A desk designed by preeminent architect Daniel H. Burnham (1846 -1912) is the inspiration for the Astor Street Home Office group furnitures. Created for use in Burnham's personal library at his home in Chicago, the desk is now part of the Smithsonian Castle Collection. The desk features neo-classical details such as reeded columns with acanthus leaf capitals.
Item: 393-515CW 72 D 35 H 31 in.
W 183 D 89 H 79 cm.
- Castle Brick finish
- Fancy face top with pin knotty cherry veneers and quartered cherry border
Desk Back
- Two panels, one on left and one on right, with touch latches
- Adjustable shelf behind each panel
- Dimensions of area: W 19 D 8-1/2 H 16-1/2 in.
- Fixed center modesty panel
- Power center unit with receptacles and USB ports behind right panel
Desk Front
- Two top drawers, one on left and one on right, with removable writing surface panel on either side at top
- Removable charging station and wrapped pad in left drawer
- Smithsonian name plate in top left drawer
- Middle drawer and larger file drawer, for letter and legal size files, beneath top drawer on right and left sides
- Both sides have locking mechanism on middle drawer and file drawer, allowing them to lock together on each side
- Top center drawer has fully-extendable drop front for keyboard
- All drawers are fully extendable
- Metal grommet for hidden cord management on left and right side of desk
- Adjustable glides
Item: 393-507C, 393-506COverall: W 77 D 24 H 80 in.
Overall: W 196 D 61 H 203 cm.
Hutch:
- Castle Brick finish
- Hutch has four wood-framed doors with beveled glass inserts
- Removable glass shelf and halogen can light with touch dimmer switch behind each door and behind center doors
- Fully-extendable drawer and task light below left and right doors
- Back panel with grommet for hidden cord management
- Anti-tipping kit
Credenza:
- Credenza has fancy face top with pin knotty cherry veneers and quartered cherry border
- Left side has wrap-around door with threedrawer facade
- Left interior has removable power center unit, adjustable/removable shelf, and twotier removable CD storage
- Center top drawer has fully-extendable drop front for keyboard and pencil and letter trays
- Right side has wrap-around door with three-drawer facade
- Right interior has fully-extendable work surface with pencil tray, adjustable/ removable shelf, and pull-out shelf at bottom
- All drawers are fully extendable
- Hidden cord management
- Adjustable glides
Item: 393-520CW 28 D 31 H 41-43 in.
W 71 D 79 H 104-109 cm.
Inspired by a Rococo Revival chair accepted into the Castle Collection in memory of noted anthropologist David I. Bushnell, this leather desk chair features adjustable height, tilt, and swivel functions.
Item: 307-126W 23 D 24 H 22 in.
W 58 D 61 H 56 cm.
- Heirloom Russet finish
- Ornate laser cut top
- Drawer has drawer liner with Smithsonian logo
- Three slots for magazine storage
- Casters
Item: 1423L
W 41 D 41 H 37 in.
W 104 D 104 H 94 cm.
- Button-tufted back
- Fully upholstered in leather with nailhead trim
- No fabric or leather option
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