SEELYE MANSION

ABILENE, KS

Seelye Mansion is a historic Victorian-style mansion located in Abilene, Kansas. It was built in 1905 by Dr. A.B. Seelye, a prominent local physician, and his wife, Jessie. The mansion is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The mansion features 25 rooms and 11 fireplaces, as well as intricate woodwork, stained glass windows, and elegant furnishings. The main floor of the mansion includes a grand entrance hall, a formal parlor, a music room, a dining room, a library, and a billiard room.

The second floor of the mansion contains the bedrooms, including a master suite with a private balcony. The third floor of the mansion was originally used as a ballroom and is now used as event space for weddings and other special occasions.

The mansion also includes a carriage house, which was used to store Dr. Seelye's carriages and horses. Today, the carriage house has been converted into a gift shop and museum.

Visitors to Seelye Mansion can take guided tours of the mansion and learn about the history of the Seelye family and the Abilene community. The mansion is open to the public from April through December.

SEELYE MANSION is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in ABILENE KS. US MID #8402000012

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

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Contact SEELYE MANSION

• telephone: 7852631084
• website: http://www.seelyemansion.org

SEELYE MANSION
1105 N BUCKEYE AVE
ABILENE
KS
67410

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