Seiberling Mansion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Seiberling Mansion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Seiberling Mansion is a historic house located at Kokomo, Indiana, United States. In 1887, Monroe Seiberling of Akron, Ohio, traveled to Kokomo to open the Kokomo Strawboard Company, which would make shoe boxes out of straw and employ seventy-five people. Within six months, Seiberling, uncle of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company founder Frank Seiberling, sold the Kokomo Strawboard Company and opened the Diamond Plate Glass Company."The Seiberling Family History". Retrieved June 16, 2010. He began construction on his mansion in October 1889 at a cost of $50,000, with construction ending within two years. The mansion is built in a mixture of Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles."Historic House Museums in Indiana". Victorian Preservation Association Website. Retrieved March 16, 2008. Note: This includes and Accompanying photographs. Read more on Wikipedia
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