Kilmer Mansion

Binghamton, New York, Historic Mansion and Landmark. Hosting Guided Tours, Public Events, and Community Happenings!

The Kilmer Mansion on Riverside Drive is an event venue for weddings, parties, recitals, and meetings. There are a variety of lovely indoor and outdoor spaces. Inside you will find a grand parlor, music room, dining room, and more. A library and large social hall are also available. Outside are beautiful gardens and a large 20x40 foot covered pad. Grand architecture is on display in each of the r

ooms available for your occasion accommodating 25 to 200 people. A large commercial-style kitchen is available for catered parties.

06/15/2026

The Monday Mansion Tour!

These curtains may not be original to Kilmer Mansion, but their story is…

The elegant draperies in the dining room were custom made as replicas of the originals that once framed these windows when the mansion was built in 1898.

Dining rooms were designed to impress. Rich fabrics, dramatic colors, and decorative trim helped create an atmosphere of sophistication for family dinners and formal entertaining. Every detail was carefully chosen - from the woodwork and wallpaper to the window treatments.

The deep green fabric and gold fringe also bring to mind the colors associated with the Kilmer family. Willis Sharpe Kilmer’s famous racing silks featured green and orange - a color combination that became well known throughout the horse racing world through legendary Thoroughbreds such as Exterminator and Sun Briar.

Historic preservation isn’t just about saving what’s original. Sometimes it’s about thoughtfully recreating what has been lost so future generations can experience the beauty and character of a historic home.

👉🏻Want to experience the mansion in person? Join us for a docent-guided tour and discover the stories, craftsmanship, and details that make Kilmer Mansion so special.

👉🏻Next Tour: June 20th at 12pm
Register online or pay cash at the door | Link in bio or click below

https://friendsofkilmermansion-bloom.kindful.com/e/kilmer-mansion-guided-tour-620-at-12pm

Thank you Jim from Drapery on Wheels for the beautiful curtains!

06/13/2026

Experience Kilmer Mansion through or fun event or tour!

Join us in June for:
🚶 Guided Tour (June 20) – Part of New York State’s Path Through History Weekend!

📜 History Night (June 25) – Explore Broome County’s role during the American Revolution.

🎲 Bunco at the Mansion (June 28) – A morning of fun, friends, and friendly competition.

Sign Up for a June event | Link in bio or click below.
https://kilmermansion.org/experience/upcoming-events/

Every event helps support the preservation of the Kilmer Mansion and keeps this historic landmark active and accessible for our community.

Thank you for helping keep the mansion alive!

06/09/2026

The Monday Mansion Tour!

Most visitors walk right over these 127-year-old masterpieces without ever noticing them.

These original cast-metal floor grates have been part of Kilmer Mansion since it was built in 1898. While they served an important purpose as part of the home’s heating and ventilation system, they were also designed to be beautiful.

During the Gilded Age, craftsmanship wasn’t reserved for grand staircases and chandeliers. Even practical features like floor vents were carefully crafted with intricate patterns and decorative details that reflected the elegance of the home.

More than a century later, these grates remain exactly where they were intended to be, quietly doing their job while preserving a small piece of the mansion’s original character.

Take a closer look the next time you visit. You never know what details you might discover beneath your feet.

👀Want to see details like these in person? Join us for a docent-guided tour of Kilmer Mansion and experience the craftsmanship!

👉🏻Next tour June 20th at 12pm. Sign up with link in bio or click below.
https://friendsofkilmermansion-bloom.kindful.com/e/kilmer-mansion-guided-tour-620-at-12pm

06/01/2026

The Monday Mansion Tour!

One of the oldest surviving decorative features in Kilmer Mansion is hiding in plain sight…

The dining room’s original tooled elephant hide wall-covering, dating back to 1898.

During the Gilded Age, embossed and “tooled” leather wall treatments were considered a symbol of luxury and sophistication, inspired by grand European estates and manor houses. Rich textures, dramatic patterns, and dark dining rooms helped create an atmosphere designed to impress dinner guests of the era.

More than 125 years later, this remarkable detail still remains inside the mansion.

Its worn edges, faded colors, and aged texture tell a story all their own - a reminder that history isn’t always perfectly preserved, but beautifully lived in.

👉Want to see details like this in person? Join us for a docent-guided tour on June 7th or 20th of Kilmer Mansion - experience the craftsmanship and history hidden throughout the home.

05/28/2026

SNACKS + BEVERAGES + PRIZES + FUN!

Bunco is an easy-to-learn dice game that is loads of fun!

Join us | Link in bio or click below
https://friendsofkilmermansion-bloom.kindful.com/e/bunco-at-the-mansion-6

If you are looking for:
-An indoor activity with a charming ambiance
-Some social fun with new friends or existing ones
-A way to support renovation projects at Kilmer Mansion ..Then playing bunco at the mansion is for you!

05/25/2026

👀The Monday Mansion Tour

Before guests ever stepped inside the Kilmer Mansion, they were greeted by something unexpected…

A bronze gargoyle light fixture standing guard at the entrance.

But few people know there were actually three figures in the original set...

These striking fixtures decorated the front doors of the mansion for decades and became one of its most recognizable features. In 1996, two of the bronze gargoyles were stolen from the property and were never recovered.

The third surviving piece - a freestanding bronze gargoyle weighing nearly 100 pounds, can now be found inside the museum at Kilmer Mansion. Complete with dragon wings and a globe light, it remains a fascinating reminder of the mansion’s remarkable history.

It’s details like these that make Kilmer Mansion so special… every corner has a story.

👉🏻Want to explore more of the mansion’s history in person? Join us for a docent-guided tour on June 7th at 11am or June 20th at 12pm. Register online or walk in and pay $12 cash at the door.

Register Online | Link in bio or click below
https://kilmermansion.org/experience/upcoming-events/

05/24/2026

Messages from Spirit - A Live Gallery Psychic Reading Experience!

Register Online| Link in bio or click below
https://friendsofkilmermansion-bloom.kindful.com/e/psychic-gallery-readings-2

Join World-Renowned Psychic Medium Christopher Stilson in our historic mansion for an unforgettable evening of spirit communication, healing, and divine connection.

This powerful live gallery experience brings forward messages from loved ones in Spirit, offering comfort, validation, and deep reassurance that love continues beyond this lifetime. Each event is guided entirely by Spirit, creating moments that are emotional, uplifting, and profoundly healing.

Whether you receive a direct message or witness Spirit at work, you will leave changed.

05/18/2026

Join us and Broome County Historian, Roger Luther for the story of Binghamton’s Memorial Bridge, from conception to completion.

Told through news articles of the day, vintage construction photographs, personal accounts and historic documents…. You won’t want to miss this!

Reserve Your Spot Online (link in bio or click below) or walk-in and pay $10 cash at the door.

Online Registration:
https://friendsofkilmermansion-bloom.kindful.com/e/history-night-the-memorial-bridge

05/12/2026

Step inside the grandeur of Kilmer Mansion!

Join us for a guided tour to explore its rich history, stunning architecture, and beautifully restored spaces. Come experience the stories behind the stone.

Please Note: The second and third floors are accessible only by stairs.

Registration closes 24 hours prior to tour time.

Register For A Tour | Link in bio or click below
https://friendsofkilmermansion-bloom.kindful.com/e/kilmer-mansion-guided-tour-51726-11am

05/11/2026

📣Introducing The Monday Mansion Tour!

Can’t make it to Kilmer Mansion in person? Join us every Monday as we explore the rooms, details, architecture, and history that make this mansion so special to Binghamton.

From grand spaces to hidden corners, each week we’ll take you inside (and outside!) of the mansion - that the Kilmer family once called home.

👉🏻Follow along each Monday for a new stop on The Monday Mansion Tour.

🗣️Comment - What part of the mansion would you love to see featured first?

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9 Riverside Drive
Binghamton, NY
13905

Website

http://kilmermansion.org/

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