The 124 rooms and lofts are decorated with damask carpets and oak and leather panels, while the bathrooms have glass tile walls and Molton Brown amenities.
This is because in the French tradition, they would drape hugely expensive white linen damask over a simple walnut table and place a silver mirror on top.
The first President's wife to die in the White House, Letitia Tyler ended her days peacefully on September 10, 1842, holding a damask rose in her hand.