Grand Staircase
The open floor plan of the Grand Staircase provides a lovely backdrop for any event.
Capacity: 100 seated guests or 250 standing guests.
Great Hall
This large spacious room can be configured for any event. The glass ceiling provides wonderful natural light and the walls are decorated with flags of the cities and towns of Massachusetts. The room has Italian marble floors and Italian marble wainscoting with exposed yellow brick.
Capacity: 240 seated guests or 400 standing guests.
Nurses Hall
This space was built largely of Pavonazzo marble and named for the Army War Nurse sculpted in 1914 by Bela Pratt.
Capacity: 50 seated guests or 100 standing guests.
4th floor temporary art exhibits
We display temporary art exhibits on the fourth floor outside the House Gallery. Doric Hall is no longer available for art exhibits.
Exhibits are limited to one week in duration. You must hang all displayed artwork on the display boards. Easels, tables, chairs and standalone displays are not permitted in the area. Price tags, order forms or other similar information is not allowed to be displayed. The fourth floor exhibit area is for display only and is not an official event space. Formal events or receptions related to exhibits should be held in one of the second floor public event spaces (subject to availability). There is no charge to hold an exhibit but we do charge a room fee for events held on the second floor.
You are responsible for hanging your own artwork. We can provide a limited number of hangers and hooks. You are not allowed to use:
- Tacks
- Staples
- Pushpins or similar hardware
There are 24 panels available to hang artwork - each panel measures 38.5" wide and 6' tall. These panels should not be moved or dismantled.
Reserve the 4th floor exhibit space by filling out an event application.
