After a 14-year, $22 million restoration and rehabilitation, the Mansion is now open to the public as a museum. It also serves the citizens of California as the state’s official reception center for leaders from around the world.
The Leland Stanford Mansion is a stunning example of the splendor and elegance of the Victorian era in California. On your tour of the 19,000-square-foot Mansion you will see:
- 17-foot ceilings
- Gilded mirrors and exquisitely detailed carved moldings
- Beautifully restored woodwork
- Elegant 19th century crystal and bronze light fixtures
- Historic paintings
- Re-created carpeting and draperies based on photographs from the 1870s to match the original interior design
- Original period furnishings that belonged to the Stanfords
- 19th-Century style garden
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