The Smoking Room stands at the southeast corner of the Main Hall. A smoking room as a retreat for gentlemen to retire after dinner was a common feature in grand European houses. The concept was only embraced in the United States during the last third of the 19th century. Walnut is employed for the decorative woodwork in the Smoking Room of the Nickerson House. The room although small in scale, is grand in the scope and richness of its Islamic influenced interior.