3. Underground pipes delivered items to the tennis court
Although the tennis courts on the property are currently gone, buried in decades of overgrowth, it is said that underground pipes once reached from the mansion to the courts. After Elizabeth Jones died, Andrew Finck purchased the mansion and installed pipes that delivered beer to players.
This custom pipe system, installed following Finck’s purchase of the mansion in 1886, was a testament to the glory of the mansion. Although pipes from room to room are feasible in the homes of the wealthy in modern society, the technology was ahead of its time in the late 19th century.
