Seward Mansion History
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by Anonymous
Seward Mansion History was created by Anonymous
Alright demonic its Seward Mansion not Steward Mansion 
Why is the history of that mansion so great? Lincoln's secretary of state lived their, and we now have him to thank for the purchase of the state of Alaska. If you dont know what a secretary of state is, basically he was the Hillary Clinton of his time.
Anyway here is the history:
1789 (July 30) -- Samuel and Rebecca Wills purchased the property from Joshua Newbold.
1798 -- Samuel and Rebecca's daughter Anna inherited the property.
1799 -- Anna married Abraham Cooper from Chester.
1825 -- Anna and Abraham passed the property on to their children, Nathan and Beulah Ann Cooper.
1825 -- Beulah married Henry Seward, a cousin of William H. Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State.
1857 -- Beulah and Henry acquired ownership of the property.
c. 1858 -- the mansion built. The mansion had 9 large rooms, a grand staircase at its center, chandeliers, ornate mantels and a wrap-around porch. Architecturally, it is an example of 18th century stone construction in a mid-Victorian style. Rosewood farm was known for its prize winning livestock.
1920s -- the property served as an airstrip.
1939 (November 30) -- the 270 acre property remained in the Seward family until this time.
1939 -- the Maier brothers purchased the property and created the pond bearing their name and used the property as a vegetable farm.
1970 -- the property was sold to developers, but the land was never further developed.
1996 -- Mt. Olive Township purchased the property.
2005 -- Mt. Olive Township began emergency stabilization of the Seward Mansion, after the back of the house began to further collapse.
The property is a Designated Landmark.
Why is the history of that mansion so great? Lincoln's secretary of state lived their, and we now have him to thank for the purchase of the state of Alaska. If you dont know what a secretary of state is, basically he was the Hillary Clinton of his time.
Anyway here is the history:
1789 (July 30) -- Samuel and Rebecca Wills purchased the property from Joshua Newbold.
1798 -- Samuel and Rebecca's daughter Anna inherited the property.
1799 -- Anna married Abraham Cooper from Chester.
1825 -- Anna and Abraham passed the property on to their children, Nathan and Beulah Ann Cooper.
1825 -- Beulah married Henry Seward, a cousin of William H. Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State.
1857 -- Beulah and Henry acquired ownership of the property.
c. 1858 -- the mansion built. The mansion had 9 large rooms, a grand staircase at its center, chandeliers, ornate mantels and a wrap-around porch. Architecturally, it is an example of 18th century stone construction in a mid-Victorian style. Rosewood farm was known for its prize winning livestock.
1920s -- the property served as an airstrip.
1939 (November 30) -- the 270 acre property remained in the Seward family until this time.
1939 -- the Maier brothers purchased the property and created the pond bearing their name and used the property as a vegetable farm.
1970 -- the property was sold to developers, but the land was never further developed.
1996 -- Mt. Olive Township purchased the property.
2005 -- Mt. Olive Township began emergency stabilization of the Seward Mansion, after the back of the house began to further collapse.
The property is a Designated Landmark.
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