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May 11, 2023 · WHAT: Living History Event at Bowers Mansion. WHEN: Saturday, May 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Bowers Mansion at 4005 US Highway 395 North, Carson City, NV (Washoe Valley). DETAILS: 1864 exhibits and demonstrations will take place throughout the mansion with a mansion history talk at the top of each hour. Self-guided tours of the historic ...
Feb 18, 2016 · The two, who earned a fortune from investments in Virginia City’s fabulous Comstock Lode, constructed the mansion in 1863-64. Eilley Bowers was born Allison Orrum in Scotland in 1826 (her nickname was Eilley). At the age of 15, she married a Mormon missionary and traveled to the United States. The couple first settled in Illinois, then moved ...
Jun 7, 2022 · The pool is on the site of the historic Bowers Mansion, once the home of Comstock millionaires Eilley and Sandy Bowers. Tours of Bowers Mansion are currently offered on weekends and holidays, and will expand to four days a week June 13-August 12. Tours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every hour, on the hour, Friday through Monday.
Sep 20, 2020 · COVID-19 closed the pool, stopped tours until last month, and has prevented large gatherings. The mansion was built in 1863 by Bowers and husband Lemuel “Sandy” Bowers for about $250,000, which would be about $6 million in today’s dollars. They owned 160 acres at the time, which went out to Washoe Lake.
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Write a review. About. Tour back in time to Nevada's heyday and see how Comstock millionaires Eilley and Sandy Bowers lived the posh life in Washoe Valley. Picnic, swim and play on the grounds as every generation of visitors has done since the Victorian era. Bowers Mansion is open seasonally (weekends and holidays), usually ...
Sep 5, 2020 · The cost to build the mansion fell around $300,000.00, an amazing amount in the late 1800’s, due to Eilley’s desire for perfection. First she hired J. Neely Johnson, the ex-Governor of California, as the mansions primary architect. Second she traveled around Europe to find the perfect furniture.
Bower's Mansion Regional Park. Just 12 miles north of Carson City off Hwy I-580, almost halfway to Reno, you'll find this fabulous regional park with manicured gardens perfect for picnicking, the stunning 1864 former residence of Comstock millionaire Sandy Bowers and his psychic wife Eilley (now fully restored and a fascinating museum), and a Z ...
