Second Floor
Lavina's Bedroom
Although this bedroom was used by several of the family’s daughters and was Lavina’s most of her life, it was most probably occupied by Ida and Lavina Cappon (age 9 and age 6) in 1900. Read more...
The Maid's Bedroom
The Cappon’s live-in housekeeper was given a small upstairs bedroom. She oversaw the older children who slept in pairs or groups in the other upstairs bedrooms. Read more...
The Upstairs Sitting Room
Less formal than the one downstairs, the upstairs sitting room accommodated children’s study and play. Because the Cappon youngsters were expected to be well-educated, much of their time was spent on homework and reading. Read more...
Abraham Lincoln Cappon's Bedroom
This small bedroom off the upstairs sitting room belonged to the youngest child of Isaac and Catarina. Later the room belonged to Franklin Cappon. Read more...
The Spare Bedroom
At the time of Isaac Cappon’s death in 1902, this room was used as a guest bedroom. Earlier it was a children’s bedroom. Read more...
The Upstairs Nursery
When Isaac Cappon died in 1902, the five children of his second wife ranged from one to ten years of age. The children used this room for play. Toys found in the Cappon House and from the Holland Museum collection are displayed here. Read more...
