Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Arts and Crafts mansion in Flagstaff, United States.
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park is an Arts and Crafts style residence in Flagstaff, Arizona, built from local Ponderosa pine timber and volcanic basalt stone. The building is designed as a duplex with around forty rooms split across two mirror-image halves, joined by a shared common room in the center.
The Riordan brothers, who ran a lumber business in Flagstaff, had the residence completed in 1904 as a sign of their success. The architect Charles Whittlesey, who also designed the El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon, drew up the plans.
The rooms still hold their original furnishings and handcrafted objects, showing how a prosperous family lived in early 1900s Arizona. Walking through the spaces, you come across personal items that give a direct sense of the daily habits and tastes of that era.
The interior can only be visited on a guided tour, so booking ahead is a good idea, especially during busy periods. The grounds are in central Flagstaff and easy to reach on foot from the downtown area.
The two halves of the building were deliberately kept separate inside, so each family had a complete and independent home of their own. The shared hall in the middle was the only space both families used regularly together.
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