41. Its newel posts and baluster are cast iron with a wood railing, and treads are white marble. 42. Two stairs with electric lights on the upper newel post lead up to the " bimah ". 43. Upstairs is another original newel post , and some of the original lath and plaster on the walls. 44. That grill could be a headboard, for example, or that newel post could be transformed into artwork. 45. A griffin on the newel post of the stairs is a symbol of strength and military courage. 46. The newel post is of unusual design. 47. At the other end of the balustrade, at the foot of the stairs, is the newel post . 48. Both houses have grand staircases with cantilevered wooden steps, arched balustrades with carved figures on the newel posts . 49. Q . The newel post on my grand staircase used to have an old lamp or light fixture. 50. The deeply recessed entrance features paneled double doors below a recatangular turned newel post and balusters on the staircase.
