Tour the magnificent Seiberling Mansion

This iconic 1891 Romanesque Revival mansion was built by gas-boom entrepreneur Monroe Seiberling. It was restored beginning in 1971 by the Howard County Historical Society and gradually returned to its original glory. The mansion is now home to the Howard County Museum. Learn more about the mansion and historical society at www.hchistory.org .

[@robertguerrero8009]

Thank goodness it was preserved..

[@cbwilson2398]

Thank you, Howard County Historical Society!

[@jankent5677]

The restoration is stunning. To have lost this beautiful lady would have been a crime. Thankyou for saving her and sharing the beauty.

[@rainbocatz6376]

So glad this stately, lovely mansion was saved and restored to it's glory.

[@CJ-hc9ud]

Thank God they restored it. Magnificent the woodwork alone is worth more than gold.

[@elizabethschreffler9182]

We love the way these mansions look. They are timeless and gorgeous.

[@Afib95]

There’s nothing like a Victorian house! I imagine that it’s very expensive to heat and cool! And nothing is like the lamp on the bottom of the stairs. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@AAdams-rm5vz]

Thank you to those who saved this wonderful example of Victorian American architecture, and thank you to those who continue to support and preserve it. In addition to its magnificent exterior and stained glass, the small details like the ice box and the iceman’s door make this a special piece of historical preservation. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@onefeather2]

Love the history and the pictures. Beautiful and Amazing buildings, not like the cheap crap we have today.

[@cocoaorange1]

I joke about how fast they build houses now, I call them "cake mix houses". To be fair, there are well crafted new homes today as well. But many companies do use cheap material sadly.

[@mudgebauer]

U do U Boo

[@raysitzes2455]

@@cocoaorange1 you get what You pay for the average house then sometime was subpar People go through these mansions and talk about how they dont biuld like they use to I have worked on a lot of poorly bilt old homes You have to compare apples to apples

[@bigredc222]

Beautiful house. Seiberling was very smart, he started companies that used a lot of fuel in the production process, and he got the fuel for free, it was like printing money. Thank you.

[@jeanbaker2087]

I love this place. Thank you so much for sharing this piece of history.

[@tinagonzalez_williams_lenz6281]

Wow this place is so beautiful ❤️

[@geraldinebranham4522]

Love the history and the awesome beauty.

[@claudermiller]

Reminds me of an old mansion I used to live in.

[@cassandraralph5906]

Amazing and very beautiful place ❤️ 😍 ♥️

[@TomKaren94]

You should see the Akron, Ohio Seiberling home... called Stan Hywet Hall.

[@francestomic2772]

So beautiful.

[@katgrey6239]

A lovely home/museum! Thinking of the loss when she was stripped of her original beauty. How sad to be without pictures of the house's early years.

[@raysitzes2455]

I have seen pectures of the mansion from back then it looks the same they did a good job restoring it

[@robertreisner8132]

Very nice video, thank you.

[@vondaburton7095]

I have seen it before its beautiful and has a lot of interesting things in it to

[@thomasschreiber9559]

This mansion looks big but not ridiculously huge like so many of that era. The reason so many gilded age mansions were abandoned is the descendants didn't want to deal with a place that was just too big.

[@michaelmerta8956]

Absolutely beautiful home love the art novo fine example of craft especially the stain glass and wood carved pieces trough this home. Very unique I'm greatly appreciated the saving of this home.

[@chester_re]

IT TAKES ALOT OF ELBOW GREASE TO KEEPING THESE HOMES BEAUTIFUL!

[@KandeShack]

Beautiful!!

[@nancyposey9466]

What a gorgeous home. Thanks for sharing this Awesome Video.

[@karentarr8930]

Live these old Victorian mansions we have many in Willimantic Connecticut

[@bartleymollohan1090]

Cool museum!

[@trishdagle8276]

I lived just around the corner from Sieberling growing up. Passed it everyday on the way to school. My dad used to use the basement to develop photographs in the 1960s. It was in bad shape back then and would give dad the creeps when he worked. If you ever get to tour this place,do. Oh and ask about the macabre glass box with the story of Cock Robin as told by a bunch of taxidermied birds. Very odd

[@gwendolynwalker4567]

Beautiful

[@tarajoyce3598]

The most amazing Docent and a must see if you are near Kokomo. Try to time it with the county fair where you might be lucky enough to eat the best sandwich ever (look for the stand using huge cast iron pans)

[@PennyManning2]

Lovely interior. The Main staircase is gorgeous. Would love to know what is up with that tiny balcony. Maybe it was used by the Lady of the house to watch the servants' comings & goings. Or a shortcut where she could call out to the Lady's Maid in the servants' quarters to help her get dressed . . . . ?

[@hughescat2]

We are not sure why the balcony was built on the third floor over the back staircase. The mansion has been altered in a few different ways over the years, so we are not sure if its original to the house.

[@KimberlySays...]

Very cool!!!!

[@mudgebauer]

IT is such a beautiful house. Im glad they restored it. I wonder if it has a pipe organ in it, like so many did back then¿ Are the any ghosts in it ¿ ¿ ¿

[@lilililililibet]

You referenced Akron, Ohio. Are these Sieberlings related to the ones that built and lived in Stan Hywet Hall, Frank and Gertrude?

[@judyaimel7293]

Love 💕😊

[@amyjones8114]

I’m confused I hope someone could help. These ballrooms on the third floor were accessed by the service stairs? @16:19 They had their guests go up the service stairs to the ballroom? Not just the Seiberling Mansion but other homes in this period have confused me thus.

[@hughescat2]

We call it a ballroom today, but have no historic record of balls taking place on the third floor. We know there were two weddings during the Seiberling family's time there, but again, no documentation of the third floor being used for these. There have been changes to the third floor over time, and two probably uses were to house servants or for storage.

[@sharksport01]

The service staircase was used so party attendees weren't mulling through the house in bedrooms, etc. The alcove at the top was for the person checking invitations who then announced the arrivals. Imo 😉

[@jamesmcinnis208]

That fecking music.

[@marilynosgood3220]

As sumptuous as this house is, I still shudder to think how people, especially women and servants. must have suffered in the summer heat.

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

all it needed was little love

[@acostaacosta37]

Chào ⭐⭐

[@bethbartlett5692]

Why would "a University" allow a Historic Home to deteriorate to such a level? That is a question that begs an answer.

[@goshlikkrudbahr5109]

That tower is sooooo…ebullient.

[@ladyjane9980]

Very poor video. You take us to the bedroom but all you show us is a dim window. Sorry but a big thumbs down.

[@Cheryl-dy5ug]

They need women to walk through,they pay more attention to detail