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Buhl Mansion Guesthouse & Spa
Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Steel magnate Frank H. Buhl commissioned this Richardsonian Romanesque castle for Julia Forker after their 1888 wedding. Youngstown architect Charles Henry Owsley finished the ashlar sandstone house in 1896, with turrets, copper-capped spires, and a porte-cochere, and the house joined the National Register in 1977. Jim and Donna Winner, inventors of The Club steering-wheel lock, restored it and opened ten antique-filled rooms on 31 December 1997, with a spa and a Jacuzzi in the largest turret.
- 10 rooms
- Opened 1997
- Architect: Charles Henry Owsley
About Buhl Mansion Guesthouse & Spa
- Construction ran from 1890 to 1896; about 150 Italian bricklayers worked the sandstone castle.
- The Winners spent a reported $3.5 million restoring the neglected house and opened the guesthouse on New Year's Eve 1997.
- Ten rooms, each with a fireplace and whirlpool; Grand Turret holds a six-foot round Jacuzzi in the largest turret.
History
Frank H. Buhl of Sharon Steel commissioned a Richardsonian Romanesque mansion at 422 East State Street after marrying Julia Forker in 1888. Architect Charles Henry Owsley of Youngstown designed the 14-room ashlar sandstone house; work began in 1890 and a grand ball marked the 1896 opening. After the Buhls died the house passed through apartments, a gallery, and a restaurant and was listed on the National Register in 1977. Jim and Donna Winner bought it in 1996, restored it, and opened Buhl Mansion Guesthouse & Spa on 31 December 1997.
Experiences
- Spa at Buhl Mansion — On-site spa for overnight guests and daytime visitors, with massage, skin treatments and facials; book well ahead.
- Buhl Mansion Christmas Tours — Scheduled guided Christmas tours on Thursdays and Sundays, late 2025 to early January 2026; tickets sold online.
Amenities
- Elegant gardens
- Carriage House
- Tented courtyard with four glass French doors to the Carriage House
- Victorian greenhouse
- Grand staircase
- Parlour
- Wedding ceremonies and receptions
- Elopement and micro wedding packages
- Site visits
- Spa appointments by request (not guaranteed reservation)
- Christmas tours
- Champagne welcome on arrival
- Courtyard
- Greenhouse
- Gardens
- Pond with water fountain
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