This is an interior view of the den at Westfield Acres, the residence of Frank and Jessie Fowler, located at 1217 North Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska. The room is trimmed in oak, which includes the wall paneling, built-in bookcases, and the heavy oak mantle. The upper bookcases are empty and a fire screen is missing from the tiled and pressed metal hearth. The decorating in this newly furnished room has not been completed. The seating in the room consists of wicker chairs with floral upholstery. A gate-legged, drop-leaf table functions as a library table. The table is covered with a Battenberg lace cloth. The few decorative objects in the room include a ruffled throw pillow, a couple of vases, and a camel figure, which could be an ink well. The vaulted ceiling appears to be painted a dark color, and the curved wall top is stenciled. Incandescent lighting is provided by a ceiling fixture with four opalescent shades and a harmonizing wall sconce.
The 16-acre property at 1217 Nye Avenue in Fremont, Nebraska, was purchased by Frank Fowler from Edward Blewett in 1903. The former Blewett residence was drastically remodeled into a 32-room mansion, while the surrounding grounds were transformed to include the stable, a poultry house, and a gardener's residence. The architect secured for the major building project was Alfred C. Clas of Ferry and Clas, architects of the 1893 World's Fair. The estate was razed in 1958.
