Lets live in a mansion some day, shall we?

These last few days we have been able to explore some neat sites in Des Moines. The first site was Hoyt Sherman Place. Mr. Sherman was a business man that built this amazing space in 1877. A theater was later added in 1923 when the Des Moines Women's Club needed more space for events. Gabe recently performed in a one act opera there. It was beautiful and the house was amazing to walk through.


The next day we explored a place called the Salisbury house. A gentleman named Carl Weeks built the mansion for his family in 1928. It was modeled after the King's house in Salisbury, England. It is nestled in between hundreds of trees and seems so out of place in this city, but it has been preserved as a museum. Mr. Weeks intended to build the house for $100,000, but ended up spending $1 million to build the home and $1 million to furnish it. It took over 5 years to complete. At the time he was a successful business man in the cosmetics industry. The art and furnishings were a sight to behold. I took way to many pictures to post.

Music Room, or Common room (one of a kind Steinway piano made for Mr. Weeks)

The couple's bedrooms, pretty painting and Mrs. Weeks' loo. It is wicker. I could not get over the wicker loo's. The whole house was so lavish and unique!

Next stop, Nauvoo for more history. Would I have made a good history teacher? Probably not, Gabe just read the pamphlet to me the whole time while I was taking pictures.