The lobby has two levels of balconies, the lower encircling the lobby and the upper on two sides. Stairs climb from the second balcony to a platform in the framing known as the “Crow’s Nest” which once was used by musicians to entertain guests, then on to the crown of the gable 92 feet above the lobby floor. The stone fireplace measures sixteen feet square at the base. It features four main hearths, one on each face, with smaller hearths, each with a flue, at the corners. Pictured is the ironwork clock that decorates the north face of the upper chimney in the lobby.