Adorning the formal dining room are portraits of John C. and Floride Bonneau Colhoun Calhoun in their later years by Belgian artist Eugene DeBlock around 1845. Mrs. Calhoun’s wedding portrait (c. 1811) is over the mantel. The Calhouns’ banquet table and chairs were designed by Duncan Phyfe around 1820. The USS Constitution sideboard was made of mahogany from the famous frigate, also known as “Old Ironsides,” and was a gift to Secretary of War Calhoun from U.S. Senator Henry Clay. Images of Thomas and Anna Clemson flank either side of the mantel.