The Monroe home provides the visitor with the opportunity to see a variety of furnishings and decorative items from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In addition to the classically inspired French furnishings imported from Europe at the time of Napoleon, visitors find American craftsmanship in Monroe's mahogany bed and furniture following the designs of Duncan Phyfe.

Earlier American designs such as a mid-eighteenth-century table and a Windsor rocker are also present. Imported English styles include the bow-front china cabinet and a set of eagle-back chairs dating to the time of George III (1738-1820) and George IV (1762-1830) who served as Prince Regent from 1810 to 1820.