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Victorian Christmas magic on display at the Vaile Mansion in Independence

The Kansas City Star
See one of our nation’s premier examples of Second Empire Victorian architecture gussied up for the holidays. The elegant rooms of the Vaile Mansion at 1500 N. Liberty St. in Independence will be open for tours through Dec. 30.
See one of our nation’s premier examples of Second Empire Victorian architecture gussied up for the holidays. The elegant rooms of the Vaile Mansion at 1500 N. Liberty St. in Independence will be open for tours through Dec. 30. File photo The Kansas City Star

Here’s your chance to see one of our nation’s premier examples of Second Empire Victorian architecture gussied up for the holidays.

Tour the elegant rooms of Vaile Mansion, with their marble fireplaces and crystal chandeliers, which will be decorated with elves, snowmen and fairies.

The mansion is at 1500 N. Liberty St., Independence. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, now through Dec. 30. Admission is $6 for adults; $2 for children. For more information, go to VaileMansion.org.

This story was originally published November 29, 2014 at 8:27 PM with the headline "Victorian Christmas magic on display at the Vaile Mansion in Independence."

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