Kingwood Hall is the former home of Charles Kelley King, who in 1893 was hired as the first electrical engineer at the Ohio Brass Company. King rose through the ranks to eventually become President and Chairman of the Board, and in 1926, started construction on the French provincial–style mansion.

King left most of his estate to the private foundation that continues to operate Kingwood Center Gardens today. Following his wishes, his garden estate and home opened to the public in 1953. Kingwood Hall, the mansion where he lived, is open to visitors and maintains most of its original furnishings and decor.

Some rooms on the third floor are open for guided tours following recent restoration efforts in the bedchambers of the King family and house staff. But this tour was not available when Lee and Karen Duquette ere hers. Guided tours of Kingwood Hall are on Fridays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Below: A statue on each side of the entry to Kingwood Hall

Below: A circular window and a National Register of Historic Places on each side of the doorway entrance to Kingwood Hall.

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette explored inside of Kingwood Hall. There was no fee to enter. A very nice lady was sitting at the front desk with a guestbook.

Below: A close-up view of part of the railing and the light hanging over the staircase as shown in the two photos above.

Below: Karen Duquette photographing a statue in front of the mirror located across from the railing shown above.

Below: Decor in the lower level hallway

Below: Decor in the Upper level hallway

Below: The Ballroom

Below: The Library

Below: A small Powder Room

Below: Mr. King's Small Drawing Room - very fancy

Below: A very fancy Large Drawing Room

Below: Two views of a beautiful chandelier in the Large Drawing Room

Below: Views of the Large Drawing Room as seen looking left and then looking right while Karen Duquette as standing in the roped-off section where visitors could stand to take photos.

Below: Karen Duquette faced a mirror while she photographed the piano (shown above) and reflections of the chandelier.

Below: The flower room sign

Below: The flower room

Below: The Dining Room

Below: The candle sconce on the wall as shown in the photo above, plus another candle fixture that is on the side table in the above photo.

Below: The pantry with shelves up very high.

Below: The Incinerator chute

Below: Linen Room

Below: The Lift - aka The Elevator

Below: The Servant's Hall

Below: A Boudoir

Below: Mr. Kings Office

Below: Mr. King's Room

Below: Mrs. King's Room

Below: Son's Room

Below: Kingwood's gift shop

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