A 25-room Georgian-revival mansion built in 1905 by patent-medicine magnate Dr. A.B. Seelye and lived in by his daughters until well into the late twentieth century. The house is remarkable because almost nothing has been changed: the Edison light fixtures, the Steinway grand, the original furniture, even the family photographs and dresses, are all where the Seelyes left them.
Tours are led by the current owner, who bought the house from the last surviving Seelye daughter, and they are leisurely and packed with stories — about Dr. Seelye's tonic empire, the daughters' adventures, the eccentric guests. A small detached building houses the Seelye Patent Medicine Museum, with bottles, advertising, and the original lab equipment. Open daily; reservation recommended for the longer evening tours.