staircase

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Look into the turret off the library

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Former Dining Room

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View at fireplace of former library and main entrance area

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Main entrance door

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Staircase with a peak into the former library

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Former living room with view at the grand staircase

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Railing Detail in main staircase

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The barreled ceiling in the vestibule of Woodward Avenue

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View from Dining into living room

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Fireplace in former living room

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This radiator in hallway off the living room is still active

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Incredible woodwork - main staircase railing

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Mosaic-tiled floor in the vestibule off Woodward Avenue

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View from main entrance into former living room

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Fireplace detail in the former library

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The law office's waiting room was the Hecker family's living room

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Wainscotting detail in Col. Hecker's library

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Beautiful woodwork everywhere

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Col. Frank J. Hecker's library is now a lawyer's office

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Col. Frank J. Hecker's smoking lounge is now a lawyer's office.

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Third-floor office. The turret is in the back.

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The third floor was modernized and lacks the charm and splendor of the lower two floors.

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Column on the second floor

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The scarab was a popular symbol in the 1920s, so the house's age means Col Frank J. Hecker was something of a trendsetter.

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Fireplace in Col. Hecker's old bedroom, now a lawyer's office

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Staircase from second floor to the third

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Second-floor hallway fireplace

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Ceiling in the music room

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Ceiling in Hecker's former library

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The fireplace in the room that once was Col. Frank J. Hecker's library

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A look at the ceiling in the turret off the library.

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Col. Frank J. Hecker's library is now a lawyer's office

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