The King Mansion was a welcoming family home long before it blossomed into a breathtaking venue.
Grandma leapt from balcony to balcony so she could scare the kids by hopping through their bedroom window. Family slept on the balcony to catch summertime breezes. Guests danced at the foot of the grand staircase while the band played on the landing.
“You could really make an entrance coming down those stairs,” said Will King, grandson of Horace King, the attorney who built the masterpiece for his musician wife and six kids…