Seelye Mansion Stairway, Second Floor Landing and One of the Bedrooms

Welcome to the Seelye Mansion Tour.

I waited close to 20 years before touring the Abilene, Kansas 
25 room Seelye Mansion built in 1905 to see this treasure known as one of the architectural wonders.  Worth the wait.

The stylish stairway is state of the art BEAUTIFUL.

NUTCRACKERS are displayed 

throughout the house throughout the year.

Heirloom pictures.

  "Turn on the lights." 

Original saying from having to twist the fixture 

to actually turn on the lights. 

The real mc coy.

Second floor landing.

Most of the home's furnishings 

were purchased at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair. 

The furnishings cost more than the $55,000 

that was spent building the 11,000 square feet Georgian style home.

Tourist from the Ukraine. 

The Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Seelye 

never married and remained in the HOME 

until their deaths.

You can almost hear them talking.

Some pictures of the girls are on the wall.

Bedroom with Sleigh Bed.

 A sleigh bed is a style of bed with curved or scrolled foot and headboards, thus resembling a sled or sleigh. Often made of wood and quite heavy, the sleigh bed is a result of the French and American Empire period of the early 19th century. The Empire style drew its inspiration from the empires of ancient Rome and Greece.

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Doors open onto the Balcony Porch.  

How pleasant this would be to sit outside when the weather would be milder and kinder to those who are fortunate enough to be there.

If you were to modernize this just a tad....this room would be enjoyable as a Family room where the windows and doors were open to walk outside in the cool of the evening.  With it being on the front of the house, it would be a people friendly room.

Bedroom Number One 
at the front of the magnificent 
Seelye Mansion.