At the end of April we visited Auburn, NY on our way to NH.
There is an excellent docent led tour of the home that was built for Seward's father in law and became Seward's upon his marriage.
The house was doubled in size in Seward's lifetime.
Descendants of Seward kept everything so the house is filled with the family's belongings. Here's a tour in photos.
Seward did a lot of traveling. The upstairs hall is filled with photos of the people he visited.
One room is an exhibit on the night Lincoln was assassinated. That night Seward was also attacked in his bed where he had been recovering from an accident. His attacker was one of Booth's accomplices.
Seward's wife was active in the Underground Railroad despite her husband being Secretary of State. She hid runaways in this cellar.
If you visit Auburn, make sure to stop here for the tour.
Joining Tom's meme.
A wonderful historic home! Looks like you had a really thorough tour. Such beautiful furnishings from his time. Lovely photos...glad you shared!
ReplyDelete...I have been go many times, but have never stopped in. I will need to do something about this. Driving through Auburn on Route 20 today, you'd never guess that area was such an important place in the 1800s. Thanks Marcia, please stop back again.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the kind of place which I would love to visit, packed with fascinating and beautiful things.
ReplyDelete(My only criticism would be that it all needs a jolly good dusting, plus the glassware and silverware would benefit from a clean - says the woman who is very happy to turn a blind eye to dust in her own home!)
A fascinating insight into life during those times.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place! I would love to go there some day. As it is, we just left Maryland and recuperating from colds, etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the photo tour. What a fascinating place! That gorgeous staircase...
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely historic home (Glad I don't have to dust it though!).
ReplyDeleteI love the silhouette picture
ReplyDeleteI love the way these old houses are kept as museums so we can more easily understand history.
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