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Mayor Thomas Menino has all the comforts of home at the Parkman House, including his favorite chair.

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Menino in the parlor of the Parkman House.

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One of the two small kitchens that the Meninos use at the mansion.

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The courtyard of the Parkman House.

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The parlor features a piano and fresh flowers. The painting is on loan from the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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The grand center staircase on the second floor looking up to the third floor.

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A view of the second-floor parlor.

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A famous painting on display at the house from the private collection of David G. Mugar.

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Mayor Menino hosted a staff gathering in the formal dining room at the Parkman House, which has a 14-foot ceiling and a marble fireplace.

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The small, sunny reading room on the second floor where Menino often works or reads.

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The Greek Revival mansion is on one of the most desirable streets in Boston, atop Beacon Hill.

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Mayor Menino’s Hyde Park home is modest in comparison to the Parkman House mansion.

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A view of a dining area at the Parkman House in 1975.

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A photo of the front guest bedroom in 1980. Jimmy Carter slept here when he was governor of Georgia.

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The second floor study in 1980. The room was used by Mayor White and for conferences.

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The Parkman Center Courtyard in 1973.