| Carson Mansion | |
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  Location within California  Carson Mansion (the United States) | |
 Interactive map showing Carson Mansion’s location | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Town or city | 143 M Street Eureka, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°48′20″N 124°09′31″W / 40.80562°N 124.15848°W |
| Construction started | 1884 |
| Completed | 1886 |
| Cost | $80,000 (equivalent to $2,712,889 in 2023) |
| Client | William Carson |
| Owner | Ingomar Club |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Concrete foundation; Douglas Fir frame; Redwood exterior |
| Size | In excess of 16,200 sq ft (1,510 m2) on 3 floors (excluding basement) plus 103-foot (31 m) tower; 18 rooms[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Samuel Newsom and Joseph Cather Newsom |
| Engineer | W. H. Mills (construction supervisor) |
The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California. Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States,[2]: 33 the house is "considered the most grand Victorian home in America."[3] It is one of the most written about and photographed Victorian houses in California and possibly also in the United States.[3]
- ^ Graves, Wally (October 1995). "Carson Mansion, the inside story". North Coast Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Sacks, Benjamin (1979). Carson Mansion and Ingomar Theatre: Cultural adventures in California. Valley Publishers. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-913548-64-6.
- ^ a b "Carson House, Eureka, Humboldt, CA". Historic American Building Surveys, Engineering Records, Landscape Surveys Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Library of Congress. 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2011.