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Richardson died in 1886. The dining room furniture for his [[John J. Glessner House]] (1885-87) in Chicago, Illinois, was designed by an associate, [[Charles Allerton Coolidge|Charles Coolidge]], and executed by Davenport & Co.<ref>[http://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2013/01/glessner-house-dining-room-chairs.html Glessner House dining room chairs] from Glessner House Museum.</ref> Coolidge also designed the desk in the study.<ref>[http://fannyglessner.wordpress.com/the-collections/charles-coolidge-2/ Charles Coolidge] from Glessner House Museum.</ref> The custom-designed case for the [[Steinway & Sons|Steinway grand piano]] was made by the company, and is attributed to Bacon.<ref>[http://glessnerhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-in-mansion-part-1-glessners-piano.html Music in the Mansion, the Glessner's Piano] from Glessner House Museum.</ref><ref>[http://fannyglessner.wordpress.com/the-collections/francis-bacon/ Francis Bacon] from Glessner House Museum.</ref>
The [[Warder Mansion]] (1885-88) in Washington, D.C., was one of Richardson's final buildings. Davenport & Co. made the furniture, but it is unclear whether design is partially attributable to Richardson, or wholly attributable to Bacon.<ref>The Metropolitan Museum of Art attributes its Warder chair to Bacon: [http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/american_decorative_arts/armchair_francis_h_bacon/objectview.aspx?collID=1&OID=10013847 Warder dining chair] from Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Brooklyn Museum attributes its Warder chair to Richardson: [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1876/Side_Chair Warder side chair] from Brooklyn Museum.</ref>
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Davenport & Co. executed McKim's furniture designs for the Executive Office and Cabinet Room. The pieces included the [[Theodore Roosevelt desk]], the Cabinet Room's table and chairs, dark-green leather sofas with oversized brass tacks, and matching leather armchairs and sidechairs.<ref>William Allman, White House Curator, "Oval Office Tour, December 1, 2008," CSPAN documentary.</ref>
President [[William Howard Taft]] moved the desk, sofas and chairs into the first [[Oval Office#Taft Oval Office: 1909–29|Oval Office]], which was completed in 1909. The furniture remained there for more than twenty years and was used by five presidents, until a December 24, 1929, fire. President [[Herbert Hoover]] rebuilt the Taft Oval Office, but accepted the donation of a new desk from a [[Michigan]] trade association.<ref>William Seale, p. 918.</ref>
The White House bought a set of diminutive, cane-back mahogany armchairs from Davenport & Co. in 1902. Nearly-identical chairs, but with leather backs, had been made by the company for the Massachusetts State House. President Hoover installed six of the cane-back chairs his rebuilt Oval Office in 1930.<ref>Allman, CSPAN documentary.</ref> President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] moved them into the modern Oval Office, completed 1934, where they have been used by every president since. The chairs are currently in use in the Obama Oval Office, including a pair flanking the [[Resolute Desk]].<ref>[http://www.gensleron.com/cities/2013/4/25/recreating-the-oval-office-at-the-george-w-bush-presidential.html ''Recreating the Oval Office''] from George W. Bush Presidential Center.</ref>
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