Typically, the finer materials involved in Victorian home construction were used in the more public rooms of the downstairs, while upstairs spaces, ordinarily occupied only by the family, featured materials of lesser expense.

The Empire style table is of walnut and features drop-leaves at each side. Its heavy scroll legs are typical of neoclassical furniture. This table is from approximately 1830, emphasizing that people, then as now, enjoyed antiques and heirlooms within their home decor.

This sleigh bed, dresser, and commode set, built of cherry wood, is from another late nineteenth century home and was shipped to Riverside in 1884.