This room on the first floor of Pavilion VII was originally designed to be a classroom. The only door was located on the east wall, across from the fireplace, making it separate from the living quarters of the professor who would be assigned to the pavilion. However, Pavilion VII never functioned as the other pavilions and was instead used temporarily as the university library, the residence of the Proctor and Patron, the meeting place for the Board of Visitors, additional lecture space, and accommodations for various professors until it became home to the Colonnade Club in 1907.

The room now serves as the Front Parlor of the Colonnade Club.