The Carson Mansion is one of Humboldt County’s most revered treasures. The 1884 Carson Mansion may well be the ultimate Victorian.
As one of the most written about, and photographed Victorian houses in California, and perhaps in the United States, the William Carson Mansion epitomizes the range of possibilities for eclectic design expression that created a peculiarly American style of architecture.
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