Chili N Corn Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks for posting these pics. I love to see pics of things that are no longer around. Speaking of mansions, does anyone have any old pictures of the mansion that was out in Sandy Twp. at the WigWam. Never saw it but hear stories of it. Where was the "Wig Wam" ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingirl1 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 the wigwam was up behind kwik-fill in sandy, major McCreight lived there he was a very well known banker back in the old days with the deposit bank he had indians up there a lot famous ones like I believe sitting bull, the road behind kwik fill is called wigwam so it was up on top of there on the hill would love to see some pics of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Apparently the Wigwam is now owned by people who do not want the publicity. Sad because it's really an interesting building, not grand but unique. I know there was a lot of frustration when the DuBois Mansion was destroyed but maybe it will serve as a lesson for tomorrow. Unfortunately, now that's all it will ever be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhfini Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Holy cow! I never even heard of it. When did they tear it down? Does anyone have any pics of what it looked like at the time of destruction? It couldn't be any worse than some of the places that they do nothing about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingirl1 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I drove up there tosee if I could find the wigwam I didn't realize it was still there too bad you can't really see it too good. Quite the history in that place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 The committee appointed to oversee it said it had rot so bad that it couldn't be fixed. This was after a new roof had been installed. I can't imagine that it couldn't have been saved but it would have taken money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavermom Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Wait.....there's an actual wigwam up behind kwik fill? You mean the occupied one on Brady St Extention? Where does one drive to catch a glimpse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 No it's not a teepee, it's a house with a lot of sunporches and a great view from all sides when the trees were smaller. My husband did repair work for the previous owners and it is more a matter of history and a unique style than grandeur that make it special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanimal Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 The Mansion was beautiful! Inside was just incredible, all the hard wood,huge stair cases( well they were huge to me and so were the window sills where I would sit some times when I got to go to work with my Aunt,who was very sad to see the building's demise)My parents were involved in the "Town and Gown" plays that were held in the auditorium. The "Wig Waum" got it's name because Mr.Mc Creight brought a lot of Native American Chiefs to his house, he was also made an honorary Chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monroefiles Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I didn't realize there was once a stair case leading up to the statue on the hill. I couldn't picture the mansion where PSU is currently until that photo. Sorry PSU, but I'd much rather see the mansion and the beautiful garden still there! It's just proof that this town can't have anything nice :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbunny Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I wish i would have been able to see it in person. I still think that PSU should of left if alone and built else where.. Just thinking abouty how beatiful it would of been brings tears to my eyes thinking they just razed it . It was still there when I was going to the campus in the seventies. in fact, we had the student government and newspaper office in the mansion. It was pretty beat up and would've taken a lot of $$ to bring it up to code. The big problem was that they couldn't get it on any landmark lists to tap into funds. Nobody outside of DuBois was that interested in the historical angle, and the building was not a real example of the architectural style. It was fake tudor, so nobody bit on that basis either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfan Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 The DuBois Family 1626-1809, THE FIRST DUBOIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Having attended the DuBois Campus in the early 70's, I was fortunate to have been through the mansion many, many times. Tis a real shame that it was not saved. I remember the justifications given at the time of the demolition, but most were hollow, with the need of preservation superceded by the want of the land for classrooms. Not to change the subject, but where exactly is the "Wigwam"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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