Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site
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Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site is located in New Albany, Indiana by the Ohio River. It was the home of William Stewart Culbertson, who was once the richest man in Indiana. Built in 1867 at a cost of $120,000, this French Second Empire-style mansion has 25-rooms within 20,000 square feet, and was comleted in November of 1869. Features within the edifice include hand-painted ceilings and walls, carved rosewood staircase, marble fireplaces, and crystal chandeliers. The displays within the mansion feature the Culbertson family and the restoration of the building. The rooms on the tour are the formal parlors, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchen, and laundry room.
After several different owners, a local historic group, called Historic New Albany,purchased the mansion in 1964 for $24,000.00. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1974 and became a state historic site in 1976.
Since 1984, the Carriage House of the Mansion has served as a haunted house, and provides most of the funding the mansion receives to accurately restore the homes interior. The Culbertson Mansion performs historic restoration rather than renovation to protect the historical integrity of the home.
It is open for daily tours, April 1st thru mid-December for a nominal fee. Funds for restoration are raised by a non-profit group called The Friends of Culbertson Mansion, Inc., as well as the staff of the mansion itself.
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