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grourtcJt Kofy arvd outer ttairway leading lo the firtt floor TSe wide stairway hat beautifully scrolled iron gnll work binntfUri wKicti are remmn-cent of the New Orleans Vieux Carre The itairway le*ds to the spacious gallery, supported by white frame column*, and which extend* across the length of the house. The three dormer windows on the front are beautifully proportioned.
To gain entrance to the “Pirate HousV’ one raives the huge brass knocker on one of the massive ma-hogany doors that the Listeis have recently added to the enrance. These doors, eight by ten feet, are cathedral shaped, set with large panels of French beveled gl°ss, through which can be glimpsed some of the treasurers on the other side.
Once welcomed and admitted one steps into the spacious living 100m which has an adjoining muse room and a library. The living room is half paneled in mahogany and papered in tapestry paper made by Lancaster of England. The design is Viking ships in full sail with pirates on board. The wall to wall carpet here is delph blue and furnishings are antique with cherry red predominating in the upholstery and lampj. As one enters, to his right is an antique desk made of satin wood with exquisite inlays. This desk formerly belonged to the Juden family of Waveland and the original charter of Waveland was singned on it.
To the left of the entrance way is a tall polished mahogany grandfather’s clock which Mr9. Lister purchased from the Kiel Royal Antique Company in New Orleans. This was the clock nsrv) in the WDSU-TV studio las
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collection u( di'ihes and crystal acquired from	dll over	the	world gleam
through the	glass	of	the	breakf'ont, a
ptt>digious piece made of "oak w’ith .•arvingi of [xrars, grapes, pomegranates, and lions' heafls.
The ceilinp in constructed of heavy jak beams with birch paneling. The :urtains and wallpaper carry out the pirate design and from over the man-tlepiece, king of all he surveys, is the pirate.
Seining above all, its crystal prisms and genuine frosted crystal medallions ■ i^jrs David Me
glistening^ like jewels, is the basket 1 „	..	_	r-
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shaped golcrxplated chandelier with its geaj envelopes fc four clusters ^p-f prismed candelabra.
The future was formerly used in the English castle of	tra.	Duke	of	Kent,
brother of the Duke oTvWindsor, and originally cost $10,0000. iTg^v^aby sister. also gold plated with many crystal prisms, hangs in the livingroom.
Three o £ theTsix bedrooms^ in the Lister home are rrr—crsi?7"~ TtrSy feature the rose wall paper; one, showing a full bloom senile rose done in laftico on royal purple;	the	other, a	regal
rose. One guest bedroom has furniture of the Victorian period. The bed hay a half tester tufted in red velvet.
The Lister's personal bedroom is furnished with a set made by Mallard,
New Orleans’ most famous furniture designer of the past. A cherry red rug contrasts beautifully with the roses on the walls and	authentic Boudouza
prints.
Throughout the house are fino paintings bric-a-brac, glassware and fino period piece*.
In contrast to the other rooms in the “Pirute House,'' the kitchen h ultra-modern, boasting floor tu ceiling
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