Both of the main entrances into Wheatland open onto a 'T'-shaped hallway. The main portion of the hall is long and wide, while the cross-hall is . It is covered with an oilcloth flooring that was decorated with "geometric squares to imitate tile"—painting one material to resemble another, more expensive one that was popular in the Victorian era. The original cloth was covered with a modern, red carpet up until 1990; it has since been overlaid with an identical, reproduction covering.