We are please to announce,  for a limited time, a club and group discount of $3 off the regular admission price for clubs or groups that tour the Mansion with a minimum of 6 guests.  Groups of 26 will receive 2 free admissions for group organizers!!  Get your friends together and visit Florida's grandest "Gilded Age" estate. Make a day of it and visit Deland, "A bit of New England in Florida." Shop and dine in downtown Deland before or after your tour.

February is the month of Romance.  The Stetson Mansion is hosting Romance Tours all month.  Hear the story of Elizabeth and John.  Fall in love again at the Stetson Mansion or just fall in love with the Mansion which was built in the romantic era of the late 1800's.  A trip to the Mansion with a stroll downtown Deland makes for the perfect day trip. If you are home sick for a bit of New England, a drive down Minnesota Avenue is the cure! 

The  Christmas season visitors to the Mansion doubled this year! Thank you for all the compliments on the decorations.  Jt spent all this week packing the decorations away and the house has returned to its usual glamour.  A special thank you goes out to everyone who took the time to write a review on Trip Advisor. Wow! What a positive response.  We are planning a specila Valentines Day tour.  Hear about the love story of John and Elisabeth Stetson.

"The most spectacular Christmas decorations I have ever seen!" They were so amazing that many visitors cried at the sight of their beauty when thay walked in the front door. JT out did himself.  There were twice as many visitors this season.  Did everyone see the front page story in the Daytona Beach News Journal? Thank you to everyone who wrote such glowing reviews on Trip Advisor to rate us Deland's number one attraction. The decorations have been taken down and the house is now ready to continue with regular tours. Remember, if you have a large group you can book a time of your choice.

The Stetson Mansion has been named the #1 attraction in Deland by Trip Advisor!! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. If you have not done so please write your review for Trip Advisor too.The more reviews we get the higher our standing will be. We will attract more visitors and therefore be able to keep  the estate in prisine condition. Write on!

We are half way through the Christmas tour season and the recption has been amazing! JT has gone over the top with the decorations this year and  Bright House has posted a video tour on their channel 300 "On Demand." Even our fireplaces have been chosen as the place to see the 2011 Yule Logs. If you ever wanted to have "A White Christmas " or "Come home for the Holidays" you must come see us at the Stetson Mansion.

We are proud to announce our partnership with Weddings Inc. of Orlando, the premier full service event and wedding coordinators in the region.  Now with only one phone call your entire event at the Stetson Mansion will be handled with excellence and professionalism.

The Mansion was a buzz today with the excitement of a film crew shooting a Scholastic childrens book trailer set in England. The Gothic architectual details provided the perfect backdrop for the story line. Scooter Productions will soon post new HD footage of the Mansion on the website. Look for it!

The halls are all decked out for the holidays! There is an amazing array of decorations from the past 50 years to the present, arranged in a fresh new way for 2010.  The Mansion comes to life with the sounds and sights of Christmas that appeals to the inner child in all of us. Many of our current traditions come from the Victorian era so what better stage for Christmas than the Stetson Mansion which is built in the "high Victorian" style! Our surprise guest designer added her own spectacular over the top "Birds of a Feather"  theme to the school house which has been converted to a Zen inspired guest house. When the lights come on at night the estate is transformed into a magical wonderland and you just can't help being moved by the experience.  Day and night tours are running until January 7th.  Reservations are required.

We are thrilled to announce that Magnolia Tree Company will be redesigning and planting the grounds at the Stetson Mansion.  The gardens presently at the mansion were installed about 4 years ago and they have served us well but unfortunately they are very susceptible to the cold weather that we have been getting over the last couple of winters.  Because of this they the gardens remain in a dormant, and quite honestly, a somewhat ugly stage for 5-6 months out of the year.  So we have decided to change the gardens to a more cold friendly landscape and feature some of the most beautiful specimen and estate trees from Magnolia Tree Company.  The trees from this company are considered some of the best Magnolias in the country and they also have an amazing transplantation method of mature oak trees that give an instant mature garden. Magnolia Tree Company has been featured in O magazine, Southern Living and even had their beautiful holiday wreaths featured at the White House!   This partnership with Magnolia Tree Co. will enhance the intrinsic beauty of the mansion while adding yet another layer and element of grandeur. We are hoping to begin the transformation very soon and I will post the photos when we begin.  If you get the opportunity visit magnoliatreecompany.com and check out them out, I think you will like what you see.