The Haunted Mansion: Real-life origins of the building design

DisneyDaniel · 04-14-2010, 05:27 AM

Every once in a while, one stumbles across a true, Disney geek-out find on the Internet, and here is one of them!

The writer of the "Disneyland Nomenclature" blog did some research and found photos and information about the real-life building design which inspired Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. The Shipley-Lydecker House, built by Charles Shipley in 1803, was located at 2550 McHenry St. in Baltimore, Maryland, and the owner was Phillip Leydecker.

Read the fascinating information at:
http://disneylandcompendium.blogspot...ker-house.html

See a large version this photo HERE

04-14-2010, 05:27 AM	#1
DisneyDaniel California Adventurer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 537	The Haunted Mansion: Real-life origins of the building design Every once in a while, one stumbles across a true, Disney geek-out find on the Internet, and here is one of them! The writer of the "Disneyland Nomenclature" blog did some research and found photos and information about the real-life building design which inspired Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. The Shipley-Lydecker House, built by Charles Shipley in 1803, was located at 2550 McHenry St. in Baltimore, Maryland, and the owner was Phillip Leydecker. Read the fascinating information at: http://disneylandcompendium.blogspot...ker-house.html See a large version this photo HERE __________________ Yes, I do LOVE Disney California Adventure. Disneyland is not so bad either ;-)
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