Our final day in Kokomo

We slept in late on Sunday morning.  This is not a luxury I usually have, so I thoroughly enjoyed it.  After breakfast, we set out to visit the last of the "haunted" locations on our list: The Seiberling Mansion and Adams Mill.

We had a little time to kill before the mansion opened up for tours, so we headed over to Highland Park to see the "World's Largest Tree Stump".  The park was nearby and we could see that it had started to be decorated for Christmas.  Even without the lights on you could tell it was going to be a sight to see and we decided to make sure to come back and see it.  The Sycamore Stump is located within a glass building that looked like it was built especially for it.  Right across from it is Old Ben. Both are pretty impressive. Here are some descriptions and pictures of both:

Keyan was quite impressed.  But as much as he liked the stump and the steer, he liked the Seiberling Mansion even more.  All throughout the tour he kept saying how much he would love to live in that house.  It was pretty amazing.

The Seiberling Mansion is supposed to have quite a few ghosts roaming its halls.  Many people have stated seeing a woman in a rocking chair in one of the upstairs rooms.  We spoke to the nice women who worked there and the guys setting the house up for Christmas and neither of them had even heard of the rumor.  No one had ever seen or experienced anything.  Unfortunately neither did we.  What we did see was a beautiful house with spectacular detail.  The woodwork alone is enough to leave you dumbfounded.  The floors and ceilings were exceptional.  Some of the doors leading to the outside and some of the windows are curved.  Even the glass is curved.  I have never seen curved glass.  It has the original ice box, a pie safe, and a butler's pantry. The china and silverware in the dining room are fabulous.  The window treatments and velvet drapes hanging from the doorways are marvelous.  Well you get the picture.  Upstairs on the second floor there are 5 bedrooms and a bathroom with what looks like a walk in linen closet.  The floor of each bedroom has a inlaid border, each with a different design.  Some of these bedrooms have fireplaces.  On the third floor is the ball room and what a spectacular ball room it is.  It has a stage and doors leading out to a porch. The three floors are connected by a grand staircase with a landing at each floor.  I could go on and on about this house, but it is something best seen in person.  The Seiberling Mansion is located at 1200 West Sycamore, Kokomo, IN. They have tours Tuesday through Sunday 1-4 pm.  Here is a quick history lesson:

On our way home we had decided to drive out to Cutler, IN to go visit the Adams Mill.  But as you know from my previous post, that did not happen. Instead we went home and had some yummy Chinese and went to bed to relax and catch up on our shows.  Side note....American Horror Story.....best show ever!

Well our next trip will be in a couple of weekends from now.  It won't be a ghost hunting trip.  It will be a Santa Claus hunting trip.  We are taking Keyan to Santa Claus, IN to do all things Christmas.  

Now I am off to get the turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner. 

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.