Have you considered using another descriptor to identify your museum? Number
of rooms doesn't tell me much about the house you work at. Perhaps using the
architecture, or the kinds of people who lived in the home would give
visitors, and maybe staff too, a better sense of how your house is different
from others.  All houses have rooms, at what point is more than one really
significant? Is number of rooms something that should be significant to your
visitors? If it isn't significant, an estimate should be fine.  THe only
reason I know how many rooms are in the historic home I work in is for
object location purposes.  Just something to think about.


Erin Crissman
Curator
Historic Cherry Hill
Albany, NY






>From: Marilynn Havelka <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: calling on Historic House members
>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 10:14:12 -0400
>
>Hi everyone - I am attempting to come to grips with a description of the
>mansion where I work - every thing I read says 36 room mansion - how do
>you count rooms in your historic house - do you count rooms perhaps that
>were part of the original house (including areas which might now be used
>for offices etc.) do you count washrooms - do you count rooms that
>visitor does not see on tour (is it false advertsiing) your input would
>be greatly appreciated. Look forward to hearing from Historic House
>workers ( or others who might have an opinion!).
>Thanks.
>
>Marilynn Havelka
>Ruthven Park National Historic Site.
>
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