I’m a history buff. I like backstories and learning how we got here from there. We took a tour of a local landmark yesterday that gave credence to the notion that every town and burgh is historical in some way, has something worth remembering and preserving and appreciating.
We got a guided tour of a post-Civil War mansion built by local and non-local craftspeople for a local Union Army hero and business savant with a vison. It’s a big building, sort of Addams Family in style and look, especially on an overcast day in midwinter or early Spring.
A magnificent structure, though, well-appointed, many ornately decorated rooms, incredible chandeliers and woodwork, separate servant staircase and entrance, and connected to its share of lore and stories. A glimpse of how the late 19th-century 1-percenters lived.
Kudos to the curator and staff, who believe this place to be a gem worth polishing.
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