The 24 room home also has stained glass windows, oak flooring, an elevator, 12 fireplaces, and a solarium.

[2] The mansion features pierced and hand-carved woodwork, mosaics, stained glass and friezes.

There are Tiffany light fixtures including decorative motifs with cherubs, peacocks, leaves, and shells.

[3] The home was built by Harrison F. Watson (1853-1904), an Erie roofing paper magnate[4] and holder of U.S.

[5] Harrison and his wife, Carrie Tracy, an avid gardener,[3] lived in the home with their daughter, Winifred, until 1923.