Around Kansas - Visit the Amazing Brown Mansion in Coffeyville - July 5, 2017 скачать в хорошем качестве

Around Kansas - Visit the Amazing Brown Mansion in Coffeyville - July 5, 2017

(Frank) Here we are again. Surprise. (Deb) Real surprise we came back - they thought we would leave. Stay down. Sneak out the back door while we were gone. Some people have trust issues, don’t they? Hey, there’s so much going on, and I want to give you a heads up. We’re going to do the next story on the Brown Mansion down in Coffeyville, but this Sunday, I believe, if I've if my dates right, July 9th, there is a big event going on at the Brown Mansion, so a great time to go over there. Find them on Facebook or on their website, Visit Coffeyville or whatever their Visitor’s Bureau is. The Brown Mansion is – we throw that term around - this is a real mansion. It is spectacular. Of course, that’s the southern edge of Kansas especially - what is all over the southern edge of Kansas? A lot of gas, a lot of oil, and that’s the money that built this really spectacular mansion. It’s just crying for a party. We got to go have a party there. See you there! William Pitzer Brown, with a fortune accumulated through natural gas, commissioned the Kansas City, Kansas, firm of Wilder and Wight to design his home. Situated in a commanding position atop a hill, the 16-room neoclassic mansion was completed in 1906 at a wholesale cost of $125,000. Inviting first and second-story verandas supported by Tuscan columns grace the entire south and west sides. Chinoiserie-patterned railings found in Jeffersonian architecture adorn the balcony. An ornate portico tops the two-story porte cochere. Unlike the classic exterior, the interior of the home is an example of the era's most up-to-date conveniences. Nine fireplaces of different design - most burning natural gas - augment the central heating. Gasoliers - using both electricity and natural gas - illuminate the home. Both the main doors have Tiffany leaded-glass panels featuring fleur-de-lis. The main floor includes a two-story entry, living room, parlor, music room, library, conservatory, dining room, billiard room, kitchen, and maid's quarters. A Tiffany chandelier hangs in the dining room. Five bedrooms and three full baths are on the second floor. The entire third floor is a ballroom. The walls in several rooms have hand-painted canvas coverings. A full basement houses the butler's quarters, laundry, heating system, walk-in icebox, wine cellar, and storage rooms. The 20-inch-thick brick and concrete walls serve as insulation for the gas heating system. The Mansion is in essentially the same shape as when it was completed in 1906. It's also a rare case that all of the china, silver, crystal, linens, rugs, and furniture found in the house were all possessions of the Browns. The terraces of the Brown's formal garden still grace the south lawn. The Brown Mansion is truly a wonder of Kansas architecture as it offers a glimpse of our roots, individuals, and events contributing to and shaping Kansas. The Coffeyville Historical Society acquired the Brown Mansion and the surrounding grounds in 1973.