It is also probable that the youngest daughter, Clemence, an infant in 1860, shared this room with her parents until she was old enough to join the older girls in the children’s bedroom.

The air ventilation system, which James Gallier Jr. incorporated into the ceiling of this room, is the only one of its kind known in New Orleans.  The air vents are surrounded by decorative plaster and can be opened and closed with a pole.  They were probably joined in the attic to form one pipe that vented to the outdoors, thus allowing hot air to escape.  The openings are not large enough to create a draft, so it is unlikely that they would have worked very well.

James Gallier Jr. also included two large walk-in closets in the master bedroom.  One of the closets has pocket doors and contains a cupboard and a ladder to the attic.  The second closet is a walk through closet, which connects with the children’s bedroom.  Although armoires were still prevalent in mid-19th century New Orleans, closets were becoming popular because of the extra storage space they provided.  Closets during this time period would have been used for heavy linens, such as quilts, curtains, and carpets, rather than for clothes, which would have continued to be stored in armoires.