The Conrad Mansion was built in 1895 by Mr. & Mrs. Charles Conrad who made his fortune in Montana in shipping and freight. The house in its entirety was donated to the city of Kalispell in 1975. The closets were filled with dresses from each decade along with housekeeping tools of the time. A time capsule of treasures and a glimpse into life in 1895.
The grand stairway in the front entry
There was a tour group ahead of us so we just wandered through the house as the docents tried to keep us from crossing paths with the tour. The attic was filled with treasures including the sewing room for making all the dress for Mrs. Conrad and her daughters. There were closets filled with dresses and gowns for every occasion white/cream dresses were grouped together and black hung together. With all those dresses which ones do they display..... the under garments of course.
About the time I realize this would make an interesting post the tour group is where I would like to go back and take more pictures
That glass window is the bottoms of wine bottles.
These dresses are from the 1950's the fabric is nylon the newest and latest fabric of the time easy to wash quick to dry and a cool iron.
The daughters clothes made of lawn fabric.
another picture of the wine bottle window. --Ann--
It's always fun to look at clothing from way back and see how much the styles have changed... or haven't. What goes around comes around. Love the wine bottle window!
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